Course Title: Management of Automotive Design and Development
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Management of Automotive Design and Development
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
AUTO1024 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2008, Sem 2 2008, Sem 1 2009, Sem 2 2009, Sem 1 2010, Sem 1 2011, Sem 1 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 1 2015, Sem 1 2016 |
AUTO1024 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
172H School of Engineering |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 1 2023, Sem 1 2024 |
Course Coordinator: Dr Hormoz Marzbani
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 6147
Course Coordinator Email: hormoz.marzbani@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: Room 36, Level 2, Building 251, RMIT Bundoora East Campus, RMIT
Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
In this course you will gain a deep understanding of automotive design considering the key engineering disciplines and methods throughout the life cycle of a product. The primary focus of the course is on the MANAGEMENT of the life cycle phases in the design and development of the automobile from a systems perspective (from “cradle” to “grave”). This includes a wide range of considerations, including technical innovation, quality, reliability, safety, sustainability and environmental aspects. The underpinning engineering design approach introduced in this course is based on the Design for Six Sigma methodology.
More specifically, the course includes the following key topics:
- Product life-cycle management
- Global design and communication (e-design)
- Automobile system design
- Safety regulations and design for safety
- Environmental regulations and design for environment
- Design integration and optimisation
- Virtual design and development
- Design validation
- Knowledge management
- Autonomous Vehicle technologies and implications
- Presentation skills
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
This course contributes to the following program learning outcomes:
1. Needs, Context and Systems
• Describe, investigate and analyse complex engineering systems and associated issues (using systems thinking and modelling techniques)
• Exposit legal, social, economic, ethical and environmental interests, values, requirements and expectations of key stakeholders
2. Problem Solving and Design
• Develop creative and innovative solutions to engineering problems
4. Professional Practice
• Initiate, plan, lead or manage engineering activities
• Apply systematic approaches to the conduct and management of engineering projects
• Demonstrate effective team membership and team leadership
• Demonstrate orderly management of self, and professional conduct.
5. Research
• Demonstrate professional sourcing, use and management of information.
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
On completion of this course you should be able to:
- Apply a life-cycle approach to automobile design and development, and conduct life cycle assessment
2. Apply “Design for Six Sigma” approach to product (automobile) design
3. Identify realistic design solutions to real-world problems in compliance with the local and global industry standards (environmental, safety)
4. Communicate project findings and design proposals to an audience of peers and industry representatives
Overview of Learning Activities
Learning activities throughout the course will take the form of lecture material delivered in a combination of pre-recorded lecture topics, plus face-to-face tutorial deep dives with PowerPoint presentations, group discussions, a group assignment combined with a group presentation.
Overview of Learning Resources
Course-related resources will be provided on Canvas, which is accessed through myRMIT. This can include lecture material, assignment details, and other references.
Overview of Assessment
This course has no hurdle requirements.
Assessment tasks
Case study - team project
Weighting 20%
This assessment task supports CLOs 3, 4
Design Project - team project
Weighting 30%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3
Management report - Individual work
Weighting 50%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4