Graduate Attributes and Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies

The Faculty’s graduate attributes

The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) graduate attributes connect discipline-specific knowledge and self-understanding with capabilities needed in the world. They articulate the dispositions that prepare faculty graduates as socially responsible professionals and technical experts who can contribute to a sustainable future world.

The Faculty’s graduate attributes are linked to the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Elements of Competency for Professional Engineer below.

A. Indigenous Professional Capability

Preamble: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the first peoples of Australia. They are also the first scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians, and the first practitioners of environmental sustainability and respectful community engagement.

Faculty of Engineering and IT graduates have knowledge of Indigenous Australian contexts to inform their capability to work effectively for and with Indigenous Australians across their professional discipline.

B. Socially responsible

FEIT graduates are aware of and responsible for social, environmental, economic and ethical contexts and consequences of their work, committed to enacting sustainable futures for all.

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1.5	Knowledge of engineering design practice and contextual factors impacting the engineering discipline.
1.6	Understanding of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of sustainable engineering practice in the specific discipline.
3.1	Ethical conduct and professional accountability.

C. Design oriented

FEIT graduates are curious, creative and innovative and define problems within a wider context.

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2.1	Application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem solving.
2.3	Application of systematic engineering synthesis and design processes.
3.3	Creative, innovative and pro-active demeanour.

D. Technically proficient

FEIT graduates are technically knowledgeable and adept in discipline-specific methodologies.

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1.1	Comprehensive, theory-based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline.
1.2	Conceptual understanding of the mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics, and computer and information sciences which underpin the engineering discipline.
1.3	In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the engineering discipline.
1.4	Discernment of knowledge development and research directions within the engineering discipline.
2.2	Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources.
2.4	Application of systematic approaches to the conduct and management of engineering projects.
3.4	Professional use and management of information.

E. Collaborative and communicative

FEIT graduates are collegial, cooperative, ethical and constructive.

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3.2	Effective oral and written communication in professional and lay domains.
3.6	Effective team membership and team leadership.

F. Reflective

FEIT graduates are reflective, connected, action-oriented, lifelong learners.

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3.5	Orderly management of self and professional conduct.