| GRADUATE ATTRIBUTE | LEARNING OBJECTIVES |
| A. IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THE FIELD OF STUDY | |
| A1. A comprehensive and well-founded knowledge in the field of study. | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 |
| A4. An understanding of how other disciplines relate to the field of study. | |
| A5. An international perspective on the field of study. | |
| B. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION | |
| B1. The ability to collect, analyse and organise information and ideas and to convey those ideas clearly and fluently, in both written and spoken forms. | 1, 9, 10 |
| B2. The ability to interact effectively with others in order to work towards a common outcome. | 10 |
| B3. The ability to select and use the appropriate level, style and means of communication. | 10 |
| B4. The ability to engage effectively and appropriately with information and communication technologies. | 10 |
| C. INDEPENDENCE AND CREATIVITY | |
| C1. The ability to work and learn independently. | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 |
| C3. The ability to generate ideas and adapt innovatively to changing environments. | 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| C4. The ability to identify problems, create solutions, innovate and improve current practices. | 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| D. CRITICAL JUDGEMENT | |
| D1. The ability to define and analyse problems. | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 |
| D2. The ability to apply critical reasoning to issues through independent thought and informed judgement. | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| D3. The ability to evaluate opinions, make decisions and to reflect critically on the justifications for decisions. | 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 |
| E. ETHICAL AND SOCIAL UNDERSTANDING | |
| E1. An understanding of social and civic responsibility. | |
| E2. An appreciation of the philosophical and social contexts of a discipline. | |
| E4. A knowledge and respect of ethics and ethical standards in relation to a major area of study. | |
| E5. A knowledge of other cultures and times and an appreciation of cultural diversity. | |
| GRADUATE ATTRIBUTE | LEARNING OBJECTIVES |
| 1. Ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| 2. Ability to communicate effectively, not only with engineers, but also with the community at large | 9, 10 |
| 3. In-depth technical competence in at least one engineering discipline | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 |
| 4. Ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution | 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 |
| 5. Ability to utilise a systems approach to design and operational performance | 5, 6 |
| 6. Ability to function effectively as an individual and in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams, with the capacity to be a team leader or manager as well as an effective team member | |
| 7. Understanding of the social, cultural, global and environmental responsibilities of the professional engineer, and for the need for sustainable development | |
| 8. Understanding of the principles of sustainable design and development | |
| 9. Understanding of and commitment to professional and ethical responsibilities | |
| 10. Expectation and capacity to undertake life-long learning | 1, 8 |
| All the required files and any background reading can be found on the course website. Each project will be made available upon the official submission of the previous project. |
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There is NO required/recommended/suggested text. Students are not expected to purchase the following books, but may find it useful. Copies of these books should be available in the library.
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Laboratory work for this course will take place in the Computer Systems Project laboratories (47-304, Axon Building). You should note that these laboratories are classified as Engineering laboratories and workplace health and safety regulations require that covered footwear must be worn in the laboratories. You should read the sections entitled Health and Safety Issues under Use of Learning Spaces in the ITEE Student Guide (available from the ITEE general office). You will be required to complete and submit an Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) declaration before commencing work in the laboratories.
You must not consume food nor drink in the laboratories. If you have food or drink in your bag, it must stay in the bag. This is to avoid spillage damage and to maintain hygiene. If you are in the laboratory for a long period of time and are hungry or thirsty, take a break, leave the laboratory and go outside.
Access to the Computer Systems Project laboratories (47-304) will only be available 8am - 5pm weekdays and only with swipe card access. Requests for after-hour access will not be granted. If you request after-hours access then you are spending too long in the laboratory.
Students will have access to a Windows PC computing resources in these laboratories. These resources will be used to undertake the projects and access course electronic resources (e.g. the course website) .
You need to obtain two A4, bound workbooks in which to write your project development and laboratory notes. Having two workbooks allow you to begin design work on the next project while the workbook for the previous project is being assessed.
