Overview

This unit aims to provide an overview and benefits of Industry 4.0. The students will gain an understanding of the concepts of Industry 4.0 and have the ability to apply I4.0 principles in the industry. This unit will cover product lifecycle management, Industry 4.0 framework, new business models and digitalisation and enable students to promote innovation in the modern economy.

Requisites

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
08-September-2025
28-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
21-September-2025
Census date
26-September-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-October-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Research and analyse Industry 4.0 principles in a national and global context.
  • Identify and apply the key concepts for the optimisation of information flows from ideation to disposal using Product Lifecycle Management (PLM).
  • Evaluate the enabling technologies of Industry 4.0.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the standardisation framework for Industry 4.0
  • Develop and manage strategies to implement, collaborate, plan, and roadmap different approaches using Industry 4.0 business models.

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Class		30.00 1 week 30
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Class		4.00 8 weeks 32
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning		0.67 12 weeks 8
Placement
Placement		6.00 5 weeks 30
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning		4.17 12 weeks 50
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
AssignmentIndividual/Group 30 - 40% 2,3,5 
Reflective JournalIndividual 30 - 40% 5 
Report and PresentationIndividual 30 - 40% 1,3,4 

Content

'Batch of one'

  • Industry 4.0 standardisation Framework ( e.g. RAMI4.0)
  • Product lifecycle management
  • New business value creation and capture
  • Collective problem solving
  • Industry 4.0 digitalisation

 

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.