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Bachelor of Engineering Technology/Bachelor of Learning Management (Secondary) CK20

Program at a glance

Program aim

This double degree program targets the development of technology education trainers and educators at the Engineering Technologist/Registered Teacher level (See the Student Dictionary for definition of a double degree, available from http://www.cqu.edu.au/students/index.htm). The program aims to produce dual qualified graduates who can apply knowledge and skills in analysis, apply technological and educational practice and principles, exhibit practice and management skills and social responsibility to existing and new technology education areas.

More specifically, the program aims to produce people who can:

• apply practical, applications-orientated technology, and technology-related education skills
• analyse the capacity and interactions of technology and educational processes and/or operations
• apply and modify engineering technology and education design and functions
• work ethically and competently to achieve effective engineering and educational outcomes
• contribute to the strategic management of engineering and technology education
• optimise the performance of engineering and education systems
• select safe and sustainable materials, components and systems
• utilise appropriate educational pedagogy.

Career options

Teacher - secondary with specialised engineering technology options, technical educator (industry)

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 streams in the second year. Alternative programs may be available for students with full-time or part-time employment. Students who wish to vary their program must apply in writing, stating their career goals and the alternative courses in which they wish to enrol. There are, however, limitations imposed by the registration and accreditation requirements of the appropriate external accreditation and registration authorities.

In each academic year, full-time students are expected to complete a minimum of 8 courses (each is nominally allocated 6 units of credit) (part-time students may select between 2 and 5 courses). Alternatively, exemptions from engineering courses may be sought 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 between 48 and 60 units of credit.

NOTE that Engineering Technology courses in second and third year are offered in external mode only.

BET/BLM plans:

• Civil
• Electrical, Power & Control
• Electronic & Communications
• Industrial Instrumentation
• Mechanical
• Computer Systems

Recommended study schedule

• 18 courses from the Bachelor of Learning Management (Secondary)
• 19 courses from the Bachelor of Engineering Technology

Detailed Nominal programs (by engineering discipline streams)

N.B these lists do not necessarily represent the sequential order of enrolment details of which may be obtained from the Faculty website.

Civil Engineering Discipline Stream

Year 1 (Common - all Engineering Technology Streams)

• 6 engineering common, and
• 2 education (6 units of credit) courses

Year 2 (Civil Engineering Stream BET/BLM)

• 5 engineering discipline stream, and
• 4 education (6 units of credit) courses

Year 3 (Civil Engineering Stream BET/BLM)

• 5 engineering discipline stream, and
• 6 education core and elective (6 units of credit) courses

Year 4 (Civil Engineering Stream BET/BLM)

• 3 engineering discipline stream, and
• 6 education core and elective (6 units of credit) courses

Electrical, Power and Control Engineering Discipline Stream

Year 1 (Common - all Engineering Technology Streams BET/BLM)

• 6 engineering common and
• 2 education core (6 units of credit) courses

Year 2

• 5 engineering discipline stream, and
• 4 education core (6 units of credit) courses

Year 3

• 5 engineering discipline stream, and
• 6 education, core and elective (6 units of credit courses)

Year 4

• 3 engineering discipline stream, and
• 6 education, core and elective (6 units of credit) courses

Electronic and Communications Engineering Discipline Stream

Year 1 (Common - all Engineering Technology Streams BET/BLM)

• 6 engineering common, and
• 2 education core (6 units of credit) courses

Year 2

• 5 engineering discipline stream, and
• 4 education core (6 units of credit) courses

Year 3

• 5 engineering discipline stream, and
• 6 education core and elective (6 units of credit) courses

Year 4

• 3 engineering discipline stream, and
• 6 education core and elective (6 units of credit courses)

Industrial Instrumentation Stream

Year 1

• 6 engineering common, and
• 2 education core (6 units of credit) courses

Year 2

• 5 engineering discipline stream, and
• 4 education core (6 units of credit courses)

Year 3

• 6 engineering discipline stream, and
• 6 education core and elective (6 units of credit courses)

Year 4

• 2 engineering discipline stream, and
• 6 education, core and elective (6 units of credit) courses

Mechanical Engineering Stream

Year 1 (Common - all Engineering Technology Streams)

• 6 engineering common, and
• 2 education core (6 units of credit) courses

Year 2

• 5 engineering discipline stream, and
• 4 education core (6 units of credit) courses

Year 3

• 5 engineering discipline stream, and
• 6 education, core and elective (6 units of credit) courses

Year 4

• 3 engineering discipline stream, and
• 6 education, core and elective (6 units of credit) courses

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All engineering courses except Engineering Practice Skills are offered in the distance (external mode). Students attending on-campus will receive internal tutorial support. The scope of the support may vary between full class sessions, support tutorial sessions and individual consultation sessions according to student needs and class size.

Work experience and fieldwork

An integral part of the program, and a requirement of The Institution of Engineers, Australia, for the award of the Bachelor of Engineering Technology component, is a minimum of 6 weeks of approved work experience in an engineering environment. This may be completed during the student vacation(s). Students who have appropriate prior engineering 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 must be certified as correct by the employer.

It is a requirement of the Queensland Board of Teacher Registration that in the course of their education component of study students complete a minimum of 100 days of teaching fieldwork, 80 of which are under the supervision of registered teachers.

Degrees with Distinction

It is the intention of the Faculties to recognise outstanding academic achievement of students, by awarding the Bachelor of Engineering Technology Degree and the Bachelor of Learning Management (Secondary) Degree with Distinction to students who achieve a designated GPA of 6.0 and above in each of the program components. This will be in their first attempt result in each of their last 8 scheduled enrolled courses in the engineering component (of which 7 are level 3 courses, and with at least Distinctions in 64301 BET Project 1 and 64302 BET Project 2).

Articulation and credit transfer

Through alignment in the engineering technology component with national standards, the program allows the recognition of students' previous appropriate study with 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 RCC as the basis for credit transfer may 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 6-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 for a student's eligibility to graduate, the Faculties will take a holistic, liberal perspective. The attainment of the necessary knowledge and skills, in addition to 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 engineering technology project and education professional practice courses. In addition, where students' learning programs differ 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 and exclusion for the BET/BLM program

The BET/BLM program is knowledge and skills competency-referenced. As such, progress is conditional upon students having acquired the specified learning objectives in their courses of study. Students seeking to enrol in a particular course will need to confirm that they have necessary pre-requisite knowledge and skills. Students failing a course twice will be required to demonstrate to their Program Advisor why their third attempt is likely to be successfuly before they enrol again.

Satisfactory academic performance will be defined, for a full-time student, as passing a minimum of 70% 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.

Computing requirements

It is a requirement of enrolment in this program that all students have access to the CQU World Wide Web site via the Internet. Students may be required to undertake various components of study in the program using email and the Internet.

• CQU CRICOS Provider Codes: QLD - 00219C; NSW - 01315F; VIC - 01624D
• This handbook was correct as at: 31 May 2005
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