ENGR101-25X (C) General non-calendar-based 2025

Foundations of Engineering

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 1 September 2025
End Date: Sunday, 9 November 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 14 September 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 19 October 2025

Description

This skills-based course will introduce students to the "engineering process". Through a series of lectures, exercises and projects, the students will gain experience in specific skills and activities that contribute to the engineering process. Examples include problem solving, technical sketching, team work and report writing. Additionally, the importance of sustainability, ethics, diversity, and biculturalism in an engineering context will be introduced. Students will also gain a better understanding of the different engineering disciplines in regards to a career choice.

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 13:00 - 14:00 Link 309 Lecture Theatre
1 Sep - 26 Oct
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 13:00 - 14:00 Link 309 Lecture Theatre
27 Oct - 2 Nov
Workshop A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 09:00 - 11:00 Jack Erskine 315
1 Sep - 2 Nov

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Assignment 1: Technical Report on the Engineering Process 15% a) Copilot Report Issued 15/9/25 Due 22/9/25 3pm b) Student Report Issued 15/9/25 Due 29/9/25 3pm
Major Design Project with Engineers without Borders 30% various dates issued:- a. Problem definition and constraints due WS week 4 1% b. Brainstorming and solution selection due WS week 5 2% c. Peer Assessment #1 due 3/10/25 3pm 1% d. Final report due WS week 9 15% e. Completion of on-line presentation training module due 31/10/25 5pm 1% f. Oral presentation due week 9 3% g. Peer Assessment #2 due 28/10/25 7%
Final Exam 40% TBA - Exam period 3 - 8 November 2025
Individual Technical Report (Assignment 3) 20 Oct 2025 10% Issued 6/10/25
Engineering Sketching 28 Oct 2025 5% Issued 13 Oct 2025

Additional Course Outline Information

Assessment and grading system

To achieve a passing grade in this course you must obtain:
• an overall mark of 50% or above
AND
• a final exam mark > 40%.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,122.00

International fee $6,238.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.

For further information see Chemical and Process Engineering .

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