Overview
This unit aims to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the key principles and concepts of industrial control and automation. The unit will focus on the essential components of automation systems. You will also gain practical expertise in programming Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) using ladder logic and other programming languages. This unit will offer hands-on, project-based learning opportunities that will enable you to apply your theoretical knowledge in practical settings. In this unit, you will learn to configure sensors, actuators, and control equipment to solve industrial problems. You will assess multiple options and choose the best combination of components for your design. Additionally, you will create, evaluate, and simulate an automation solution to a given industry issue using industry-standard components, software, and PLCs. This unit aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 9: "Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure" by fostering innovative and sustainable industrialisation using industrial automation solutions.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: ENEX12002 Introductory Electronics OR (ENEE13018 Analogue Electronics & ENEE13020 Digital Electronics).
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).
Offerings For Term 2 - 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).
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
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.
Feedback from Student Unit Evaluation Survey
Preparation of demonstrations in advance would enhance their overall effectiveness and professionalism.
Instead of conducting live demonstrations, demo videos of Factory I/O and PLC simulations should be prepared in advance and uploaded to Moodle prior to the classes and workshops.
Feedback from Unit Evaluation Data
The useful feedback on assessments needs improvement.
The lack of visibility of Moodle comments and feedback for Online Quiz I and II should be addressed.
Feedback from Unit Evaluation Data
Unit requirements are not clear.
The sections in Lecture 1 covering unit requirements should be further improved.