Engineering Practice 1

ENG1901

This course is the first of a series of practice courses that are intended to enable you to acquire engineering and professional practice skills.  Engineering practice skills, such as the ability to perform practical and project work, innovation, problem identification and solution, and engineering judgement, will be developed as you progress through your courses, through activities such as laboratory design and project work.

Availability

Our qualifications are delivered on either a Trimesterised or Open basis.

  • Trimesterised qualifications have courses available to enrol in and study over set periods, three times a year - Trimester 1, 2 or 3.
  • Open qualifications have courses available to enrol in and study every month throughout the year. Courses start on the first Monday of the month you select for enrolment. 

Enrolment dates

Cost

  • Course costs can be found on all course pages.  The fees may increase annually.
  • Annual administration fees. In addition to your course fees, you will need to pay an annual administration fee of $60.00 for your first enrolment each calendar year
  • Qualification cost – to give you an idea of how much a qualification may cost in total over the duration of your studies, an approximate cost is provided for many of our qualifications. This is based on the required number of courses to complete the qualification and the average cost of those courses. It does not include annual administration fees, text books and course materials or external exam fees, and is subject to annual course fee increases. 

Credits

Courses are assigned credits depending on how much time and effort is needed to complete their learning outcomes. In general, each credit represents approximately 10 hours of study time.

Delivery type

  • Online – The course materials for online courses are delivered in an online format and all assignments are submitted online.
  • Online/Print – These courses are delivered using a mix of online and paper based course materials. This may include receiving paper course materials, submitting  assignments online, or being required to participate in online forums and learning activities.
  • Print Only - The course will be delivered using paper based courses materials, and assignments may need to be submitted in hard copy rather than online. This will depend on the course.

Whether courses are delivered online, on paper or a mixture of both, there may also be components such as workshops, noho marae, work experience and practicum to participate in. To find out what your course involves check the course information page.

EFTS

EFTS stands for equivalent full-time student. An EFTS is the study time required for each course and is used by the Tertiary Education Commission to decide if a course is part-time or full-time. 

One year of full-time study is generally between 0.8 and 1.2 EFTS.

Level

You can tell how hard a course or qualification is by the level it is set at:

  • Levels 1-4 are about the same as secondary school and basic trades training.
  • Levels 5-7 are the same as university study.

Prerequisites

  • Prerequisites are courses that must be completed before another course can be studied. 
  • Co-requisites are courses that can be studied at the same time as another course.

If a course has a specific prerequisite or co-requisite course, it will be listed on the course page under the title 'Prerequisites'. If no courses are listed, check the entry and other requirements under the qualification you are studying for. Some courses require you to have studied at a particular level prior to enrolling.

Student loans

Not all qualifications or students are eligible for student loans. You will need to meet criteria such as studying a minimum number of credits over a specific study period. 

Information about student loans and eligibility

StudyLink website

Study type

Our qualifications are delivered on either a Trimesterised or Open basis.

  • Trimesterised qualifications have courses available to enrol in and study over set periods, three times a year - Trimester 1, 2 or 3. Some courses many not be available every Trimester, and some may run longer than the standard 16-18 week period.  
  • Open qualifications have courses available to enrol in and study every month throughout the year. Courses start on the first Monday of the month you select for enrolment. 

Enrolment dates

Workload

  • Open course workload - all our open courses have a credit value. For each credit, allow about 10 hours of study. Your workload may be higher around assessment due dates.
  • Trimester course workload - allow approximately 10-12 hours study time per week for each 20 credit course. Your workload may be higher around assessment due dates or exam time.
  •  
    Level
    5
  • Delivery type
    2019
    Trimester 2 2019
  • Workload

    This practice unit will be delivered in one week of lab sessions organised by the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), in Australia.

  • Cost
    2019
    NZ students $0 + $60 annual administration fee
    International students N/A + $60 annual administration fee
  • Intakes
    2019
    Trimester 2 enrol by 16 Jun 2019 to start 15 Jul 2019
  •  
    Prerequisites Check entry and other requirements under the qualification you are studying

Topics include practical work primarily in the areas of instrumentational measurement, engineering materials and manufacturing.

Travel to Australia

Attending a practice unit at the University of South Queensland (USQ) in Australia is a requirement of this course.

These units are held twice yearly in February and September. You can find out the dates for practice units relating to this course by clicking on this link for USQ: 

https://www.usq.edu.au/handbook/current/resschoolsched.html

Once you have decided on the practice unit you would like to attend we recommend you email us at beng.technology@openpolytechnic.ac.nz so we can arrange your placement with USQ on your behalf. Once we have confirmed your placement, we will notify you and then you can enrol in the course via our website.

