SUBJECT OUTLINE

41055 Engineering Workplace Reflection

Course area UTS: Engineering
Delivery Autumn 2020; block mode; City
Credit points 3cp
Requisite(s) 41028 Engineering Work Experience
Result type Grade and marks

Attendance: 1 x 2hr (lecture), 3 x 2hr (tutorial), 1 x 3hr (seminar)

Subject coordinator
Jeremy Lindeck

Jeremy.Lindeck@uts.edu.au

Subject description
Successful engineers are able to communicate a professional identity to employers, clients, colleagues and other
stakeholders in their work, and participate in constructive verbal and written professional communication. This subject
provides students with opportunities to develop the ability to communicate their professional identity for the purpose of
gaining employment and satisfying Engineers Australia's requirement that all engineering graduates have a minimum
of 12 weeks (or equivalent) of professional practice. Students are guided in the curation of a professional practice
portfolio that demonstrates the learning outcomes of this subject and reflects on experience. An interview about the
student's professional experience and the content of the portfolio is also required.

Subject learning objectives (SLOs)

Upon successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
1. Reflect on professional experience, and conduct critical self and peer review in order to plan for their own
professional development.

2. Articulate, in both written and verbal formats, the development of their professional identity to date.

Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)

This subject also contributes specifically to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes
(CILOs):
Reflective: FEIT graduates critically self-review their performance to improve themselves, their teams, and the
broader community and society. (F.1)

Teaching and learning strategies

The subject is delivered in block mode with a blend of online and face-to-face learning opportunities including one
lecture, 3 tutorials, and 1 seminar.

The UTSOnline resources are provided for students to prepare for the face-to-face classes, and the assessments, as
outlined in the Program (see next section of this subject outline)

A lecture in week 1 provides students with an overview of the requirements of the subject and the online resources
available to students to support their learning. Students will be introduced to 1) the writing of critical incidents, and 2)
the skills of constructive critical review. Opportunity to practise these skills with classmates will be provided. Students
are expected to have prepared for this lecture class as outlined in the Program (see next section of this subject
outline).

The tutorial in week 4 is designed for students to receive peer and tutor feedback on their Learning Plan, an ‘about me’
section for their portfolio, their curricula vitae, and two draft pieces of reflective writing, so they can improve these in
the development of their portfolios. Students are required to prepare for this tutorial by submitting all documents

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the development of their portfolios. Students are required to prepare for this tutorial by submitting all documents
specified in task 1a to their peer group, and by reviewing their assigned peers’ submissions (task 1b). Following this
tutorial, students are required to submit a summary of the feedback they have received from their peers (task 1c).

The tutorial in week 6 is designed for students to work collaboratively to provide constructive critical feedback to peers
on their draft professional practice portfolios (assessment task 2). Students are required to prepare for this tutorial by
submitting all documents specified in task 2a to their peer group, and by reviewing their assigned peers’ submissions
(task 2b). Following this tutorial, students are required to submit a summary of the feedback they have received from
their peers (task 2c).

The tutorial in week 8 is designed for students to work collaboratively to provide constructive critical feedback to peers
on their practice interview.

In the seminar in week 10, students will be assessed by interview (assessment task 4).

Program
Week/Session Dates Description

1 9 March
1. Before the lecture, read the Subject Outline and Learning Guide in UTSOnline.
Using the Orientation Activity Task Worksheet available in the Learning Materials
Folder on UTSOnline, prepare 3 questions for the lecturer about things you
would like to understand more clearly about this subject, and record what you
hope to learn from this subject.

2. Attend lecture.

3. During the lecture, ask your questions.

4. After class: In this subject, you will need to prepare a professional practice
portfolio of approximately 4,000 words. You need to decide on a free online
portfolio platform (e.g. WordPress, Wix sites, etc). Your portfolio needs to consist
of i) a landing page; ii) an about me section including your Resume/CV; iii)
reflections on your experience in relation to 2 topics as explained in the Learning
Guide and on UTS Online, iv) a cover letter meeting the claim against the
selection criteria for the job advertisement found in the Learning Guide .

For assessment 1 you need to 1) Decide on a platform for your portfolio and
prepare a landing page with an 'About me' section and an updated resume, 2)
Prepare two draft reflections on Sustainabiltiy and Intercultural and Global
Dimensions of the Workplace, and 3) make this work available to your Peer
Review Group in UTS Online.

