Course Title: Complete an engineering design project
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2010
Course Code: CIVE5676
Course Title: Complete an engineering design project
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6093 - Advanced Diploma of Engineering Design
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: vocengineering@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Dr. Betty Richards
Ph: +61 3 9925 4172
e-mail: betty.richards@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 60
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
All core Advanced Diploma units and other units that are relevant to the specific project.
Course Description
This unit covers the competency to proceed from a client’s brief to the preparation of design and development briefs, engineering solutions, design and detail drawing, written reports of tasks, processes and design outcomes, and the oral presentation of technical information. This competency concerns the synthesis of a large number of competencies in a holistic manner to demonstrate the ability to carry out a substantial engineering design project in entirety.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
EAX040B Complete an engineering design project |
Element: |
Design an engineering solution involving standard and proven design techniques from a client’s brief |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Appropriate assumptions are made and documented. |
Element: |
Draw preliminary, general arrangement, design and detail drawings |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Component detail drawings are prepared to appropriate |
Element: |
Interpret the brief and clarify client’s requirements |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 The requirements of the client and the scope of the design brief |
Element: |
Prepare concept proposal |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 A search of Australian and/or international standards, Acts and
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Element: |
Prepare written report of tasks, processes and design outcomes |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Documents are prepared to appropriate standards and to AQF |
Element: |
Present technical information |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 The facts are clearly presented to ensure unencumbered |
Element: |
Review the design |
Performance Criteria: |
7.1 The design drawings and specifications (where appropriate) are |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to the elements
Details of Learning Activities
Paramount to this course is the students development of both technical and generic competencies. Throughout the course emphasis is placed on teamwork and Project-based learning. The goals are:1.to enhance students collaborating and communicating skills, 2. to enhance student life-long learning skills, and hence their ability to adapt to technological changes. Therefore, students are required to work collaboratively in teams of 5 members (members are selected by the teacher). Students are required to take responsibility for their own learning. The teacher will assume the role of a facilitator. On a fortnightly basis each team will receive support and encouragement from accredited mentors. The mentors are 3rd year Higher Education students which are TAFE graduates.
Teacher directed activities:
-a review on topics relevant to the project on a "need basis"
-short lessons on teamwork dynamics. This will be reinforced by workshops on Teamwork Dynamics by an invited specialist in the area.
Invited lectures by academics and industry professionals.
The objective is to provide students in a down to Earth manner with an insight into challenges they are likely to encounter in the Civil Engineering practice. Example of Lecture topics: Engineering Ethics, Organization Health and Safety Regulations.
Student directed activities:
Students will engage in the completion of an industry project. They will engage in activities such as analysis, design, technical drawing, cost estimation, report writing, and oral presentation. Students will regularly reflect individually and as a team on their progress.
Teaching Schedule
Weekly 3 hours team meetings at RMIT during scheduled class times to perform the activities outlined above. In addition students may elect to also meet occasionally at an alternative time and location.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Refer to learning guide. |
References
Other Resources
Refer to learning guide.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment are conducted in both theoretical and practical aspects of the course according to the performance criteria set out in the National Training Package. Students are required to undertake summative assessments that bring together knowledge and skills. To successfully complete this course you will be required to demonstrate competency in each assessment tasks detailed under the Assessment Task Section.
Your assessment for this course will be marked using the following table:
NYC (<50%) Not Yet Competent
CAG (50-59%) Competent - Pass
CC (60-69%) Competent - Credit
CDI (70-79%) Competent - Distinction
CHD (80-100%) Competent - High Distinction
Assessment Tasks
Assessment will be a combination of process assessment (student’s self-reflective journal, group reflection and peer’s evaluation) and content assessment (joint report and team presentation). It is important to note that the joint report valued at 70%, consist of a technical component (valued at 50%), and team reflective reports (valued at 20%). The team reflective report is to be submitted on a fortnightly basis.
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
They are limited opportunities to carry out industry work experience at overseas companies. In such cases, students are graded based on industry supervisor’s assessment of student performance, written technical report , oral presentation of report, and journal or e-portfolio.
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