 

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to

  • demonstrate practical skills in selected technical fields;
  • contribute as part of a team to complete a specific project in a specified time;
  • prepare material for technical reports that demonstrates use of library and computing facilities;
  • analyse scientific data and evaluate the experimental results obtained;
  • contribute to the preparation of a report and the presentation of a seminar; 
  • apply basic health and safety principles in a workplace setting.

Assessment

100% internally assessed

Textbooks

No textbooks are required for this course

How to enrol

Before enrolling in this course you need to:

  • choose the qualification you will study the course under
  • check the order that courses in the qualification should be studied in the Qualification Structure table. This is in the Choose courses and apply tab on the qualification page.

You can do this course as part of these qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree

Availability

Our qualifications are delivered on either a Trimesterised or Open basis.

  • Trimesterised qualifications have courses available to enrol in and study over set periods, three times a year - Trimester 1, 2 or 3.
  • Open qualifications have courses available to enrol in and study every month throughout the year. Courses start on the first Monday of the month you select for enrolment. 

Enrolment dates

Cost

  • Course costs can be found on all course pages.  The fees may increase annually.
  • Annual administration fees. In addition to your course fees, you will need to pay an annual administration fee of $60.00 for your first enrolment each calendar year
  • Qualification cost – to give you an idea of how much a qualification may cost in total over the duration of your studies, an approximate cost is provided for many of our qualifications. This is based on the required number of courses to complete the qualification and the average cost of those courses. It does not include annual administration fees, text books and course materials or external exam fees, and is subject to annual course fee increases. 

Credits

Courses are assigned credits depending on how much time and effort is needed to complete their learning outcomes. In general, each credit represents approximately 10 hours of study time.

Delivery type

  • Online – The course materials for online courses are delivered in an online format and all assignments are submitted online.
  • Online/Print – These courses are delivered using a mix of online and paper based course materials. This may include receiving paper course materials, submitting  assignments online, or being required to participate in online forums and learning activities.
  • Print Only - The course will be delivered using paper based courses materials, and assignments may need to be submitted in hard copy rather than online. This will depend on the course.

Whether courses are delivered online, on paper or a mixture of both, there may also be components such as workshops, noho marae, work experience and practicum to participate in. To find out what your course involves check the course information page.

EFTS

EFTS stands for equivalent full-time student. An EFTS is the study time required for each course and is used by the Tertiary Education Commission to decide if a course is part-time or full-time. 

One year of full-time study is generally between 0.8 and 1.2 EFTS.

Level

You can tell how hard a course or qualification is by the level it is set at:

  • Levels 1-4 are about the same as secondary school and basic trades training.
  • Levels 5-7 are the same as university study.

Prerequisites

  • Prerequisites are courses that must be completed before another course can be studied. 
  • Co-requisites are courses that can be studied at the same time as another course.

If a course has a specific prerequisite or co-requisite course, it will be listed on the course page under the title 'Prerequisites'. If no courses are listed, check the entry and other requirements under the qualification you are studying for. Some courses require you to have studied at a particular level prior to enrolling.

Student loans

Not all qualifications or students are eligible for student loans. You will need to meet criteria such as studying a minimum number of credits over a specific study period. 

Information about student loans and eligibility

StudyLink website

Study type

Our qualifications are delivered on either a Trimesterised or Open basis.

  • Trimesterised qualifications have courses available to enrol in and study over set periods, three times a year - Trimester 1, 2 or 3. Some courses many not be available every Trimester, and some may run longer than the standard 16-18 week period.  
  • Open qualifications have courses available to enrol in and study every month throughout the year. Courses start on the first Monday of the month you select for enrolment. 

Enrolment dates

Workload

  • Open course workload - all our open courses have a credit value. For each credit, allow about 10 hours of study. Your workload may be higher around assessment due dates.
  • Trimester course workload - allow approximately 10-12 hours study time per week for each 20 credit course. Your workload may be higher around assessment due dates or exam time.
  •  
    Level
    5
  • Delivery type
    2019
    Trimester 2 2019
  • Workload

    This practice unit will be delivered in one week of lab sessions organised by the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), in Australia.

  • Cost
    2019
    NZ students $0 + $60 annual administration fee
    International students N/A + $60 annual administration fee
  • Intakes
    2019
    Trimester 2 enrol by 16 Jun 2019 to start 15 Jul 2019
  •  
    Prerequisites Check entry and other requirements under the qualification you are studying

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