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Technical engineering skills are the foundation of engineering solutions, but they are no use if they are not applied in efficient and effective ways. Successful engineering projects and ventures require management. This course identifies the different management activities involved and develops the skills necessary for managing technology projects. Professional engineers also need to be able to enhance their technical knowledge with essential workplace skills and a wider understanding of current societal issues if they are to be successful in the global workplace. This course aims to improve your understanding of what it means to be a professional engineer. It also aims to give you an introduction to the skills to evaluate technical solutions from ethical, sustainable and economic points of view.
At the conclusion of this course students should be able to:L01: understand the principles of management theory (planning, organising, leading and controlling) and their application to professional engineering practice, with particular emphasis on leadership of individuals and groups, and organisational structure and design.L02: assess the dynamics of individual and team behaviour, in preparation for professional practice of functioning effectively as an individual and as member or leader in diverse teams and in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural settings.L03: communicate effectively in the area of formal report writing, and introduce themselves correctly in Te Reo Māori as a preface to an oral presentation.L04: Construct and analyse simple financial statementsL05: Apply techniques in engineering economic analysis (NPV, IRR, EAC, benefit-cost) as appropriateL06: Understand current sustainability issues and their environmental, economic and social/cultural implications. Use that understanding to perform and critique simple life cycle analyses.L07: Understand the ethical responsibilities of a professional engineer in a multi-cultural society. Be able to analyse an ethical issue using different ethical frameworks.L08: Demonstrate familiarity with other professional issues relevant to the practice of engineering and business in NZ, including: (1) legal issues, including the NZ legal system, tort, contract law, and other relevant legislation; (2) basic principles of intellectual property; (3) marketing concepts; (4) appropriate professional workplace behaviour.L09: Understand the role and responsibilities of the professional engineer in New Zealand’s bicultural society as well as globally.
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award
Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
Employable, innovative and enterprising
Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
Biculturally competent and confident
Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.
Globally aware
Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.
60 points of any second year Professional Engineering course and enrolled in the BE(Hons) degree
ENEL350, PROD101
Students must attend one activity from each section.
Daniel Morris
Late submissions, extensions and re-submissionsAssessments must be submitted no later than the due date and time. Late submissions will receive a late penalty at a rate of 20% of the assessment’s worth for a missed deadline, with an additional 10% penalty for each subsequent 24 hours the task is late, up to a maximum of five 24-hour periods. For example, if an assessment is due at 5:00 pm on a Wednesday, a submission time-stamped 5:05 pm will receive a 20% penalty. A Thursday submission at 5:05 pm will receive a 30% penalty and so on. A Sunday submission (day five) at 5:05 pm will receive a 60% penalty.After five calendar days, a zero mark will be recorded for that assessment item. Using the example above, a submission after 5:00 pm on Monday will be awarded zero. An exception to this will be for take-home tests (if set), which will receive a 100% late penalty (i.e. a zero mark for that assessment item) if the cut-off period is missed.If you wish to apply for an extension of time to complete an assessment, you must contact the Course Coordinator (Daniel Morris), with your supporting documentation, and apply for an extension of time to complete the assessment.Extensions will not normally be granted for assessment items unless there are extenuating circumstances. These include bereavement, illness, or accident. Assessment anxiety, having several assignments due at the same time, mistaking the due date or missing the deadline by seconds because of uploads started after the due date and time are not grounds for an extension or waiver of the lateness penalties.If you are impaired or absent for a test or examination worth 10% or more, you may apply for Special Consideration https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/study/special-consideration/. This must be done within five working days of the due date.Generative AIAll assessments submitted must be original work. The use of generative AI, or similar tools, to create content for assessments is strictly prohibited. However, students may use generative AI tools as an editorial assistant to check their spelling, grammar, vocabulary etc., and to assist with technical writing. Any use of such tools must be explicitly acknowledged in the assessment – see the assessment brief for acknowledgement requirements. Students are responsible for all work they submit, including output from AI systems. AI may not be used in a test or exam situation.The majority of any work submitted, including writing, must be original work – do not use generative AI or similar tools to completely edit significant portions of text.Appeals to resultsStudents with queries about grades should email the course coordinator to discuss. An independent moderator will be consulted if necessary.Submissions and Academic IntegrityAll work will be submitted through LEARN, will be subject to academic integrity requirements, and will be scrutinised using Turnitin. In the event of academic dishonesty or if cheating is suspected, academic processes as outlined in the Academic Misconduct Regulations will be followed. Penalties can be applied for poor academic practices and academic misconduct (dishonesty or cheating) which may include deduction of marks and giving a mark of zero. For more information see the academic misconduct regulations: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/about-uc/corporate-information/regulations/general-regulations/academic-misconduct-regulations
Contact HoursLectures: 36Tutorials: 22Workshops: 2Laboratories: 0 Independent studyReview of lectures: 40Test and exam preparation: 25Assignments: 25Tutorial preparation: 0Laboratory calculations: 0 Total 150
Domestic fee $1,059.00
International fee $6,000.00
* 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.
For further information see Electrical and Computer Engineering .