Assignment 3 (Team Submission)

Team Feasibility Study and

Competency Evaluation
ENEG20001 – Australian Engineering Practice

Due: Thursday, 7 Oct 2021 (3:00 PM AWST)

Weight: 40%
Minimum grade: 50%

Synopsis
This assignment is a team submission. From the sense of self-awareness, all team members should equally
work for a common goal. It is not like that only the team leader will work, and the other members will be
idle. It is essential that you follow the following steps for your successful team project report: initiation,
planning, executing and monitoring. For your team project, you should organise a regular team meeting,
coordination and collaboration using the zoom, email etc. You should keep a record of those meetings and
correspondences and put this record in the appendix of your team project report. To manage your time
effectively, you should have a good project plan. You should be aware of your project milestones and
deliverables. Each group should search for at least 10 relevant peer-reviewed journal articles for your
project works from CQU online library, google scholar and google.

Learning Outcomes
This assignment assesses unit learning outcomes 2,4, 5 and 6.

• Deconstruct a project into Engineers Australia’s graduate competencies

• Generate a scope for a feasibility study of an engineering project
• Work collaboratively based on critical self-review of graduate competencies
• Communicate effectively through technical writing and presentations.

Requirements
• Follow the marking rubric here in, which includes indicators of attainment at various levels of
achievement in each section of the assignment. Focus on clearly demonstrating all criteria to
obtain a good mark.
• Include a cover page with the date, your team members name and id, the unit code and
title, and the title of the project.
• The Academic Learning Centre is available to review this assignment before submitting but
check when and how to send it to them. It is a good idea to send just part of this assignment to
get prompt and feedback in the early stages.
• A strict word limit is not applied, either minimum or maximum, but preparing approximately 25
A-4 pages (Each side 2-cm margin, 1.1 line to line space, Times/Calibri/Arial font, size 11) for Part
A and 2 pages for Part B is recommended.
• Compile and submit the entire assignment into a single PDF using the template provided on
Moodle.
• If needed, request an extension through Moodle with appropriate supporting evidence
before the due day.

Resources on Moodle
You must apply the following resources to complete this assignment.

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 Resources Application
Technical papers You will need to search at least 10 peer-reviewed journal articles relevant to your
project topic from CQU online library, google scholar, google search. Synthesis of
those articles with a target to covering all elements for your report is important.

Paraphrasing guidelines Follow the ALC’s guidelines for paraphrasing and preparing a Literature Review and
guidelines you have used in Assignment 1.

Example (Part A) –Team Feasibility Study (project) Report

You have already found your team and the team members. Also, you have found your team project title. To
achieve a successful project report, your team will need to create a persuasive narrative based on
background research that justifies why the project should proceed. You will also need to create the aim and
scope(s) that describe the main aspects of the study and how they might be undertaken. Also, your team
will need to list inclusions, exclusions, assumptions and limitations to further define the scope(s) of the
hypothetical investigation.

Your team project report must include the following items but are not limited to:
 Abstract
 Introduction
 Background
 Problem statement
 Research question(s)
 Aim
 Scope(s)
 Methodology
 Discussions
 Risk assessment
 Conclusions
 Recommendations and limitations
 Reference

Example (Part B) –Stage 1 Engineers Australia Competencies

The following table provides a brief example of how to address the first of the 16 competency elements for
Part B of the assignment. All 16 competency elements must be included in this table together with an
explanation of how that element was evident in the project studied in Part A. The example provided is
generic and is unlikely to be specific to this assignment. Do not copy this example. It is provided to
demonstrate the format and style of writing only. Use this part of the assignment to demonstrate broader
awareness of engineering practice beyond the information provided in the paper. Consult lecturers for
assistance if required.

Competency element Evidence from your project in Part A

1.1 Comprehensive, theory‐based understanding of the The design and analysis methods include the application of the
underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering Australian Standards (AS1170 in particular). The engineers have
fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline. advanced knowledge of material properties and the nature of shear
forces applied to structural elements in steel frames.

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Reference List
Please use only Harvard style referencing both in-text and the reference list.

