Overview
This unit will focus on materials selection in manufactured products. This will primarily be achieved via a product disassembly project ("lawnmower project"), which aims to identify materials and their processing routes, to analyse why those choices have been made and to propose alternatives, combining simple economic analyses, sustainability, societal and … For more content click the Read More button below.
Offerings
S2-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS
Requisites
Prerequisite
Prohibition
Rules
Enrolment Rule
Contacts
Chief Examiner(s)
Dr Julie Karel
Unit Coordinator(s)
Dr Julie Karel
Teaching approach
Problem-based learning
Assessment summary
Continuous assessment: 100%
Assessment
1 - Lab book
2 - Experimental reports
3 - Non-technical communication project
4 - Quizzes
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
Laboratories
Practical activities
Workshops
Workload requirements
Workload
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.
- Calculator
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.
Availability in areas of study
E3001 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Specialisation: Materials engineering