Notes:

Lecture 9.00 March: 14.00

2 16 March Continue working on your portfolio, your draft reflections, and updated resume/
CV

Notes:

Assessment task 1a –Draft ‘about me’ landing page, draft reflections &
updated Resume/CV due 09:00AM Monday 16- March

Assessment task 1b - review your peers’ Assessment Task 1a work on

UTSOnline. Must be completed by 05:00PM Friday 20-March

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 3 23 March 1. Attend tutorial 1 and give and receive feedback to peers on their portfolio
proposals, draft reflections and updated Resumes/CVs using the Feedback
Sandwich Model and Active Listening.

2. Based on feedback from your tutorial, continue working on all sections of your
portfolio

Notes:

Assessment 1c – write a paragraph summarising the feedback you

received from peers in tutorial 1 due 05:00PM Sunday 29- March.

Marks for Assessment Task 1 will only be awarded to students who have
uploaded their own work, reviewed peers’ work, and provided verbal feedback in
their timetabled tutorial by the due dates designated here. As outlined in the Late
Penalty clause c) section of this Subject Outline, students who fail to meet all
requirements of the assessment including attendance at the seminar will receive
zero for Assessment Task 1. These are essential components of Course
Intended Learning Outcomes E & F

4 30 March Continue to work on the first draft of your portfolio including your response to the
mock job advertisement. This takes the form of a cover letter addressing the
selection criteria in the advertisement. The advertisement and details of the task
can be found in the 'Learning Guide.'

5 6 April Assessment task 2a – submit the first draft of your professional practice
portfolio due 09:00AM Monday 6 April.

Assessment task 2b complete review of peers’ portfolios by 05:00PM

Sunday 12-April.

Notes:

Census date: Tuesday 7 April. Last day to withdraw from subject without
academic penalty

6 13 April Attend tutorial 2 and provide feedback to group members on their draft portfolios.

Student Vacation 20 April Student Vacation

7 27 April Locate the Interview Practice Worksheet in the Learning Materials section of
UTSOnline. Familiarise yourself with the fomat of the Interview before your
tutorial. Print out the worksheet and bring it to tutorial 3 (week 9).

Finalise your Professional Practice Portfolio

Notes:

Assessment task 2c) submit a summary of the feedback you have received
on your draft portfolio.. Due date: 05:00PM Monday 27 April.

Marks for Assessment Task 2 will only be awarded to students who have
uploaded their own work, reviewed peers’ work, and provided verbal feedback in
their timetabled tutorial, and submitted a summary of the feedback received from
peers by the due dates designated here. As outlined in the Late Penalty clause

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 c) section of this Subject Outline, students who fail to meet all requirements of
the assessment including attendance at the seminar will receive zero for
Assessment Task 1. These are essential components of Course Intended
Learning Outcomes E & F.

8 4 May Attend tutorial 3 to practise for your interview and collaborate with peers to
improve. Use peer feedback from tutorial 3 to prepare for your Interview

Notes:

Assessment task 3 –Professional Practice Portfolio due 9:00AM Monday 4 -

May

9 11 May Continue to practice and prepare for the interview

10 18 May Continue to practice and prepare for your interview.

Notes:

Assessment task 4 – attend your timetabled seminar for your interview

assessment.

Assessment
Assessment task 1: Review of peers’ Learning Plans and draft reflections
Intent: The review of peers’ Learning Plans and draft reflections task is designed to provide students with
the opportunity to plan how they will develop their professional practice portfolios, draft two sections,
and to give and receive feedback from peers on their work.

Objective(s): This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs):

1 and 2

This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning
Outcomes (CILOs):

F.1

Type: Exercises

Groupwork: Group, group and individually assessed

Weight: 10%

Task: This task has 3 parts:

1a) Prepare a Learning Plan (using the learning plan template on UTS online). Your learning plan
needs to:

Determine the platform you intend to use for the development of your portfolio
Draft an ‘about me’ page for your portfolio and attach the latest version of your resume.
Draft two pieces of reflective writing on the topics below using the information about reflective
writing provided in the week 1 lecture, and the further explanation provided in the Learning Guide
(pp.10-13) (approx. 700 words each)

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 Apply principles of sustainability to create viable systems (A4)
Professional Practice within intercultural and global contexts (F)

Submit your Learning Plan to your peer review group by the due date

1b) Go to your Peer Review Group in UTSOnline and review your peers’ Learning Plans using the
Peer Review Sheet (available on UTS Online). Print out your completed Peer Review Sheet and
bring to tutorial 1 to provide verbal feedback to peers on Task 1a.

