COS60011
Technology Design Project
Semester 2 2023
PART A: Unit Summary
Unit Code(s)
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COS60011
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Unit Title
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Technology Design Project
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Duration
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One semester or equivalent
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Total Contact Hours
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48 hours
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Requisites:
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Pre-requisites
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Nil
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Co-requisites
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Nil
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Concurrent pre-requisites
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Nil
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Anti-requisites
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Nil
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Assumed knowledge
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Nil
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Credit Points
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12.5 credit points
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Campus/Location
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Hawthorn
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Mode of Delivery
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Face to Face
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Assessment Summary
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Design Concept (Group) 20% Project (Group) 30%
Project Report (Individual) 40% Research Report (Individual) 10%
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Aims
This is a project-based unit in which students work in teams to design a solution to an industry driven challenge. The project will have a substantial emphasis on design. Teams of students will have a staff member as a ‘facilitator’ whilst working on this project. Student teams will be allowed to select a project from a range of industry oriented design projects aligned to their chosen specialisation. This unit forms part of the student specialisation selection if their course undertaken has a choice of specialisation.
Unit Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this Unit should be able to:
1 Apply a systematic approach to technology design
2 Apply knowledge of design fundamentals to technology challenges
3 Find, organise, and evaluate information on a range of topics related to technology design
4 Use technology to develop and present design solutions
5 Demonstrate reflective practice, and use self and peer evaluation
6 Demonstrate awareness of social and cultural perspectives that impact on learning and working in a team
Graduate Attributes
This unit may contribute to the development of the following Swinburne Graduate Attributes:
Communication skills
Teamwork skills
Digital literacies
Content
Technical content in the selected specialisation
Technology design
Design thinking for technology solutions
Computer-aided design (CAD) software
Virtual design technology
Social and cultural technology design perspectives
Team dynamics
Technology project management
Professional technical writing
PART B: Your Unit in more detail
Unit Improvements
Feedback provided by previous students through the Student Survey has resulted in improvements that have been made to this unit. Recent improvements include:
• Detailed Seminars
• Feedback on time for questions related to the unit
Week by Week Schedule
Week
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Teaching and Learning Activity
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Student Task or Assessment
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1
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Introduction to the
Unit and formation of student teams
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Student Tasks
Seminar: Team Dynamics Facilitator meeting.
Assessment None.
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2
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Introduction to the
Project and
identification of project learning issues
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Student Tasks
Seminar: Technical Topic 1 Facilitator meeting.
Assessment None.
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3
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Research of project learning issues
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Student Tasks
Seminar: Technical Topic 2 Facilitator meeting
Individual research task.
Assessment None.
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4
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Research of project learning issues
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Student Tasks
Seminar: Technical Topic 3
Facilitator meeting
Individual research task. Assessment
Individual Research Report.
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Assessment
a) Assessment Overview
Tasks and Details
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Individual or Group
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Weighting
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Unit Learning
Outcomes that
this assessment task relates to
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Assessment Due Date
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Individual Research Report
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Individual
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10%
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3
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Week 5
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Team Design Concept
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Team
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20%
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1, 2
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Week 7
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Team Project
Demonstration/Presentat ion
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Team
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30%
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4, 6
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Week 12
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Individual Project Report
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Individual
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40%
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4, 5
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Week 14
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b) Minimum requirements to pass this Unit
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:
• An aggregate mark of 50% or more
c) Submission Requirements
Assignments and other assessments are generally submitted online through the Canvas assessment submission system which integrates with the Turnitin plagiarism checking service.
All Portfolio tasks are to be completed and managed within Canvas. Canvas contains information on assessment of the Portfolio components. Deadlines for individual Portfolio Components are managed within Canvas. Assessment tasks forming parts of your Portfolio work is submitted based on automated collection of your work, coupled with discussion with your Project Facilitator. Deadlines for these assessment tasks will be provided by the Project Facilitator.
Please ensure you keep a copy of all assessments that are submitted.
d) Extensions and Late Submission
Late Submissions - Unless an extension has been approved, late submissions will result in a penalty. You will be penalised 10% of your achieved mark for each working day the task is late, up to a maximum of 5 working days. After 5 working days, a zero result will be recorded.
e) Referencing
To avoid plagiarism, you are required to provide a reference whenever you include information from other sources in your work. Further details regarding plagiarism are available in Section C of this document.
Referencing conventions required for this unit are the IEEE Citation Policy, more information at:
http://www.ieee.org/documents/ieeecitationref.pdf
Helpful information on referencing can be found at
http://www.swinburne.edu.au/library/referencing/
f) Groupwork Guidelines
A group assignment is the collective responsibility of the entire group, and if one member is temporarily unable to contribute, the group should be able to reallocate responsibilities to keep to schedule. In the event of longer-term illness or other serious problems involving a member of group, it is the responsibility of the other members to notify immediately the Unit Convenor or relevant tutor.
Group submissions must be submitted with an Assignment Cover Sheet, signed by all members of the group.
All group members must be satisfied that the work has been correctly submitted. Any penalties for late submission will generally apply to all group members, not just the person who submitted.