Course Title: Select common engineering materials
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2013
Course Code: PROC5277C
Course Title: Select common engineering materials
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6114 - Advanced Diploma of Engineering
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Teachers:
Mr. George Zouev
Mechanical Engineering, Level 5, Bldg 57.
Email: george.zouev@rmit.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 9925 4935
Dr. Frank (Yanan) Wang
Mechanical Engineering, Level 5, Bldg 57.
Email: yanan.wang@rmit.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 9925 4310
Dr. Daniela Achim
Mechanical Engineering, Level 5, Bldg 57.
Email: daniela.achim@rmit.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 9925 4523
Nominal Hours: 40
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
None
Course Description
This unit covers recognising common materials used in engineering, assisting in the selection of a material for a specific application, and using test results to evaluate the properties of materials.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
MEM30007A Select common engineering materials |
Element: |
1 Identify common engineering materials by their principal properties |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1. The principal properties of ferrous and non-ferrous metals are identified. |
Element: |
2 Select materials for specific applications |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1. The engineering requirement for the specific application is determined in consultation with others. |
Element: |
3 Verify selected material as fit for purpose |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1. Appropriate tests for the required properties are identified. |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Students will participate in a variety of teaching methods including: lectures, tutorials,practicals, class discussion, seminar, group/individual work on projects, audio-visual presentation, and interaction with individuals and groups within the mechanical and aerspace area.
Teaching Schedule
Please note: while your teacher will cover all the materials in the schedule, the weekly teaching and assessment order is subject to change. Students are required to spend 10 hours as student directed learning for this course.
Session 1: Introduction and overview of the subject, principle properties of common engineering materials: ferrous, non ferrous, polymers.
Session 2: Stress Strain Hooke’s Law, mechanical properties.
Session 3: Tensile Hardness Fatigue Testing, Torsion Compression Testing, Impact testing.
Session 4-5: Tensile testing prac.
Session 6: Composites, ceramic materials.
Session 7: Casting, Fordging Rolling Recrystallisation.
Session 8: Extrusion, powder metallurgy.
Session 9: Joining: welding, soldering, brazing, fasteners, adhesives.
Session 10: Heat treatment.
Session 11: Corrosion, degradation.
Session 12: Review and summary.
Session 13: Closed book test.
Session 14: Feedback of test.
Session 15: Final trial of closed book test if required.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Materials for Engineering by W.Bolton 2nd ed, Butterworth-Heinemann 2000 |
Other Resources
Class notes are available @ Blackboard, students’ resource drive.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including written / oral activities and demonstration of practical skills to the relevant industry standards. Participants are advised that they are likely to be asked to demonstrate their assessment activities to their teacher/assessor. Feedback will be provided thoughout the course.
Assessment Tasks
To be deemed competent students must demonstrate competency in all the two assessments:
Assessment Task One: Lab report 30%
Assessment Task Two: Final test 70%
Courses delivered in accordance with competency-based assessment, but which also utilise graded assessment.
CHD Competent with High Distinction
CDI Competent with Distinction
CC Competent with Credit
CAG Competency Achieved – Graded
NYC Not Yet Competent
DNS Did Not Submit for assessment
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment | Element | Performance Criteria |
| Assessment Task One (Lab report 30%) | 1,2,3 | 1.1, 1.2,1.3,1.4,1.5 2.1,2.2,2.3 3.1,3.2,3,3 |
| Assessment Task Two (Closed book test 70%) | 1,2,3 | 1.1, 1.2,1.3,1.4,1.5 2.1,2.2,2.3 3.1,3.2,3,3 |
If students can not submit assignment or attend the assessments as scheduled, please consider to apply for Special Consideration which can be found in details in the Other Information below.
Other Information
Study and learning Support:
Study and Learning Centre (SLC) provides free learning and academic development advice to you.
Services offered by SLC to support your numeracy and literacy skills are:
Assignment writing, thesis writing and study skills advice, maths and science developmental support and advice, English language development
Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/studyandlearningcentre to find more information about Study and learning Support
Disability Liaison Unit:
If you are suffering from long-term medical condition or disability, you should contact Disability Liaison Unit to seek advice and
support to complete your studies.
Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/disability to find more information about services offered by Disability Liaison Unit
Late submission:
If you require an Extension of Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) for 7 calendar days or less (from the original due date) and have valid reasons, you must complete and lodge an Application for Extension of Submittable Work (7 Calendar Days or less) form and lodge it with the Senior Educator/ Program Manager.
The application must be lodged no later than one working day before the official due date. You will be notified within no more than 2 working days of the date of lodgment as to whether the extension has been granted.
If you seek an Extension of Submittable Work for more than 7 calendar days (from the original due date) must lodge an Application for Special
Consideration form under the provisions of the Special Consideration Policy, preferably prior to, but no later than 2 working days after the official due date.
Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) submitted late without approval of an extension will not be accepted or marked.
Special consideration:
Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=riderwtscifm to find more information about special consideration
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is a form of cheating and it is very serious academic offence that may lead to expulsion from the University.
Please Refer: www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity to find more information about plagiarism.
Email Information:
All email communications will be sent to your RMIT email address and you must regularly check your RMIT emails: suggest daily.
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