Unit Synopsis
In this unit, students will learn the fundamentals of engineering drawing. They will produce freehand sketches and CAD drawings using orthographic projection conventions and sectioning conventions complying with Australian Standards. Students will develop skills in 3D solid modelling and rendering as well as produce detail drawings and assembly drawings. They will demonstrate an effective, professional level of communication and support peer group learning.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 1 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Written Assessment | 0% |
| 2. Written Assessment | 30% |
| 3. Written Assessment | 30% |
| 4. Written Assessment | 40% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
All University policies are available on the Policy web site, however you may wish to directly view the following policies below.
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of policies are available on the Policy web site .
Term 1 - 2019 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 68.75% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 43.24% response rate.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Staff and student feedback
The online tutorials were beneficial to students.
Recommend online tutorials be continued.
We followed the same practice in this offering.
Source: Student feedback
Assessment task explanation and marking criteria could be improved.
Task description and marking criteria will be updated and provided in week 1.
We followed the same practice in this offering.
Source: Student feedback
The distribution of time allotted to the topics could be improved.
The schedule for the unit will be checked and updated.
We checked and updated the schedule for the unit.
Source: Student feedback
Assessment feedback could not be found.
All assessment feedback is available via the assessment links. The Moodle system is set to send students an email when the assessments are graded. For the next term, in addition to the automatic email, a general news item will be posted on the Moodle site informing students when feedback is available.
We posted a general news on the Moodle when the feedback for the students is available.
Source: Student feedback
The materials could be improved for those with no AutoCAD experience and for some other parts of the unit.
Recommend unit material be reviewed and improved where needed. And provide links to the large amount of Autodesk tutorials and other help to supplement the unit's textbook, videos and online tutorial sessions.
We improved and updated the unit contents, videos and online tutorial materials.
Source: Student feedback
Students found the openness that everyone received the same information to queries was good.
The practice will continue in the future offering.
In Progress
Source: Have you say
Video tutorials were very informative and supportive throughout the subject
We will continue a similar approach in the future offering to support student's learning.
In Progress
Source: Have you say
The Moodle site is set very well.
The practice will continue in the future offering.
In Progress
Source: Have you say
Return 'on time' assessment feedback.
The School is working on returning all assessments on time.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Produce freehand sketches to visually define engineering artefacts
- Develop and interpret drawings that use orthographic projection conventions and sectioning conventions complying with AS1100 Drawing Standards
- Scale, layout, draw and dimension engineering CAD drawings to provide sufficient information to manufacture artefacts
- Draw and interpret 2D and 3D drawings using surface modelling, 3D solid modelling and rendering with CAD software
- Produce component detail drawings and assembly drawings including parts lists for engineering artefacts to AS1100 standards
- Demonstrate an effective, professional level of communication and support collaborative peer group learning
This unit assists students to develop the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies for Engineering Associates.
Knowledge and Skill Base: Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 assist development of Elements 1.2 and 1.3.
Engineering Application Ability: Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 assist development of Elements 2.1 and 2.2.
Professional and Personal Attributes: Learning Outcome 6 assists development of Elements 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6
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| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | • | • | ||
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