ENGR9742 Standards, Ethics and Compliance

Dr Stuart Wildy

2018

4.5

1 x 2-hour lecture weekly
1 x 90-minute tutorial weekly

ENGR4742 has been successfully completed

Role and nature of Standards, Regulation and Legislation. AS, ISO, ANSI and other standards. Standards Australia. Duty of Care. Penalties and consequences for non-adherence. The standard spectrum - Non-regulatory solutions, self-regulation, quasi-regulation, co-regulation and legislation
Ethics and ethical approval processes. Research ethics
Indigenous issues in engineering and scientific investigation
Overview of Intellectual property, copyright, patents and digital rights
Environmental legislation and compliance. Cultural context of environmental compliance. Certification of compliance. Enforcement. The role of Governance in effective compliance
Directions in Standards, Ethics and Compliance
Case Studies

This topic aims to give students an ability to operate within a cultural content that includes the need to understand and adhere to standards, regulation, legislation and ethical and social norms.

At the completion of this topic, students are expected to be able to:

Understand the role and nature of standards, regulation and legislation as they relate to the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of contemporary engineering practice
Understand the need to operate within ethical and regulatory boundaries and understand how to achieve this
Understand the Indigenous issues inherent in engineering and scientific investigation
To have further developed their research, oral and written communication skills and their ability to work as part of a team

Key dates and timetable

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