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Unit Synopsis
This unit provides you with opportunities to develop and demonstrate your professional capabilities in the field of thermofluid engineering. You will analyse, explain and evaluate the performance of air-conditioning and refrigeration plant; and mass, heat and energy transfer processes in industrial plant and processes. You will describe types and characteristics of fluid machinery, apply the theory of energy transfer to its operation, and analyse complex fluid flows using computational methods. You will then apply discipline theories and methods to design, implementation, operation and maintenance of industrial mechanical systems. You are required to show you can work both individually and collaboratively, to solve problems, and document and communicate their work clearly in a professional manner. Distance Education students will be required to attend a compulsory residential school to promote development of unit learning outcomes.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 4 |
| Credit Points | 12 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.25 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
[ENEM13014 Thermodynamics or ENEM12003 Thermodynamics] and ENEM12006 Fluid Mechanics [or ENEM12001 Fluid Mechanics]
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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| Residential School |
Compulsory Residential School View Unit Residential School |
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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).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 12-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Presentation and Written Assessment | 25% |
| 2. Presentation and Written Assessment | 20% |
| 3. Practical and Written Assessment | 20% |
| 4. In-class Test(s) | 35% |
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
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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: Unit evaluation
Teaching method was very good. Exam component should be more elaborated.
Students will be encouraged to read the provided exam guidelines by discussing their importance in the lectures and tutorials.
A clear exam guideline was provided, which helped more students gain HD compared to earlier years.
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Use software which are free and easy to access.
Design Builder software is used which has free access online for four weeks. Students will be encouraged to work early on so that they can finish the task in four weeks. The software is easy and can be learned quickly, within a week or two. How to access software will be demonstrated in the class.
The process of accessing the software was clearly discussed. Notice was given to students for early access so they could complete the project on time.
Source: Unit evaluation.
Assessment requirements and its feedback should be clearly described.
More explanation of projects and the process of teamwork should be provided.
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Source: Unit evaluation.
More interaction between students for team assessment is required.
The strategies for effective interaction should be provided.
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Source: Unit evaluation.
Use more real world examples as contents are directly applicable to industry.
More practical examples should be provided.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Analyse, explain and evaluate performance characteristics and determine load on air conditioning and refrigeration plants
- Analyse, explain and evaluate mass, energy and heat transfer processes in industrial plant and components, and industrial processes
- Describe types and characteristics fluid machinery and apply and explain the theory of energy transfer to its operation in engineering applications
- Explain and analyse complex flows and computational fluid dynamics methods in such flows.
- Apply discipline theories and methods to the problems of designing, implementing, operating and maintaining mechanical systems in industrial contexts
- Communicate professionally and provide evidence of personal reflection on, and critical assessment of, team contributions and professional development, and development of technical competence in thermofluid engineering
- Reflect upon, formulate and solve problems and record and communicate professionally the approach used to resolve problems and the reasons for adopting such approaches to problems
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| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 - Presentation and Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 2 - Presentation and Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | |||
| 3 - Practical and Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 4 - In-class Test(s) | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 5 - Team Work | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
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| 4 - In-class Test(s) | • | • | • | • | |||||||