1c) Write a paragraph summarising the feedback you have received from your peers in tutorial 1 and
include any decisions you have made about how you intend to change your Learning Plan.

Note: Marks for this assessment task will only be awarded to students who have uploaded their own
work, reviewed peers’ work, provided verbal feedback in their timetabled tutorial, and lodged a
summary of the feedback they have received by the due dates designated in the Program section of
this subject outline. As outlined in the Late Penalty clause c) section of this Subject Outline, students
who fail to meet all requirements of the assessment including attendance at the tutorial will receive
zero for Assessment Task 1. These are essential components of Course Intended Learning
Outcomes E.2 & F.1

Length: Approximately 2,500 words

Due: Assessment task 1a – due 9:00AM Monday 16- March;

Assessment task 1b – due 5:00PM Friday 20- March;

Assessment task 1c – due 5:00PM Sunday 29-March.

Further Refer to UTSOnline

information:

Assessment task 2: Critical review of peers' professional practice portfolios

Intent: The critical review of peers’ draft professional practice portfolios gives students the opportunity to
give and receive feedback as a basis for reflection on how to improve their portfolios for final
submission.

Objective(s): This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs):

1 and 2

This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning
Outcomes (CILOs):

F.1

Type: Exercises

Groupwork: Group, group and individually assessed

Weight: 10%

Task: This task has four parts:

2a) Students are required to prepare an online professional practice portfolio that details some of their
professional experiences. Their portfolio should:

commence with a ‘landing page’ that includes an ‘about me’ section that is a brief autobiographical
narrative of their journey to becoming an engineer and the key influences on their choice of
specialisation (major)

include their updated resume/curriculum vitae.

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 include their updated resume/curriculum vitae.

include written reflection on the 2 topics designated in task 1 above (approximately 700 words on
each topic). Each written reflection should refer to some theoretical literature (see subject resources
in UTSOnline) using the UTS Harvard referencing system.

Include a cover letter addressing the selection criterion on page 15 of the ‘Learning Guide.’

Students are required to make the URL for their draft portfolios available to their Peer Review Group
by the due date.

2b) Go to your Peer Review Group in UTS online to obtain the URLs of your peers’ portfolios.
Students must review their peers’ draft portfolios using the Peer Review Sheet (available on UTS
online) then print the completed Peer Review Sheet and bring it to tutorial 2. Students are required to
provide verbal constructive critical feedback to their peer group in the tutorial. Following the tutorial,
students should utilise the review feedback they have received to improve their portfolios for final
submission.

2c) A paragraph summarising feedback received from their peers must be submitted after the tutorial
to receive marks for this task.

Note: marks for this assessment task will only be awarded to students who have uploaded their own
work, reviewed peers’ work, provided verbal feedback in their timetabled tutorial, and submitted a
summary of the feedback they have received from peers by the due dates designated in the Program
section of this subject outline. As outlined in the Late Penalty clause c) section of this Subject Outline,
students who fail to meet all requirements of the assessment including attendance at the tutorial will
receive zero for Assessment Task 2. These are essential components of Course Intended Learning
Outcomes E.2 & F.1

Length: 2a) draft portfolio 3,000-5,000 words (before tutorial); and 2c) paragraph summarising feedback from
peers (after tutorial)

Due: Assessment task 2a – due 9:00AM Monday 6-April;

Assessment task 2b -due 5:00PM Sunday 12- April;
Assessment task 2c - due 5:00PM Monday 27-April.

Assessment task 3: Curated professional practice portfolio

Intent: The curated professional practice portfolio is designed to provide students with the opportunity to
capture in writing a critical self-review and reflection of critical incidents in their work experience in
relation to the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Professional and Personal Attributes.

