Reference no: EM133773083
Task description
Critical Infrastructure - Review and enhancement using Engineering management tools
You will present your proposal for your project and progress to date. You will clearly explain the issues, the management concepts and tools that you will use in the project and how this will help the academic staff member in their objective.
Learning outcomes measured
Retrieve and review engineering management literature from a range of sources.
Identify and justify specific engineering management approaches/tools to manage a current engineering problem.
Communicate and continually develop your management proposal through progressive submission, feedback and response with your project supervisor.
Work independently to review and continuously improve your management strategies in your proposal.
Some Tips for Presentation:
The presentation of the proposal tells the audience everything they need to know about your project. Note that, unlike your written proposal which goes into depth and is very analytical, the goal of this presentation is to get an audience interested in your research and to communicate it very clearly and cohesively so that an average professional in your field (not an academic) can understand your research, it's purpose and why you think it's interesting and important.
Title slide: Include the proposed title of the project, your name, and your field of engineering (e.g. mechanical, civil, chemical, environmental).
Introduce your topic: The goal here is to make it interesting and exciting for your audience. Sell the industry relevance of your research, the importance, and the 'wow' factor. Why should they be interested in your research?
List your aims/objectives: Briefly list and explain these.
Discuss your tools: Demonstrate your knowledge of engineering management by explaining which tools are available to you, and which you have selected (and why those tools are the most useful/relevant to your research). Within this, you should be making comparisons between some of the available tools.
Methodology: Explain briefly how you will complete the project (methodology).
Reference list: Include a slide at the end of your presentation containing your reference list. This will correlate to any citations on your slides, as well as any sources you referenced verbally in your presentation. Use QUT cite|write: APA referencing for citing academic literature. Note: the reference list does not need to be covered verbally in your presentation and should therefore not impact your time limit.
Remember that you are to assume that your audience is peers in the same broad field as yourself, but people that may not be experts in your specific topic. Keep this audience in mind when you consider your use of language, technical terms and other aspects of your delivery.
What you need to do
In this assessment you will:
Review feedback from your progress report and from your conversations with your supervisor.
Read the engineering management literature around your selected topic. Read textbooks and use the library database- do not use websites unless they are government websites.
Attend the management consultation tutorials with the teaching team (this person is not your supervisor) to discuss the suitability of your proposed management tools for the project.
Attend the training session on presentation skills: Monday 29 April, 9am (Week 9)
Prepare your slides in powerpoint. You may use a template provided below.
Submit your slides in powerpoint format (.pptx or .ppt) to Canvas the evening before your presentation.
Present at the allotted time and with in the time limit.