MATH11246 - Essentials of Applied Mathematics

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will apply essential mathematical concepts, processes and techniques to develop mathematical descriptions and models for problems in science, engineering, business, and other disciplines. You will learn and apply the properties of linear, quadratic, exponential, and logarithmic rules in appropriate settings and use trigonometric rules to solve relevant problems. You will also practice effective communication of results, concepts, and ideas using mathematics as a language in a way that demonstrates a clear, logical, and precise approach.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Anti-requisite: MATH11160.

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 3 - 2024

Term 1 - 2025 Profile
Online
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Online
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

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 25%
2. Written Assessment 25%
3. Examination 50%

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%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 50.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 20.69% 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: Unit evaluation
Feedback
The edited recordings provided helpful support for flexible learning
Recommendation
Continue to offer a positively supported learning experience
Action Taken
The supportive approach to teaching and learning has been maintained.
Source: Unit evaluation
Feedback
Frequent technical difficulties in the teaching room interrupted weekly lectures for both the teacher and students
Recommendation
Will keep requesting the IT team provide better IT support for teaching and learning
Action Taken
The teaching team collaborated with the CQU teaching technology department to ensure minimal technical disruptions during lectures.
Source: Student Unit Feedback
Feedback
Some students appear to be facing challenges in managing the content covered within the unit.
Recommendation
Reduce the unit topics covered by removing inequalities and sequences and series topics.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Unit coordinator reflection
Feedback
Enhance lecture resources through topic-specific recordings.
Recommendation
Split the weekly video lectures into individual segmented topics.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate foundation mathematics skills with emphasis on those areas applicable to multiple disciplines
  2. Formulate and analyse simple mathematical models
  3. Apply theory to practical problems drawn from a range of disciplines
  4. Solve unfamiliar problems using foundation mathematics techniques
  5. Communicate results, concepts, and ideas in context using mathematics as a language.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Written Assessment • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • •
3 - Examination • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Communication • • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Written Assessment • • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • • •
3 - Examination • • • •