ENEM13014 - Thermodynamics

General Information

Unit Synopsis

The unit will introduce the laws of thermodynamics, energy, work, and heat transfer in liquids and gasses. You will learn how to analyse and solve problems on heat engines, refrigeration, heat pumps as well as Rankine and Brayton cycles. You will develop the capacity to work, learn, and communicate ethically and professionally, as individuals and in teams, to investigate, solve problems, prepare technical and laboratory reports, and evaluate uncertainties and the results of your work. In this unit, you must complete compulsory practical activities. Refer to the Engineering Undergraduate Course Moodle site for proposed dates.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: MATH11218 Applied Mathematics and ENEG11009 Fundamentals of Energy & Electricity.

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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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2025

Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton

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

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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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Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 22.22% response rate.

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: Student evaluation
Feedback
Created an inclusive environment
Recommendation
The similar environment will be maintained
Action Taken
Engagement through interactive discussion was maintained.
Source: Student evaluation
Feedback
Connected to real world applications
Recommendation
More real-world examples will be provided to maintain the same quality.
Action Taken
More real-world examples were provided; in particular, the importance of thermodynamics in power plants was discussed more.
Source: Student evaluation
Feedback
Asked question to make us think
Recommendation
There were only a few students attended the lecture/tutorials. Anyway, more question and queries will be sought for to make students understand the contents.
Action Taken
The student's attendance has decreased further, which is out of the control of the unit coordinator/lecturer. To help them understand the content, more questions were asked in class (by whoever was present physically or through Zoom).
Source: Student evaluation
Feedback
The work taught was all over the place and more video resources would be beneficial
Recommendation
The teaching will be done on week-by-week basis and chapter-by-chapter basis to keep the contents focused way. Uploading of the weekly lecture and tutorial videos will be maintained.
Action Taken
Lecture and tutorial materials, as well as recorded lectures and tutorials, were uploaded to Moodle each week.
Source: Unit evaluation
Feedback
Students could not acquire the prescribed textbook.
Recommendation
The latest version of the textbook (9th edition) does not have any exercises at the back of the chapter, which is why the 8th edition was prescribed. It is really good as a textbook. Checks with the supplier should be made to see if the book is available in Australia for the next offering.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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