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PRT650 - System Design

2025

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Engineering

Credit Points

Equivalent Units

(PRT507, PRT508)

Prerequisites

Must have passed 2 units in (ENG417, ENG519, PRT551) AND Must have passed 3 units in (ENG441, ENG442, ENG443, ENG446, ENG481, ENG581) OR
Must have passed 3 units in (ENG466, ENG467, ENG469, ENG566, ENG567, ENG569) OR
Must have passed 3 units in (ENG421, ENG471, ENG473, ENG571, ENG572, ENG573) OR
Must have passed 3 units in (ENG476, ENG480, ENG481, ENG486, ENG576, ENG580, ENG581, ENG586)

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Assumed Knowledge

Unit Description

System Design is an advanced engineering capstone project which provides an opportunity for students to consolidate previous learning in the engineering course. The main features of this unit are an advanced integrated group design project, covering several aspects of engineering through the development of a detailed business plan for the engineering project. The detailed application and incorporation of knowledge from previous units in the engineering course to the project.
Full application of life cycle analysis and the principle of Concept, Design, Implement, Operate (CDIO) eventually taking a design brief to a functional (to client's expectations) outcome.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Design an integrated complex project through the use of the design cycle.
2.	Liaise and negotiate with clients to produce a completed item that meets all the clients' expectations.
3.	Critically evaluate and employ standards and systematic design procedures.
4.	Meet all relevant safety requirements and standards in the design of an integrated project.
5.	Identify, select, and critically apply components of prior learning in engineering relevant to the successful completion of complex design projects.
6.	Evaluate a complex integrated project against a lifecycle analysis and the principles of Conceive Design Implement Operate (CDIO).
7.	Develop a business plan for a complex engineering project.
8.	Demonstrate effective written communication to convey ideas, principles and technical information relating to design projects, to a level appropriate for professional presentation to clients and other external stakeholders.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Group Statement of work (250-350 words per student)	10%	2 - Liaise and negotiate with clients to produce a completed item that meets all the clients' expectations. 5 - Identify, select, and critically apply components of prior learning in engineering relevant to the successful completion of complex design projects. 8 - Demonstrate effective written communication to convey ideas, principles and technical information relating to design projects, to a level appropriate for professional presentation to clients and other external stakeholders.
2.	Group Critical analysis of design options (500-600 words per student)	30%	1 - Design an integrated complex project through the use of the design cycle. 2 - Liaise and negotiate with clients to produce a completed item that meets all the clients' expectations. 3 - Critically evaluate and employ standards and systematic design procedures. 4 - Meet all relevant safety requirements and standards in the design of an integrated project. 5 - Identify, select, and critically apply components of prior learning in engineering relevant to the successful completion of complex design projects. 6 - Evaluate a complex integrated project against a lifecycle analysis and the principles of Conceive Design Implement Operate (CDIO). 7 - Develop a business plan for a complex engineering project. 8 - Demonstrate effective written communication to convey ideas, principles and technical information relating to design projects, to a level appropriate for professional presentation to clients and other external stakeholders.
3.	Group Final Design report (1600-2000 words per student)	40%	1 - Design an integrated complex project through the use of the design cycle. 2 - Liaise and negotiate with clients to produce a completed item that meets all the clients' expectations. 3 - Critically evaluate and employ standards and systematic design procedures. 4 - Meet all relevant safety requirements and standards in the design of an integrated project. 5 - Identify, select, and critically apply components of prior learning in engineering relevant to the successful completion of complex design projects. 6 - Evaluate a complex integrated project against a lifecycle analysis and the principles of Conceive Design Implement Operate (CDIO). 8 - Demonstrate effective written communication to convey ideas, principles and technical information relating to design projects, to a level appropriate for professional presentation to clients and other external stakeholders.
4.	Group Oral presentation of project (6-8 minutes per student)	20%	1 - Design an integrated complex project through the use of the design cycle. 2 - Liaise and negotiate with clients to produce a completed item that meets all the clients' expectations. 3 - Critically evaluate and employ standards and systematic design procedures. 4 - Meet all relevant safety requirements and standards in the design of an integrated project. 5 - Identify, select, and critically apply components of prior learning in engineering relevant to the successful completion of complex design projects. 6 - Evaluate a complex integrated project against a lifecycle analysis and the principles of Conceive Design Implement Operate (CDIO). 8 - Demonstrate effective written communication to convey ideas, principles and technical information relating to design projects, to a level appropriate for professional presentation to clients and other external stakeholders.

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2025	Semester 1	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR	View
2025	Semester 1	External	External Studies	OLR	View

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