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ENAG11008 – Professional and Sustainable Engineering Practice
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Assignment 2 –
Sustainable Development Critique
Unit: ENAG11008 – Professional and Sustainable Engineering
Practice
Due: Tuesday 5th May by 11.45PM AEST
Available from: Week 1
Weight: 40% Minimum grade: 50% (20 marks)
Preamble
Engineers of all disciplines are well placed to promote sustainable development, perhaps more so
than any other profession. Implementing sustainable practices can be challenging, particularly when
traditional methods are entrenched in an organisation or workplace, which frequently occurs in
some fields of engineering. The aim of this assignment is to choose an engineering project or process
and critique this practice in terms of compliance with what you deem to be sustainable
development. You will first need to articulate your definition of sustainable development, establish
a framework for assessment and then critique the practice.
Learning Outcomes
This assignment assesses all Unit learning outcomes which are provided in the Unit Profile.
Requirements
• Prepare a critique that addresses each topic provided in Table 1 separately. These topics
may also provide a good heading structure for your paper.
• Your critique should include a cover page with the date, student’s name and number, the
Unit code and name, and the assignment title.
• You may wish to have the Academic Learning Centre review your assignment before
submitting but will need to check when and how to send it to them. It might be a good idea
to send just one section so you can get feedback in the early stages.
• Refer to the marking rubric herein for indicators of attainment at various levels of
achievement in each section of the Critique Paper.
• A strict word limit is not applied, either minimum or maximum, but should be able to
prepare approximately one page for each topic.
• Only submissions uploaded to Moodle will be accepted. Please upload a single PDF
document.
• Only extension requests submitted through Moodle before the due day will be considered.
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Table 1 Topics and Resources
| Topics | Resources |
| Definition of sustainable development |
Lecture videos in Weeks 4 & 5 |
| Framework for assessing sustainable developments |
Lecture videos in Weeks 4 & 5 |
| What aspects of your engineering project or process are sustainable or show high potential for improvement |
Lecture videos in Weeks 6 & 7 |
| What aspects of your engineering project or process are unsustainable or show low potential for improvement. |
Lecture videos in Weeks 6 & 7 |
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Marking Rubric: Total Marks: 12
| Criteria | Improvement needed (0 marks) |
Sound attempt (1 mark) |
Working well (1.5 marks) |
Excellent (2 marks) |
| Definition of Sustainable Development |
Definition not provided or not consistent with materials provided in the unit |
Definition is reasonable but is not supported by references to literature and does not adequately describe all three pillars. |
Definition is justified by at least one reference and includes all three pillars. |
Definition is thorough and convincing. It is supported by multiple references to independent and reputable sources. All three pillars are included. |
| Framework for assessing sustainable development |
Framework is not provided; does not follow the definition provided or does not follow a suitable definition. |
Reasonable framework included is not supported by references to current practices; does not consider all stages of the lifecycle of the produce or process; OR does not include all stakeholders. |
Framework includes reasonable methods for assessing projects or products based on references to current practices but may not be relevant to all stages of the lifecycle or all stakeholders. |
Framework includes references to methods adopted by current practices to accurately assess the project or process over its full lifecycle and from the perspective of all stakeholders. |
| Aspects with high potential |
Aspects with high potential have not been identified but are present in this project or process. |
Aspects have been identified but recommendations for improvement have not been made |
Aspects have been identified but recommendations for improvement have not been justified by references to current practices. |
Aspects investigated to the point where sound recommendations for improvement are made and justified by references to current practice. |
| Aspects with limited potential |
Aspects with low potential have not been identified but are present in this project or process. |
Aspects have been identified but recommendations for improvement have not been made |
Aspects have been identified but recommendations for improvement have not been justified by references to current practices. |
Aspects investigated to the point where sound recommendations for improvement are made and justified by references to current practice. |
| Presentation and language |
Poor presentation, language, spelling or grammar. |
Cover page included and is neatly presented. Language, grammar and spelling is suitable but could be improved. |
Cover page and heading structure included. Also well presented. Few spelling and grammar errors. Sentences flow logically. |
Professional looking paper with attention to detail in all areas. |
| Referencing | No references included or poor attempt. |
Attempted both in text citations and a reference list but formatting errors would make it difficult to locate some sources. |
In-text citations and reference list created with minor errors that do not prevent locating the article. |
Correct use of in-text citations and reference list. Sources include at least the Engineers Australia website and the unit textbook. |
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