Bachelor of Engineering Technology/Bachelor of Business Administration CU28

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.