Click Here to view current information
Unit Synopsis
ENEG11008 - Materials for Engineers introduces you to the essential knowledge of materials science and the ways in which engineers understand, select and use materials and processes for engineering applications. In this unit you will gain knowledge of specific materials, their microstructure and its effect on the material properties. You will learn how to identify and explain the properties of engineering materials and processes and how to classify these materials. You will also learn how to select engineering materials and processes for a given application, as well as conduct material tests and report on their results. Throughout this unit you will develop team-work, research and communication skills. Students enrolled in distance mode are required to attend a compulsory residential school.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 1 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the unit.
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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School |
Compulsory Residential School View Unit Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2020
Term 3 - 2020 Profile
Term 1 - 2021 Profile
Term 3 - 2021 Profile
Term 1 - 2022 Profile
Term 3 - 2022 Profile
Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Term 3 - 2023 Profile
Term 1 - 2024 Profile
Term 3 - 2024 Profile
Term 1 - 2025 Profile
Term 3 - 2025 Profile
Term 1 - 2026 Profile
Term 3 - 2026 Profile
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).
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. Practical and Written Assessment | 15% |
| 2. Written Assessment | 15% |
| 3. Practical and Written Assessment | 10% |
| 4. Online Quiz(zes) | 20% |
| 5. Online Test | 40% |
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%).
Past Exams
All University policies are available on the Policy web site, however you may wish to directly view the following policies below.
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of policies are available on the Policy web site.
No previous feedback available
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: SUTE unit comments report and self-observation
Technical issues associated with ISL arose early weeks of the term.
The unit coordinator should arrange testing sessions with Teaching Technology Support before the term starts. Each local lecturer should be assigned as a co-host to address issues without disrupting the central delivery.
The unit coordinator arranged a couple of testing sessions with the teaching technology support team to ensure the smooth delivery of ISL sessions. As a result, there were no technical issues this term.
Source: SUTE unit comments report and self-observation
The delivery of its residential school component was inconsistent across campuses due to staffing and equipment.
Students should be provided with more flexible options. Residential school activities will be arranged based on local specialties.
Pasco materials testing machines were purchased, and each campus was equipped with them to ensure a consistent student learning experience.
Source: SUTE unit comments report
Students commented on calculation questions which were pushed to tutorial classes, instead of discussing them in detail during lectures.
The unit coordinator should provide one sample calculation question while ensuring local lecturers cover multiple examples for a firm understanding.
The unit coordinator introduced and discussed at least one calculation question in the lectures. These calculation questions were further expanded during the tutorial classes.
Source: SUTE Teacher Evaluation
Students appreciated good examples and case studies from real-life applications that link theoretical learning to practical learning.
The unit coordinator should strive to introduce the latest case studies and state-of-the-art technologies related to the unit's contents.
In Progress
Source: SUTE and Email
Some students reported difficulty locating the assessment feedback, which had been provided as an annotated document.
All assessment feedback should be uploaded alongside the annotated document in the assessment submission area.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Identify and explain the properties and processing techniques of engineering materials to classify them
- Describe how the physical mechanisms that dictate material properties are affected by the internal-structure of materials
- Explain how processing methods can be used to optimise the structure of materials for the desired material properties
- Work both individually and collaboratively in a team to produce quality outputs
- Conduct material tests in accordance with international standards and prepare the corresponding reports
- Research and apply engineering standards, practices and material optimisation and constraints.
Learning outcomes are linked to Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies and also discipline capabilities. You can find the mapping for this on the Engineering Undergraduate Course website.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Practical and Written Assessment | • | • | • | |||
| 2 - Written Assessment | • | • | ||||
| 3 - Practical and Written Assessment | • | • | ||||
| 4 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | • | ||||
| 5 - Online Test | • | • | • | |||
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 5 - Team Work | • | • | • | |||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | • | |||||
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| 1 - Practical and Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| 2 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||
| 3 - Practical and Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| 5 - Online Test | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| 4 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | • | • | ||||||||