MATH12225 - Applied Computational Modelling

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Applied Computational Modelling will further your understanding of and ability in mathematical modelling of scientific and engineering problems. You will use built-in MATLAB functions to solve general problems in various disciplines. You will also learn to program in MATLAB to obtain solutions to complex problems through both analytical and numerical approaches. This unit will teach you to approach problems in a way that demonstrates a clear, logical, and systematic procedure of modelling through integrating mathematical and programming knowledge and techniques. You will also learn how to document problems and findings. Course work leads you to approach posed problems in a way that demonstrates a clear, logical, and systematic procedure of modelling through integrating mathematical and programming knowledge and techniques learnt.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisite: MATH11219

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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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

Term 1 - 2025 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2026 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

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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%).

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 78.26% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 23.23% 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: Student Feedback (SUTE)
Feedback
Students appreciate choosing a discipline-specific topic for Assignment A.
Recommendation
Project A should be kept and help students who struggle to find a project get an interesting, discipline-relevant project from literature.
Action Taken
All students were assisted in finding a relevant project.
Source: Student Feedback (SUTE)
Feedback
Students appreciate the additional programming assistance offered through Zoom.
Recommendation
This approach should be kept to help scaffold student coding knowledge to better prepare them for their assessments.
Action Taken
Weekly assistance was given to understand the assessment challenges and how to approach them.
Source: Student Feedback (SUTE)
Feedback
Students would appreciate short, modular teaching videos on specific MATLAB functions.
Recommendation
Short instructional videos should be trialled on MATLAB functions/commands.
Action Taken
Weekly videos were geared at introducing basic MATLAB concepts and commands.
Source: SUTE Student Evaluations - Areas to Improve.
Feedback
Some students felt that clarity of expectations could be improved.
Recommendation
Before attempting assessment questions, the unit coordinator should consider including a short introduction explaining the learning required.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE Student Unit Evaluations - Unit Rating.
Feedback
Some students felt that more useful knowledge & skills could be incorporated into the unit.
Recommendation
Machine learning should be considered a useful skill for all engineering disciplines. Phase this in during 2025.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE Student Unit Evaluations - Unit Rating.
Feedback
Some students felt that content could be more relevant to engineering.
Recommendation
Setting assignments and tutorials should be considered so that the relevance of computer modelling through coding becomes even clearer for Mechanical and Civil students, e.g., water flow analysis (Civil) and cyclical thermal analysis (Mechanical).
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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