Mechanical Systems Design
48 hours face to face + blended
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
This unit of study aims to develop your ability to design and build complex engineering systems, understand the systemic implication of design decisions, understand design challenges and apply design theory.
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Transform ordinary problems into engineering design problems that can then be readily solved and communicated (K3, K6, S1, S2, S3, A2, A3, A4)
- Recognise and comprehend the role of standards in engineering design (K1, K3, K5, K6, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2, A4)
- Use design theory to manage and further develop as an engineer (K4, K5, K6, S1, S2, S3, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7)
- Interpret ill-defined complex problems and determine the appropriate engineering knowledge and methods to solve those problems (K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6, S1, S2, S3, A2, A3, A4)
- Communicate, manage and document the process for developing a design as part of a team (K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6, S1, S2, S3, S4, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7)
- Analyse the roles of electrical power and machines and their applications to mechanical systems (K3, K5, S1)
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Lecture | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Tutorial | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning | 8.50 | 12 weeks | 102 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation | Individual | 20 - 30% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| Project | Group | 60 - 70% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Hurdle
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:
an aggregate mark for the unit of 50% or more.
Content
- Established design theory and practice
- Integrating engineering science theory with design
- Design for safety, risk, reliability and quality
- Design with standards (Pressure vessels for example)
- Design for industrial noise control
- Design for human factors
- Electrical power and machine
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.