We have some great spaces on campus that are just for you. 

Library:

There are study spaces available at UniSA libraries (quiet and group study areas).  For more information refer to the below link.

https://www.library.unisa.edu.au/about-the-library/study-spaces/

F Building Group Floor:

Computers and study areas

Computer Pools:

There are many computer pools available to use.  For more information on where these are located and their software, refer to the link below.

https://i.unisa.edu.au/askit/staff/teaching/pools/

Spaces for Engineering students:

Experience 1 Studio (Top Floor Building A)

Room is available to first and second year engineering students only. It is open from early in the morning until about 8pm (maybe later). The Studio has group and private study areas, sink, microwave and fridge. You can access the space using your Student Card.

Room N1-12 in the laboratory building N (first door on the right if you come in the main southern entrance doors):

• This room is available primarily for second and third year students during the hours of approximately 8.30 am to 5 pm on weekdays.
• There are 20 computers in the room that have civil engineering specific software loaded that is used in the program
• The room also has benches and stools and can house approximately 40 students at any time.
• This room is utilised for tutorial and practical classes. When it is being used for a class then other students must leave.

STUDENTS WHO ARE USING N1-12 MUST NOT ACCESS THE REST OF THE LABORATORY BUILDING UNLESS THEY HAVE FORMAL CLASSES IN LABORATORIES. If you do need to access the laboratories (e.g. Soil Mechanics students who have been weighing soil samples etc.) then WHS rules must be obeyed and this means CLOSED TOE SHOES MUST BE WORN. If you are only using N1-12 then thongs are fine, but in any of the labs they are NOT acceptable.

Room P2-43A:

• This room is available for third and final year civil engineering students, unless it is formally booked for classroom sessions. It is available from approximately 8 am to 6 pm on weekdays.

Project rooms adjacent to P2-43A (P2-43C/D):

• These rooms are available to all NBE students and will be booked for some formal class sessions for project-based courses.
• The area on the southern corridor side where there is a sink etc is intended to be available for students to use at all times for eating lunch, group work etc, but bearing in mind that noise must be kept to reasonable levels, particularly if there are formal classes in the next room.

Room MM2-05 (Experience MM Studio):

• This room is available for students enrolled in Engineering Capstone Experience and Engineering Honours Project

PLEASE NOTE:  The responsibility for maintaining these rooms in a clean and safe state rests with the students. If instances of unacceptable mess, breakage of furniture or any similar issues arise then access to the rooms will be restricted to class use only until the issues are resolved. Access is a privilege, not a right.

Please make the most of these spaces that we hope will support your learning J

This is a four-year, professional degree with honours. The honours component includes a minimum of one year of advanced studies in research and professional practice. You will receive First Class, Second Class or Third Class Honours, depending on your performance.

If you are in final year, you are probably starting to think about what Honours Grade you are going to receive.    

Your Honours Grade is based on your average GPA in final year (ie. final year project courses and final year electives). Please see below for more information.

Honours Calculation

As per UniSA Policy A-42.14

Determination of final grade of honours

The honours research project grade and honours coursework grades (comprising of courses that make up the final year of the program) will be combined using the GPA formula specified in the Assessment Policies and Procedures Manual (Section 8.6):

GPA = Sum of (grade points x course unit values) / Sum of course unit values

The final grade of honours is based on the weighted GPA, and is determined by the Schools/Division using the Assessment framework for bachelor honours degree programs.

For Example:

Refer to this website for Grade Points:  https://askcampuscentral.unisa.edu.au/app/answers/detail/a_id/3

Be aware of your digital footprint

Managing your online presence can enhance your career prospects

What is your digital footprint?

Your digital footprint is everything on the internet that is about you. This could include

• a profile on Facebook,Twitter or LinkedIn
• photographs that you, your friends or family have posted online
• anything you have written or that has been written about you, for instance on discussion boards, blogs, or in articles.

We are all being encouraged to put aspects of ourselves and our lives online, and much of this content is freely available to view. Each time we add something about ourselves on the internet we enlarge our own digital footprint. Whenever we mention someone else, we enlarge theirs.

Personal information is routinely collected by companies eager to market their goods or services and this can be retained for several years. Equally, your digital presence can be monitored by individuals looking for information about you.

Uncover your digital footprint

You should first check what others can see about you. Search for your name using Google or other search engines and see what information already exists about you. Repeat the search regularly using services such as Google Alerts which give automatic updates. Although you may not have added anything new, your friends and family might have.

Capitalise on your digital footprint

A digital footprint offers many advantages.

• You can build a positive online presence that showcases your skills, experience and interests. Moreover, with some online sites, you can control the information about you that is publicly available.
• An online profile that includes your CV, for instance on a professional networking site such as LinkedIn, can expand your range of contacts.
• Professional networking sites can give you access to potential employers, whose digital footprint you can also check.
• You can update your profile in a cost- and time-effective way, so make sure to do so regularly.

Some employment sectors (e.g. advertising, public relations and the media) may expect and actively encourage you to have a digital footprint. They may look for examples of your online creativity, for instance on blogs, profiles or videos.

You can enhance your digital footprint by carefully judged contributions to blogs, news articles and discussions, or by adding reviews to sites such as Amazon. Keeping a positive online presence regularly updated can reduce the impact of any earlier content you may regret, because most internet searches rarely access more than the top few results.

Before enhancing your digital footprint, consider whether it is worth the time and effort, and whether the content really does add value to your online profile.

Be aware of your digital footprint

If you use social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, or regularly post photos, videos, blogs and comments, make sure to manage your contributions carefully, since much of the information stored online becomes public by default. Unless you change your privacy settings, your social network pages will come up on a web search.

Anyone who finds out enough about you could potentially impersonate you, so be careful about the personal information you make publicly available. Potential employers have also been known to reject applicants on the basis of information discovered online.

If aspects of your online presence are causing you concern

• separate your personal and professional online profiles
• consider using a different name (e.g. a nickname) for your more private personal profile, and change the privacy settings on your social networking site so that only your friends can see your personal information
• remove anything from your public profile that is personal or private, or that might cause potential problems with colleagues, your current or prospective employer, and always avoid inappropriate language, ill-advised comments or jokes.

Source: Open University

Here is some foundation resources to help you get started in preparing your resume.  Also refer to the resources available under the Industrial Experience link in the program page.

Resume slides from first year ENGG 1003 

Example resume template - applying for a placement

Example resume template - applying for a part time job

Example resume template – applying for graduate work

Link to EA connect guide from 2013 – now an online resources available via Engineers Australia website.  But this pdf (although old) will provide some useful information regarding companies who have taken students on placement.  

Get help refreshing your math here 

https://lo.unisa.edu.au/course/view.php?id=4448

Access Design standards here

https://subscriptions-techstreet-com.access.library.unisa.edu.au/

You can access your ereadings via the ereadings link in the course/subject essentials panel of your course page.

This will take you to eReserve, UniSA's new reading list management system.

Check out the short video below to learn more.