All preparatory work, working notes and diagrams, code listings, etc., should be included in your workbook (as glued-in printouts if necessary). Your workbook must be individual - i.e. it should be separate from your partner's workbook although the contents may be similar.
Keeping a workbook is a good introduction to professional practice. Many people working in industry or research are required to keep workbooks. These workbooks fully document the thoughts and steps behind any experiments or development. It is common commercial practice that each page of a workbook is signed and dated at the end of each day and often that this is witnessed by some independent person. Some organisations require that workbooks be kept in a fire-proof safe each night. The workbooks are legal documents which can be used, for example, to support patent claims.
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Based on your assessment component marks, an overall percentage will be calculated according to the following weightings. Your overall percentage will be rounded to the nearest whole percent.
| Assessment Component | Weighting (%) |
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| Final Exam | 30 |
| All project work | 70 |
Your final grade for CSSE4001 will be the highest grade for which your overall percentage and component results satisfy the criteria above. Note that the final percentage awarded will be capped as described above if you fail to meet the component result criteria. For example, if you achieve final exam and project results of 62 and 85 respectively, your overall percentage will be 78% (62%*0.3+85%*.7), your final grade will be a 5 due to the 62% in the examination, and the final mark awarded will be 74. Any work submitted which has no academic merit attributable to the student submitting the work will receive a mark of 0% for the assessed item.
Each project consists of three subcomponents:
Subcomponent
Contribution
Comment
Project demonstration
Each group is required to provide a demonstration of their project. Source code must be submitted otherwise a mark of 0% will be given.
Laboratory workbook
Each student is required to submit their workbook for assessment of their project development and laboratory notes.
Written article
Each student is required to submit a written article for the project.
At the start of each project demonstration in the laboratory, the following materials must be submitted:
Only these materials can be used (no code from your home account - only that which appears on the floppy disk!). This is to ensure that no one group benefits from the assessment outcomes and experience of the groups that precede them.
Both students in the group will receive the same mark for the project demonstration. The marking criteria for each project demonstration will be provided with the project specification.
Each project consists of three subcomponents:
| Subcomponent | Contribution | Comment |
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| Project demonstration | Each group is required to provide a demonstration of their project. Source code must be submitted otherwise a mark of 0% will be given. | |
| Laboratory workbook | Each student is required to submit their workbook for assessment of their project development and laboratory notes. | |
| Written article | Each student is required to submit a written article for the project. |
Detailed criteria will be provided with the project descriptions.
Each project consists of three subcomponents:
| Subcomponent | Contribution | Comment |
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| Project demonstration | Each group is required to provide a demonstration of their project. Source code must be submitted otherwise a mark of 0% will be given. | |
| Laboratory workbook | Each student is required to submit their workbook for assessment of their project development and laboratory notes. | |
| Written article | Each student is required to submit a written article for the project. |
Detailed criteria will be provided with the project descriptions.
The marking criteria for each project demonstration will be provided with the project specification.
Each project consists of three subcomponents:
| Subcomponent | Contribution | Comment |
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| Project demonstration | Each group is required to provide a demonstration of their project. Source code must be submitted otherwise a mark of 0% will be given. | |
| Laboratory workbook | Each student is required to submit their workbook for assessment of their project development and laboratory notes. | |
| Written article | Each student is required to submit a written article for the project. |
Detailed criteria will be provided with the project descriptions.
The marking criteria for each project demonstration will be provided with the project specification.
Each project consists of three subcomponents:
| Subcomponent | Contribution | Comment |
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| Project demonstration | Each group is required to provide a demonstration of their project. Source code must be submitted otherwise a mark of 0% will be given. | |
| Laboratory workbook | Each student is required to submit their workbook for assessment of their project development and laboratory notes. | |
| Written article | Each student is required to submit a written article for the project. |
Detailed criteria will be provided with the project descriptions.
