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Bachelor of Engineering Technology/Bachelor of Business Administration CU28

Duration: 4 years full-time, 8 years part-time.
Mode: Internal, external, multi-modal.
Location(On-Campus): R.
Courses/Units of Credit: 32 courses/192 units of credit.
Faculty: Engineering & Physical Systems/ Business & Law
Entry: QTAC (851311/851315 - distance).
Accreditation: BET component - provisional accreditation with IEAust.
Practicum/Work Placement: 6 weeks of work experience in an engineering environment outside of term.
Residential School: 1 course.
Interim: Advanced Diploma of Engineering, Advanced Diploma of Business Administration.
Exit Awards: Nil.
Contact: Program Admim Officer on 07 4930 9671.

Program Overview

This program develops skills and knowledge to work at an engineering technologist/business manager level. The double degree program equips you to apply knowledge and skills in analysis, scientific, technological and business administration principles and to exhibit management skills and social responsibility to existing and new technology and business areas.

All students (except advanced standing entry students) entering the program undertake a common first year of study. Courses studied include mathematics, computing, science, marketing, materials, graphics, and communication. Students are then counselled to enrol in a program of study in one of the nominal engineering disciplines (streams) and business plan programs in second year. See CQ68 and CQ88 for streams of specialisation offered.

Program Features

The program contains several innovative features:

  • Competency referenced. Graduates of this program are expected to possess competencies defined by the respective competency standards for Engineering Associates (Officers) and Engineering Technologists as prescribed by the Institution of Engineers, Australia (IEAust). In addition, competencies in functional business areas to equip them with a sound skills base in business operations in Australia and internationally should be acquired.
  • Training as well as education focus. While a majority of course content is devoted to technology and business specific training, the program places equal importance on the development of personal skills to prepare students as life-long learners.
  • Staged skill development. The program is designed to develop students’ learning skills progressively. The first year of the program aims to develop students’ mathematical and language skills and prepare them for tertiary studies in technical and business areas. Students commence learning discipline-specific technical language and practice skills in the second year. The third and fourth years of the program expose students to technology and business management, analysis and systems thinking skills. It is intended to allow students to develop a holistic view of the technology and business areas in which they have chosen to practise.
  • Use of information technology. Students are required to use computers and the Internet as an integral part of their learning environment. Access to these are essential for all students enrolled in the program.
  • Quality commitment. The Faculties are committed to continuing quality improvement. Both program structure and content are reviewed regularly to reflect the best current practice. The BET/BBA Program Committee manages all quality (and other) aspects of the program.

Program Structure

All students (except advanced standing entry students) entering the program will undertake a common first year. Students will then be counselled to enrol in a program of study in one of the nominal engineering discipline and business plan in the second year. Alternative programs may be available for students with full-time or part-time employment in the engineering field. Students who wish to vary their program must apply in writing to the BET/BBA Program Coordinator, stating their career goals and the alternative courses in which they wish to enrol.

In each academic year, full-time students are required to complete eight courses from a list of courses available at CQU (each of which will nominally be allocated six units of credit). Part-time students may select between two and five. Alternatively, exemptions from courses may be sought, based on achieved competency in TAFE National Curriculum modules or other educational; institution studies, or via RPL/RCC (See section on Credit Transfer). Thus, each year of equivalent full-time study in the proposed program has a credit point value of 48 units of credit.

Subject to the approval of the BET/BBA Program Coordinator, students may supplement their CQU study program with relevant and equivalent level courses from other programs within, or outside of the University.

BET/BBA Program Structure

Year 1 (Common for all streams/plans)
Code Course
MRKT11029   Marketing
MGMT11163   Managerial Communication
PHYS11050   Engineering Science
ENMT11008   Engineering Materials
PHYS11051   Engineering Principles
CGRP11004   Engineering Graphics
MATH11160   Technology Mathematics
COIS11014   Engineering Computing

