Course has been adjusted for remote participation in 2021. Some on-campus activities are available. Attendance at these where possible is encouraged.
In Engineering Design 4B: Systems Approaches for Operations, you will learn industry-relevant techniques to operate and innovate in a design project over the entire system life cycle, from problem conception through to project retirement. ED4B is the fifth course in the interdisciplinary engineering design core. The project in this course continues the project in ED4A Systems Approaches for Management, allowing you to design the management and operation processes in a significant project over two semesters.
During the early stages of the course, you will learn project operations techniques relevant for optimising outcomes in large-scale, complex engineering projects. This includes understanding legislative and statutory requirements of the professional engineer, including processes for compliance and due-diligence, and intellectual property considerations in a project, including commercial arrangements for sharing sensitive information. You will undertake independent study modules in a range of topics, including the commercial arrangements in profit and not-for-profit business models, workplace health and safety, lean start-up methodology, dealing with difficult stakeholders and change management in large organisations.
Design Project
The major project in this course will address a real-world engineering problem. You will continue your project from ED4A. You will be responsible for designing operational processes to improve the outcomes in an engineering design project. The project will deliver a design outcome, and you will justify this outcome through appropriate project documentation. Finally, you will further develop skills in critical reflection as a part of professional practice by connecting your experiences and learning in your project to engineering and research practice.
Engineering Design @ ANU
At ANU, students are challenged to think of engineering design at a systems-level. Over the degree, you will learn how engineering design can be used to make a positive impact on society through five domains: design, analysis, research, professional practice and teamwork. In ED4B, you will connect with your learning in your major, and develop skills required to innovate and optimise operations to deliver a design outcome.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Design and innovate within a program of work in an open-ended engineering project
- Research and apply technical knowledge to design opportunities in a competitive environment
- Justify appropriate operational decisions in the running of a complex engineering project
- Navigate the operational environment of an engineering design project in the real-world
- Leverage the dynamics of collaborative teams to solve complex problems within given deadline
- Uphold professional integrity and ethical behaviour in an innovation context
- Enhance and reflect on complex engineering projects through professional engineering review cycles
Indicative Assessment
- Learning Modules (15) [LO null]
- Design Project (50) [LO null]
- Reflections (15) [LO null]
- Exams (20) [LO null]
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Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 2
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $4410 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $5880 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7629 | 26 Jul 2021 | 02 Aug 2021 | 14 Sep 2021 | 29 Oct 2021 | In Person | View |
