Course Title: Polymer Materials And Design Products
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C5068
Course Title: Polymer Materials And Design Products
Portfolio: DSC
Nominal Hours: 48.0
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.Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
PROC5055 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
320T Design (TAFE) |
Face-to-Face |
Course Contact: Julian Pratt
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4820
Course Contact Email: julian.pratt@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
The purpose of this course is to provide the learner with knowledge of plastics materials, their properties and end use application. The module also provides an overview of design and patent registration procedures.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
VBS782 Polymer Materials And Design Products |
Learning Outcomes
1. Identify commonly used plastics materials and discuss their properties and end use application.
2. Provide an overview of design drafting and engineering practices and describe the key principles of the design process.
3. Explain the requirements for designing and applying for registration of product/parts drawing patents.
Overview of Assessment
Students will be assessed by completing a major project. Students will receive ongoing feedback as they complete in class exercises supporting the project. Ongoing verbal feedback will be provided to students as the project progresses. Written assessment and feedback will be given to the student when work is returned. Late work will not be accepted.