Year 2 (Technology Stream Specific)
Code Course
Civil Stream
ACCT11059   Accounting for Decision Making
LAWS11030   Introductory & Contract Law
EVST12011   Energy, Resources & the Environment *
ENMC12023   Mechanics
ENMC12024   Fluid Mechanics
ENCV12129   Civil Construction
ENCV12072   Geology & Geomechanics
ENPR12017   Engineering Practice Skills
Mechanical Stream
ACCT11059   Accounting for Decision Making
LAWS11030   Introductory & Contract Law
EVST12011   Energy, Resources & the Environment *
ENMC12023   Mechanics
ENMC12024   Fluid Mechanics
ENMC12025   Dynamics
ENMC12026   Thermodynamics
ENPR12017   Engineering Practice Skills
Electrical Stream
ACCT11059   Accounting for Decision Making
LAWS11030   Introductory & Contract Law
EVST12011   Energy, Resources & the Environment
ENEL12099   Electrical Circuit Analysis
ENEL12100   Electronics
ENEL12101   Signals & Systems
ENEL12103   Electrical Energy Conversion
ENPR12017   Engineering Practice Skills
Electronics Stream
ACCT11059   Accounting for Decision Making
LAWS11030   Introductory & Contract Law
EVST12011   Energy, Resources & the Environment *
ENEL12099   Electrical Circuit Analysis
ENEL12100   Electronics
ENEL12101   Signals & Systems
COMT12003   Telecommunications Principles
ENPR12017   Engineering Practice Skills
Industrial Instrumentation Stream
ACCT11059   Accounting for Decision Making
LAWS11030   Introductory & Contract Law
EVST12011   Energy, Resources & the Environment *
ENEL12099   Electrical Circuit Analysis
ENEL12100   Electronics
ENEL12101   Signals & Systems
ENEL12104   Instrumentation Systems
ENPR12017   Engineering Practice Skills

Year 3 (Generic Structure)

Students in all streams must select:
Code Course
2 core business courses, which are:
ECON11026   Principles of Economics
HRMT11010   Organisational Behaviour
2 core engineering technology courses (stream specific) which are:
Industrial Instrumentation
ENGR11079   Engineering, Technology & Society
ENEL12098   Instrumentation & Transducers
Electrical, Electronic, Civil, Mechanical
ENGR11079   Engineering, Technology & Society
ENEL12097   Computer Aided Drafting & Design
one Technology Design core course (stream specific) selected from:
ENDS13007   Mechanical System Design
ENDS13005   Electrical/Electronic System Design
ENDS13006   Instrumentation System Design
A Civil Design elective may be chosen from the appropriate civil technology electives.
one Technology core course (stream specific):
Electrical, Electronic
ENEL13105   Electromagnetic Fields & Waves
Industrial Instrumentation
PHYS13052   Advanced Physical Science
Civil
ENDS13004   Theory & Design of Structures
Mechanical
ENMC13030   Dynamics of Industrial Machines
  one technology elective
  one business elective

Year 4 (Generic Structure)

Students in all streams must select:
Code Course
2 core courses, which are:
ENGR13080   BET Project I
ENGR13081   BET Project II
2 technology electives
4 business electives

Year 3 & 4 Electives
Code Course
Technology Electives (3 to be chosen)
ENCV13074   Pavement & Track Design
ENCV13075   Design of Substructures
ENEL13106   Power Electronics
ENEL13107   Power Systems Analysis
ENEL13108   Digital Signal Processing
ENCO13002   Applied Microcontrollers
COMT13004   Telecommunications Systems
ENEL13109   Industrial Control Systems
ENMC13027   Maintenance Engineering
ENMC13028   Advanced Thermodynamics
ENEL13110   Mechanical/Electrical Drives
ENMC13029   Industrial Fluid Power
ENMC13031   Materials Handling
ENMT13009   Materials In Service
ENCV13076   Concrete & Masonry Structures
ENCV13077   Water Resources Engineering
ENCV13078   Water & Waste Water Engineering
ENCV13079   Coastal Engineering
ENEV13006   Environmental Engineering
ENGR13072   Traffic & Transport Engineering
ENCV13080   Cost Planning & Control
ENCV13081   Civil Estimating
ENCV13082   Surveying
ENGR13001   Acoustics
ENGR13078   Non Destructive Testing
ENCV13115   Optical Instrumentation
Business Electives
Core
ACCT11059   Accounting for Decision Making
ECON11026   Principles of Economics
HRMT11010   Organisational Behaviour
LAWS11030   Introductory & Contract Law
MRKT11029   Marketing
In addition, 5 courses added to one of the above (in Yrs 1 & 2 of the program) will constitute a Business Administration plan to be chosen from one of the following:
Accounting & Finance
ACCT11057   Principles of Accounting
ACCT19060   Management Accounting
ACCT19061   Corporate Accounting
ACCT19062   Accounting Theory
ACCT19063   Contemporary Issues in Accounting
Legal Studies (5 of the following to be chosen)
LAWS11045   Law & Welfare of Society A
LAWS11048   Law & Welfare of Society B
LAWS11046   Law & the Environment
LAWS19031   Mercantile Law
LAWS19032   Company & Association Law
LAWS19033   Taxation Law & Practice A
Economics
ECON19032   Microeconomics
ECON19033   Macroeconomics
ECON19031   Environmental Economics
FINC19011   Business Finance
FINC19012   Investment Analysis & Risk Management
Human Resources Management
HRMT11011   Human Resources in Organisations
HRMT19012   Performance Management
HRMT19013   Human Resources Development
HRMT19020   Managing Organisational Change
HRMT19021   Industrial Relations
Marketing
MRKT19031   Buyer Behaviour
25208   Promotions Management
MRKT19034   Marketing, New Ventures & Entrepreneurship
MRKT19038   Market Research Techniques
Plus one of:
MRKT11028   e-Marketing & Retail Selling
MGMT19114   Strategic Management
MRKT19036   Marketing of Service Products
MRKT19037   International Marketing & Business
MRKT19040   Marketing Plans & their Implementation



