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Unit Synopsis
Students develop a working knowledge of the principles and applications of fluid power in industry. They use technical fluid power terminology and representations and select and size fluid power system components, design pressure controls and circuit protection, and recommend and draw simple circuit designs. They outline measures taken to maintain circuit sustainability; develop skills to work, learn and communicate professionally, to investigate and solve problems, and clearly communicate their designs and problem solutions and their rationale for solving problems. Distance education (FLEX) students are required to have access to a computer and to 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 |
Prereq: ENAG11002 Energy & Electricity or ENEG11009 Fundamentals of Energy & Electricity or PHYS11185 Engineering Physics B 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 | No 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 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 | 30% |
| 2. Written Assessment | 40% |
| 3. Written Assessment | 30% |
| 4. 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%).
Past Exams
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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
Carry out experiments in-person instead lab-via-Zoom.
Opportunity to organise on-campus residential school should be considered.
No action taken due to no enrolments in this offering. This recommendation is carried over to the next offering.
Source: SUTE
Reorganise lab instruction sheets for easy and quick comprehension.
It is recommended that the UC should revisit the Lab instruction sheets, rewrite and reorganise for the unit.
No action taken due to no enrolments in this offering. This recommendation is carried over to the next offering.
Source: SUTE
Six lab reports at a time is too much.
It is recommended to start lab experiments earlier in the term to avoid report submission at the end of term.
No action taken due to no enrolments in this offering. This recommendation is carried over to the next offering. .
Source: Evaluation report
The contents of the unit are aligned to modern day industry practices.
It is recommended that the unit content be kept as it is and that more modern examples and experiences from the industry should be adopted.
No action taken due to no enrolments in this offering. This recommendation is carried over to the next offering.
Source: SUTE
Carry out experiments in-person instead of lab via Zoom.
Opportunity to organise on-campus residential school should be considered.
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Reorganise lab instruction sheets for easy andquick comprehension.
It is recommended that the UC should revisit the Lab instruction sheets, rewrite and reorganise them for the unit.
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Six lab reports at a time is too much.
It is recommended to start lab experiments earlier in the term to avoid report submissionat the end of the term.
In Progress
Source: Evaluation Report
The contents of the unit are aligned to modernday industry practices.
It is recommended that the unit content bekept as it is and that more modern examples and experiences from the industry should be adopted.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Explain the nature and principles of 'fluid power' and fluid power systems and describe the behaviour of common working fluids in such systems [1,2,3,4,5]
- Use and interpret technical terminology, symbols and representations used to describe fluid power systems, components and installations [1,2,3]
- Select and size fluid power circuit components to achieve circuit control objectives [3, 4, 5]
- Design suitable pressure controls to protect circuit components and to minimise energy loss. [1,3,4,5]
- Explain the factors influencing sustainable operation of fluid power systems and measures taken to maintain circuit sustainability [1,3,4,5, 8]
- Recommend suitable circuit designs for simple hydraulic and pneumatic systems [1,2,3,4,5,8]
- Design and draw simple pneumatic/hydraulic systems [1,2,3,4,5]
- Work, learn and communicate in an ethical, professional manner individually and collaboratively, using information literacy skills to investigate problems and present solutions [2, 4, 6, 9, 10]
- Solve problems and record and communicate clearly and professionally the approach used to solve problems and the reasons for adopting such approaches to problems [2, 4, 9, 10]
Bracketed numbers show Graduate Attributes below aligned with by each Learning Outcome above.
BEng Graduate Attributes
1. science and engineering
2. communicate effectively
3. technical competence
4. problem solution
5. systems approach
6. function in teams
7. social, cultural, global and environmental
8. sustainable design and development
9. professionalism and ethics
10.lifelong learning
ADEng Graduate Attributes
1. science and engineering
2. communicate effectively
3. technical support competence
4. simple problem resolution
5. standards and codes of practice
6. function as a team member
7. social, cultural, global and environmental
8. sustainable design and development
9. professionalism and ethics
10. lifelong learning
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