FEIT Graduate Attributes

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A. Needs, context and systems

Engineering and IT take place within the larger context of society and the
environment, which encompasses social, economic and sustainability
needs. Graduates should be able to:
1. identify, interpret and analyse stakeholder needs
2. establish priorities and goals
3. identify constraints, uncertainties and risk of the system (social,
cultural, legislative, environmental, business, etc)
4. apply principles of sustainability to create viable systems, and
5. apply systems thinking to understand complex system behavior
including interactions between components and with other systems
(social, cultural, legislative, environmental, business, etc).

B. Problem solving and design

Engineering and IT practice focuses on problem solving and design where
artifacts are conceived, created, used, modified, maintained and retired.
Graduates should be able to:
1. identify and apply relevant problem solving methodologies
2. design components, systems and/or processes to meet required
specifications
3. synthesise alternative/innovative solutions, concepts and
procedures
4. apply decision making methodologies to evaluate solutions for
efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability
5. implement and test solutions, and
6. demonstrate research skills.

C. Abstraction and modelling

Abstraction, modelling, simulation and visualisation inform decision

making, and are underpinned by mathematics, as well as basic and
discipline sciences. Graduates should be able to:
1. apply abstraction, mathematics and/or discipline fundamentals to
analysis, design and operation
2. develop models using appropriate tools such as computer
software, laboratory equipment and other devices, and
3. evaluate model applicability, accuracy and limitations.

D. Self-management
Graduates must have capabilities for self-organisation, self-review,
personal development and life-long learning. Graduates should be able to:
1. manage their own time and processes effectively by prioritising
competing demands to achieve personal goals (manage self), and
2. reflect on personal and professional experiences to engage in
independent development beyond formal education for lifelong
learning.

E. Communication and coordination

Engineering and IT practice involves the coordination of a range of
disciplinary and inter-disciplinary activities to arrive at problem and design
solutions. Graduates should be able to:
1. communicate effectively in ways appropriate to the discipline,
audience and purpose
2. work as an effective member or leader of diverse teams within a
multi-level, multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural setting, and
3. identify and apply relevant project management methodologies.

F. Professional practice within global context

Graduates must possess skills, knowledge and behaviours to operate
effectively in culturally diverse workplaces and a changing global
environment. Graduates should:
1. be able to conduct critical self-review and performance
evaluation against appropriate criteria as a primary means of
tracking personal development needs and achievements

2. appreciate ethical implications of professional practice

3. understand cross-cultural issues (regions or workplaces), and
4. be aware of global perspectives (needs, rules/regulations, and

specifications).