ENEM13015 - Design of Machine Elements

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Design of Machine Elements is aimed at integrating and applying prior knowledge in fundamental design, materials sciences, mechanics of materials, statics and dynamics coupled with design strategies and knowledge of machine elements to design various machine components. These skills and knowledge will help you to design, analyse, synthesise and deliver robust engineering solutions. You will acquire strong analytical knowledge of machine elements, their design and load carriage and power transmission mechanics.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: MATH11219 Engineering Mathematics AND (ENEM12009 Structural Mechanics OR ENEM14012 Solid Mechanics and Computational Analysis)

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).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton

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).

Assessment Overview

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 20%
2. Project (applied) 50%
3. Project (applied) 30%

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%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 15.79% 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: Email, In Class
Feedback
Challenges with team collaborations
Recommendation
Segregate the on-campus and distance students into specific groups and prevent the collaborative issues
Action Taken
The UC organised, facilitated, and moderated a few Zoom meetings for teams that were facing collaborative challenges. This mitigated the issue.
Source: UC Reflection
Feedback
Students' low level of engineering drawing and CAD skills
Recommendation
UC should provide more background information and practice tutorials on engineering drawing and CAD.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Introduce more case studies in the weekly discussions
Recommendation
UC should explore the possibility of including more case studies in the weekly lectures.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Develop detailed design of machine components to Australian and International Standards
  2. Apply the formal procedures of detailed machine design, including requirements, solutions, modelling and evaluation to solve problems
  3. Analyse and design a range of machine elements, explain the physical basis of their design, usage and operational limitations
  4. Interpet various design codes and standards
  5. Work effectively in teams by: identifying individual roles and responsibility, interacting positively with colleagues, and communicating effectively at group meetings
  6. Communicate as professionals through the production of drawings (computer aided) and Bill of Materials, and through written technical reports.

The Learning Outcomes for this unit are linked with the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standards for Professional Engineers in the areas of 1. Knowledge and Skill Base, 2. Engineering Application Ability and 3. Professional and Personal Attributes at the following levels:

Intermediate
1.4 Discernment of knowledge development and research directions within the engineering discipline. (LO: 1I 4I )
1.6 Understanding of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of sustainable engineering practice in the specific discipline. (LO: 1I 4I )

Advanced
1.1 Comprehensive, theory-based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline. (LO: 1A 3A )
1.2 Conceptual understanding of the mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics, and computer and information sciences which underpin the engineering discipline. (LO: 1A )
1.3 In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the engineering discipline. (LO: 1I 3A 4A )
1.5 Knowledge of engineering design practice and contextual factors impacting the engineering discipline. (LO: 1I 3I 5A )
2.1 Application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem solving. (LO: 2A 5A )
2.2 Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources. (LO: 2I 6A )
2.3 Application of systematic engineering synthesis and design processes. (LO: 2A 3A )
2.4 Application of systematic approaches to the conduct and management of engineering projects. (LO: 5A )
3.1 Ethical conduct and professional accountability. (LO: 5A )
3.2 Effective oral and written communication in professional and lay domains. (LO: 5A 6A )
3.3 Creative, innovative and pro-active demeanour. (LO: 2A )
3.4 Professional use and management of information. (LO: 1A 4A )
3.5 Orderly management of self, and professional conduct. (LO: 6A )
3.6 Effective team membership and team leadership. (LO: 5A )

Note: LO refers to the Learning Outcome number(s) which link to the competency and the levels: N – Introductory, I – Intermediate and A - Advanced.

Refer to the Engineering Undergraduate Course Moodle site for further information on the Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineers and course level mapping information
https://moodle.cqu.edu.au/course/view.php?id=1511

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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4 - Information Literacy • • •
5 - Team Work •
6 - Information Technology Competence • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence •
8 - Ethical practice • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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3 - Project (applied) • • • •