Management & Tourism
Other plans (requiring 6 courses selected rather than 5) may be negotiated in the additional areas of management and tourism, to be chosen from the specialisation groups listed in the Business & Law section of the Handbooks Undergraduate Table of Course Availability.
Bridging or Remedial Courses
ENGR11068   Directed Learning A (3uc)
ENGR11069   Directed Learning B (3uc)
ENGR11070   Directed Learning C (6uc)
ENGR11071   Directed Learning D (6uc)

Work Experience and Report

An integral part of the program, and a requirement of the Institution of Engineers Australia for program accreditation, is a minimum of six weeks of approved work experience in an engineering environment. This may be completed during the student vacation(s). Students who have appropriate prior work experience may seek exemption from this requirement.

As proof of work experience, students will be required to submit a formal report indicating the type of work done, the degree of responsibility involved, the person(s) to whom the student was directly responsible, and the general activities of the employer. This report should be certified by the employer.

Degree with Distinction

It is the intention of the Faculties to recognise outstanding academic achievement of students, by awarding a Bachelor of Engineering Technology Degree and the Bachelor of Business Administration with Distinction to students who achieved a GPA of 6.0 and above, in their first attempt result in their enrolled courses in the final eight courses defined in each program component.

Articulation and Credit Transfer

Through alignment with national standards, the program allows the recognition of student’s previous study from TAFE and other tertiary providers, and experience gained from working in industry, through ‘Recognition of Prior Learning’ (RPL) and ‘Recognition of Current Competencies’ (RCC). Students seeking RPL/RCC as the basis for credit transfer, will be required to submit a portfolio of their work and any other supporting evidence, as well as a statement giving the specific reason for the claim. There will be a six-month assessment period, during which the student (if the claim is provisionally granted) will be allowed to enrol in ‘follow-on’ courses. The final granting of exemption is normally subject to students passing the follow-on course(s).

In determining the criteria on a student’s eligibility to graduate, the Faculties will take a holistic, liberal perspective. The attainment of the necessary competencies and skills, rather than the accumulation of a particular combination of course choices, will be used by the Faculties to determine whether a student has met all the program requirements to graduate.

Part of the final stage of the curriculum in the program will require students to put together the elements of skills which they have developed throughout the program into simulated professional practice, by the successful completion of a final year project. In addition, where the students’ learning program differs significantly from the nominal program, they may be required to prepare a document substantiating their claim of achieving the necessary professional competencies and skills.

Rules for Progression/Exclusion in the BET/BBA program

The BET/BBA program is competency and skills referenced. As such, progress is conditional upon students having acquired specified skills in previous courses of study. Students seeking to enrol in a particular course will need to confirm that they have the necessary prerequisite skills.

Satisfactory academic performance will be defined, for a full time student, as passing a minimum of 70 per cent of the enrolled courses within each year. Students who do not perform satisfactorily will be counselled to either change program or re-structure their program. Continued failure to meet these requirements will result in students being asked to show cause as to why they should be permitted to continue their studies. Failure to provide a satisfactory response will result in exclusion from the program.


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This handbook was correct as at: 07-June-2001
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