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Learning outcomes
Select and safely use appropriate experimental characterisation techniques to gather suitable evidence with which to identify materials, and manage these results in a professional manner.
Use appropriate evidence, within the context of existing literature, to make judgements about the reasons that particular materials and processes have been used to fabricate a given product.
Discuss broader considerations relevant to materials selection choices including economic, environmental, societal and cultural aspects.
Appreciate and communicate uncertainty and imprecision in experimental findings and formulate appropriate and valid conclusions in situations where incomplete or conflicting evidence exists.
Interpret and discuss the significance of a set of experimental results in a concise, accurate and professionally written report.
Interpret technical information effectively for a non-technical audience as part of a team.
Manage open-ended projects to a satisfactory completion.
Teaching approach
Assessment summary
Continuous assessment: 100%
Assessment
Supplementary assessment
Supplementary assessment is not available for this unit. Check the supplementary assessments page for details about exemptions.
Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities
Workload requirements
Other unit costs
The following item is mandatory for practical aspects of the unit and should be purchased at your own cost as you will be reusing them throughout your course.
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Protective clothing and equipment:
• Laboratory coat - approximately $35 to $50
• Safety glasses - approximately $8, or prescription safety glasses (if required) - approximately $350
• Laboratory-appropriate enclosed footwear (non-porous material, equipped with non-absorbent, slip-resistant soles)
Costs are indicative only.