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ENAM12006 - Mechanical Component Selection

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Students select and specify common mechanical engineering components like drive line components, bearings and fasteners. They determine requirements for components, research to find information to guide selection, select and size components, and specify the selected components. They select fasteners and indicate fits, tolerances and finishes required for mechanical components. Students describe the roles and responsibilities of members of engineering teams and develop skills required to work and learn independently and collaboratively, and to solve problems and present solutions. Distance education (FLEX) students are required to have access to a computer and make frequent use of the Internet.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites (ENAG11005 Mechanics or ENEG11006 Engineering Statics) and MATH11160 Technology Mathematics or MATH11218 Eng Foundation Mathematics

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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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 50%
2. Written Assessment 50%
3. Written Assessment 0%

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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Update unit content with more recent knowledge and research.
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More recent knowledge and research on the unit content should be explored and incorporated.
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The unit content was continuously updated.
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Additional practical questions related to the unit should be continuously incorporated into the assignments.
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More practical questions should be explored and incorporated.
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Assignment and workbook questions require regular updates.
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Updating the assignment and workbook questions should continue.
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The lecture environment needs improvement, as conducting Zoom lectures from the office is not effective.
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Lectures should be delivered in an audio-visual classroom.
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Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Determine requirements for components in mechanical assemblies and systems from design notes, related sources of information and from analysis of performance and purpose
  2. Research and obtain information required to select components
  3. Select and size components and explain the basis for selections
  4. Specify selected components using terminology relating to mechanical component selection
  5. Select fasteners for given applications and explain reasons for the selection
  6. Describe and explain methods of indicating fits, finishes and tolerances, and apply these to component selection
  7. Describe the roles and responsibilities of members of engineering teams and the procedures used to maintain safety and quality in design, production and operation
  8. Work and learn collaboratively and professionally to investigate and solve open ended problems, check work and present solutions

The learning Outcomes for this Unit are linked to Engineers Australia stage one competency standards for Engineering Associates.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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4 - Information Literacy • • • • •
5 - Team Work • •
6 - Information Technology Competence •
8 - Ethical practice •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
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