Objective(s): This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs):

1 and 2

This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning
Outcomes (CILOs):

F.1

Type: Portfolio

Groupwork: Individual

Weight: 40%

Task: Utilising feedback provided by peers in the week 5 tutorial, students are required to finalise a curated

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 Task: Utilising feedback provided by peers in the week 5 tutorial, students are required to finalise a curated
professional practice portfolio demonstrating ability to:

1. reflect on professional experience, conduct critical self-review and plan for professional
development;
2. articulate in writing the development of their professional identity to date and use these
articulations to inform a response to selection criteria in a job advertisement.
Students’ finalised portfolios should demonstrate reader awareness by presenting information in a
well organised and easy to navigate format with a professional level of language communication
proficiency evidencing effective editing skills, and utilising UTS Harvard referencing conventions
where needed.

Length: 4,000 words

Due: Assessment task 3 – due 9:00AM Monday 4-May

Criteria: An online professional practice portfolio that provides a reader with a narrative overview of the
portfolio writer in terms of academic and professional motivations and experience, and presents a
high quality, professional Resume/ Curriculum Vitae.

The portfolio presents two pieces of reflective writing. Each piece of reflective writing demonstrates
the student’s ability to:

1.
recount/describe experience; and

2.
react to and evaluate that experience including identifying feelings, and/or reflecting upon
personal beliefs, and/or recognizing and analyzing difficulties; and

3.
relate the experience to academic, professional, or broader literature related to the topic,
referencing this literature in accordance with the UTS Harvard conventions, evidencing literate
engagement with the topics; and

4.
explain what lessons have been learned (retrospective outcomes), and what the student’s future
intentions are (prospective outcomes) in relation to each topic

A cover letter responding to selection criteria in a job advertisement. The letter should be clearly
ordered and formatted. It should address each criteria separately to demonstrate how the writer’s
experiences qualify him/her for the position.

Language use communicates meaning clearly with a professional/formal degree of accuracy

indicative of careful editing.

The portfolio is clearly organised and easy for a reader to navigate.

Further Refer to UTSOnline.

information:

Assessment task 4: Interview

Intent: The interview is designed to assess students’ ability to establish a professional identity in verbal
communication and to respond to questions about their professional experience.

Objective(s): This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs):

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 Objective(s): This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs):

1 and 2

This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning
Outcomes (CILOs):

F.1

Groupwork: Individual

Weight: 40%

Task: Students will be in seminar groups of 6 students. Students will be given approximately 20 minutes
each for their interview. Each interview will consist of the following:

1. Students will be interviewed by a tutor/assessor who will ask questions about their Engineering
field of practice/major and motivations for choosing this major.
2.
The assessor will ask the student questions to explore critical incidents and/or other dimensions
of the students’ academic and professional experiences.

3.
An industry representative (if such representatives are available) or fellow students may be
invited to share their professional experience in relation the topics the student has addressed, or
ask the student questions.

4.
The assessor will ask the student to reflect on what the Industry Representative/peers have
shared and to draw future developmental implications.

Length: 20-30 minutes

Due: Seminar week 10

Minimum requirements
In order to pass the subject, you must:
demonstrate completion of 420 hours of professional practice experience; AND
achieve a minimum of 50% for the subject.

Students who are unable to demonstrate the completion of 420 hours of professional practice experience may be
refused permission to be considered for assessment in this subject under Student Rule 3.8.2, and a Fail will be
recorded for this subject.

Recommended texts
Recommended texts are provided on the UTSOnline site for this subject.

Students are recommended the website Portfolio to Professoriate, which illustrates examples of landing pages and
advice about utilising narrative in portfolios: https://sites.google.com/site/portfoliotoprofessoriate/home

David Dowling, Roger Hadgraft, Anna Carew, Tim McCarthy, Doug Hargreaves, Caroline Baillie. Engineering Your
Future: An Australasian Guide, 3rd Edition Wiley 2016 (ISBN 9780730314721)

Graduate attribute development

For a full list of the faculty's graduate attributes refer to the FEIT Graduate Attributes webpage.

For the contribution of subjects taken in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or Master of Professional Engineering
to the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies, see the faculty's Graduate Attributes and the Engineers Australia
Stage 1 Competencies webpage.

Assessment: faculty procedures and advice

Marking criteria

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Marking criteria

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