· 6. . An engineer can: • Create the next generation computers • Build efficient cars and planes • Create robots to increase manufacturing

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Could this have been possible without Engineering?Beijing Opening Ceremony

08/08/088:08pm

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An engineer can:

• Create the next generation computers

• Build efficient cars and planes

• Create robots to increase manufacturing

• Create new technology to make manufacturing cheaper and cleaner

• Design building architectures

• Operate machines

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VU graduates find employment in a number of industries:

• Communications Engineering• Computer and Software Engineering• Control Engineering• Microelectronics Engineering• Photonics Engineering

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• Architectural Engineering• Building Engineering• Civil Engineering• Power Engineering• Mechanical Engineering

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RF and MEMS technology enabling low power reconfigurable wireless systems

Analog and Mixed Signal technology providing the interface to the real world in medical equipment

MEMS and Sensor electronic technology in agriculture for monitoring

High tech test equipment providing circuit and system testing

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Wafer fabrication; the process of creating integrated circuits

DSP systems driving many applications such as communications, control systems, acoustic/audio and data acquisition

ASIC / FPGA Digital Systems driving ICT applications

MEMS, RF and Embedded systems in the automotive industry providing system control and monitoring

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Clutch Drive Assembly-designated and fabricated

Construction

Architectural Drafting CAD Home

Buildings

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Problem/Project/Practice Based Learning (PBL)

Teams of 4-6 working on real problems

Real world learning begins in first year

Put theory into practice

Aims for our graduates

Technical skills

Team players

Good communication skills

Project Managers

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• The success of this method is very much dependant on the learning principles which the method possesses

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LEARNING PRINCIPLES• Victoria University – Engineering PBL model is based on the

below learning principles.

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LEARNING PRINCIPLES

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PBL PROCESS

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THE STUDENT-CENTERED CURRICULUM

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You will feel at homeA place to DESIGN & TEST!

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A place to COMMUNICATE!

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A place where our students are RECOGNISED!

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DR ALEX STOJCEVSKIFACULTY OF HEALTH, ENGINEERING AND SCIENCEVICTORIA UNIVERSITY

PHONE: + 61 3 9919 4703EMAIL: [email protected]