Marking Rubric (Part A) Total Marks: 30

Criteria Poor (0%) Sound (50%) Good (75%) Excellent (100%)
Cover page, layout Inappropriate cover The cover page shows The cover page shows the The cover page shows the unit code
and structure page, layout and the unit code and title, unit code and title, group and title, group members name, and
structure. group members name, members name, and ID, the ID, the title of the project, date of
Max marks: 2 and ID, the title of the title of the project, date of submission, followed by a table of
project, and date of submission followed by a content, a list of tables and a list of
submission followed by table of content, a list of figures. Where necessary, the report
a table of content. tables and a list of figures. shows sections, subsections and
Where necessary, the Where necessary, the report auto generated page number.
report shows sections, shows sections, subsections
subsections. and the page number.
Abstract Missing. Correct but not concise. Appropriate and concise. Professional and concise. Includes
Includes purpose, and Includes purpose, purpose, methodology and findings
Max marks: 2 methodology. methodology and findings using appropriate terminologies.
using correct terminologies.
Introduction No or insufficient Introduction articulated Introduction covered Introduction articulated with
understanding with Background, Background, problem Background, problem statement,
Max marks: 3 of the topic. problem statement. statement, research questions significance, research questions and
and a brief literature review. an appropriate literature review.
Aim(s) No or Diction and The aim(s) is/are articulated The aim(s) is/are summarised
insufficient terminology could accurately but could be more concisely and accurately using correct
Max marks: 2 understanding be improved, but concise and engineering diction and terminology.
of the aim. the general idea is with better diction and
articulated. terminology.
Project scope(s) Missing. The scope is accurate but The scope is accurate but The scope of the investigation is
not written in terms of missing at least one key aspect summarised by correctly stating the
Max marks: 2 inclusions, exclusions and from either the inclusions, key aspects that were included,
assumptions. exclusions or assumptions. excluded and assumed.
Methodology No or insufficient Summary missed Summary of all research Summary of all research
understanding some essential methods, methods is concise and methods are concise and accurate and
Max marks: 3 of the key research OR the accurate but without linked to relevant standards of
methods. accuracy of the summary connections to standards of practice in Australia, such as
could be improved. practice. Standards Australia.
Discussions Inappropriate The results and The results and discussions are The results and discussions are
results and discussions are articulated appropriately. articulated professionally.
Max marks: 4 discussions. somewhat described
correctly.
Risk assessment No or The risk assessment is The risk assessment is The risk assessment is considered
Insufficient risk accurate but not considered but missing all appropriate and provided sample
Max marks: 2 assessment written in terms of likelihood events of calculations with stated assumptions.
provided. inclusions, exclusions and occurrence and no sample
assumptions. calculation provided if
required within the scope of
the project.
Conclusions No or The conclusion does The conclusion includes The conclusion is concise
insufficient not cover all significant all significant outcomes, but and accurate with
Max marks: 2 understanding outcomes, but those they are not related to the connections made to the aim,
of reported mentioned are aim, methods or the methods and the investigation scope.
outcomes. accurate. investigation scope.
Recommendation and No or Identified a reasonable Identified one or more Correctly identified the need for the
Limitations insufficient limitation but greater practical limitation/s project to be proceeded after
understanding relevance to Australian through broader concluding the study. Identified one
Max marks: 2 of limitations. the practice is needed. independent research. or more practical limitation/s
based on standards of practice in
Australia.
Language Grammarly.com not Grammarly.com used to Grammarly.com used to For Good plus, Grammarly.com used
used. Unacceptable improve writing skills. create a professionally written to create a professionally written
Max marks: 3 similarity score. Acceptable similarity document. Evidence shows document. Evidence shows a score of
score. minimum errors with > 80 > 95. Similarity scores are very low
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 scores. Similarity scores are (within 6%).
low (less than 10%).
Referencing No references Harvard‐CQU style Harvard‐CQU style followed. Both the in‐text citation
included or not convincingly Any formatting errors are only and the full reference
Max marks: 3 poor attempt. followed but attempted minor, which does not follow the Harvard‐CQU
both in‐text citation and prevent locating the article. style without any errors.
the full reference.

Marking Rubric (Part B) Total Marks: 10

Poor (0) Improvement needed (2.5)
4 or fewer elements of the 7 competency
stage 1 competencies have elements are correctly
been included OR associated with the
correctly associated with project, specific examples are
the project OR the stated, and explanations are
Australian engineering based on broader
context. knowledge of the
Australian engineering
context.
Sound (5) Good (7.5) Excellent (10)
8 competency At least 12 competency 14 to 16 competency
elements are correctly elements are correctly elements are correctly
associated with the associated with the associated with the
project, specific project, specific project, specific
examples are stated, and examples are stated, examples are stated, and
explanations are and explanations are explanations are
based on broader based on broader based on broader
knowledge of the knowledge of the knowledge of the
Australian engineering Australian engineering Australian engineering
context. context. context.

Table for individual team member contributions (This table must put at the end of your project report).

Contributors Description of Contributions Share (%)

Member 1
Name and ID

This is the declaration of my contribution to the team project work

Signature of Member 1

Signature of other members

Member 2 Description of Contributions Share (%)

Name and ID

This is the declaration of my contribution to the team project work

Signature of Member 2

Signature of other members

Member 3 Description of Contributions Share (%)

Name and ID

This is the declaration of my contribution to the team project work

Signature of Member 3

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 Signature of other members

Member 4 Description of Contributions Share (%)

Name and ID

This is the declaration of my contribution to the team project work

Signature of Member 4

Signature of other members

Member 5 Description of Contributions Share (%)

Name and ID

This is the declaration of my contribution to the team project work

Signature of Member 5

Signature of other members

The individual grade will be estimated with the following equation

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