Course Title: Apply calculus to engineering tasks

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6132 Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology

Course Title: Apply calculus to engineering tasks

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 80

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.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

MATH7063C

City Campus

TAFE

130T Vocational Engineering

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

Term1 2015,
Term2 2015,
Term1 2016,
Term2 2016

MATH7063C

City Campus

TAFE

174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

Term1 2018,
Term2 2018,
Term1 2019

Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468

Course Contact Email: vehs@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit of competency covers the application of calculus, including differentiation and integration techniques to engineering applications. It includes the use and application of standard differentiation and integration rules, finding maximum and minimum values of curves, application to rates of change and slope, finding definite integrals, using method of substitution, using trigonometric identities and finding areas under curves.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

MEM23004A Apply technical mathematics



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

MEM23007A Apply calculus to engineering tasks

Elements:

1 Determine scope of calculus techniques required for an engineering application

2 Apply differential techniques to engineering applications

3 Apply integration techniques to engineering applications


Learning Outcomes

Refer to Elements


Overview of Assessment

The assessment is conducted in both theoretical and practical aspects of the course according to the performance criteria set in the National Training Package. 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 personally demonstrate their assessment activities to their teacher/assessor. Feedback will be provided throughout the course. To successfully complete this course you will be required to demonstrate competency in each assessment task detailed under Assessment Tasks:

Assessment 1: Test 1

Assessment 2: Assignment

Assessment 3: Final Test

These tasks assesses the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):

Assessment Mapping Matrix 

Elements/Performance Criteria Test 1 Assignment Final Test
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1.2 X X X
1.3 X X X
1.4
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2.1 X X
2.2 X X
2.3 X X
2.4 X X
3.1
X X
3.2
X X
3.3 X X X
3.4   X X X