A two hour final examination will be held during the final examination period. This exam will be closed-book and will contain questions relating to the projects you undertook. You may also bring a battery-operated non-programmable calculator. Programmable calculators and other computing or communication devices are NOT permitted. You will require a HB or 2B pencil and an eraser to complete the exam.
The aim of the exam is determine how well each student has understood the material, because you may have got the wrong impression of your level of understanding if you were with one particular partner or you may have left your partner to do work which you did not fully understand.
0-19%: Fails to demonstrate most or all of the basic requirements of the course.
20-44%: Demonstrates clear deficiencies in understanding and applying fundamental concepts; communicates information or ideas in ways that are frequently incomplete or confusing and give little attention to the conventions of the discipline.
45-49%: Demonstrates superficial or partial or faulty understanding of the fundamental concepts of the field of study and limited ability to apply these concepts; presents undeveloped or inappropriate or unsupported arguments; communicates information or ideas with lack of clarity and inconsistent adherence to the conventions of the discipline.
50-64%: Demonstrates adequate understanding and application of the fundamental concepts of the field of study; develops routine arguments or decisions and provides acceptable justification; communicates information and ideas adequately in terms of the conventions of the discipline.
65-74%: Demonstrates substantial understanding of fundamental concepts of the field of study and ability to apply these concepts in a variety of contexts; develops or adapts convincing arguments and provides coherent justification; communicates information and ideas clearly and fluently in terms of the conventions of the discipline.
75-84%: As for 65-74 band, with frequent evidence of originality in defining and analysing issues or problems and in creating solutions; uses a level, style and means of communication appropriate to the discipline and the audience.
85-100%: As for 75-84 band, with consistent evidence of substantial originality and insight in identifying, generating and communicating competing arguments, perspectives or problem solving approaches; critically evaluates problems, their solutions and implications.
An overview of the University’s assessment-related policies can be found on myAdvisor (http://www.uq.edu.au/myadvisor/index.html?page=2910).
Academic Integrity
It is the University's task to encourage ethical scholarship and to inform students and staff about the institutional standards of academic behaviour expected of them in learning, teaching and research. Students have a responsibility to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity in their work. Students must not cheat in examinations or other forms of assessment and must ensure they do not plagiarise.
Plagiarism
The University has adopted the following definition of plagiarism:
Plagiarism is the act of misrepresenting as one's own original work the ideas, interpretations, words or creative works of another. These include published and unpublished documents, designs, music, sounds, images, photographs, computer codes and ideas gained through working in a group. These ideas, interpretations, words or works may be found in print and/or electronic media.
Students are encouraged to read the UQ Academic Integrity and Plagiarism policy (http://www.uq.edu.au/hupp/index.html?page=25128) which makes a comprehensive statement about the University's approach to plagiarism, including the approved use of plagiarism detection software, the consequences of plagiarism and the principles associated with preventing plagiarism.
As a student you have a responsibility to incorporate feedback into your learning; make use of the assessment criteria that you are given; be aware of the rules, policies and other documents related to assessment; and provide teachers with feedback on their assessment practices.
There are certain steps you can take if you feel your result does not reflect your performance. Please refer to the myAdvisor web site. (http://www.uq.edu.au/myadvisor/index.html?page=2953)Further to the statement on academic integrity and plagiarism above, students are required to read and understand the ITEE policy on Student Misconduct (http://www.itee.uq.edu.au/about_ITEE/policies/student-misconduct.html).
The policy and procedure for late arrival or non-attendance at centrally controlled examinations is set out in the University's Examinations policy (HUPP 3.30.5), sections 8 and 10.2.
The way in which late arrival at a School-controlled examination is dealt with will be at the discretion of the course coordinator, who may be guided by the policy for centrally controlled exams.
Where an adjustment is made to an accredited program, it is the responsibility of the relevant Faculty to liaise with professional and registration bodies regarding the acceptability of the change/s.
Below is a table showing the relationship between the learning objectives for this course and the broader graduate attributes developed, the learning activities used to develop each objective and the assessment task used to assess each objective.
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