Unit of Study CIVL1002 Humanitarian Projects (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Unit description

Introduces students to the use of engineering materials and technologies, and stakeholder participation in humanitarian projects. Students will develop logical thinking, professional and communication skills through a human centred design of a humanitarian project.

Unit content

Introduction to humanitarian projects, stakeholder participation and human centred design
Use of engineering materials and technology
Finding and evaluating literature
Ensuring project sustainability
Developing communication skills

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2024

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

Use engineering materials and technology, and stakeholder participation to develop solutions to solve humanitarian problems.

Apply the principles of human centred design and systems thinking to develop creative solutions to problems by considering contextual and cultural factors.

Reflect on and effectively explain technical ideas and processes within teams and stakeholder audiences.

Obtain, manage and synthesize information for the purposes of developing and appropriately communicating solutions to humanitarian problems as an individual and in a team environment.

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