ENG1100 Introduction to Engineering Design

Contents

• Staffing
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Student workload
• Assessment details
• Important assessment information
• Assessment notes
• Production date
• PDF version

STAFFING

SYNOPSIS

The rationale for this course is to motivate students by fostering creativity and introducing conceptual design, computer aided design and drafting early in the course. Early training and practice in the engineering design method, the introduction to engineering handbooks and commercial catalogues is necessary for a foundation to which students can relate future studies in the more advanced courses of the program. Engineers need skills in graphical communication and spatial vision in the practice of their profession.

OBJECTIVES

The course objective define the student learning outcomes for a course. The assessment item(s) that may be used to assess student achievement of an objective are shown in parenthesis. On completion of this course, students should be able to:

1.

demonstrate basic drafting skills using free hand sketching and computer aided drafting software (Assignment 1);

2.

prepare and read drawings in orthographic projection (Assignment 1);

3.

construct auxiliary views (Assignment 1);

4.

prepare: (a) mechanical working drawings; (b) civil engineering drawings; (c) survey drawings; (d) electrical drawings (Assignment 1, Assignment 2, Assignment 3);

5.

produce drawings of simple objects in pictorial views (Assignment 1);

6.

accurately interpret standard engineering drawings (Assignment 1, Assignment 3);

7.

use the terminology of common engineering components (Assignment 1, Assignment 2, Assignment 3);

8.

apply creative problem solving techniques to engineering problems (Assignment 2);

9.

communicate proposed solutions to engineering problems in oral and/or written reports (Assignment 2);

10.

design solutions to simple conceptual design problems (Assignment 2)

11.

demonstrate effective team participation (Assignment 1, Assignment 2, Assignment 3).

TOPICS

TEXT and MATERIALS required to be PURCHASED or accessed

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ENG1100 Introduction to engineering design: study book 2, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba.

Boundy, AW 2007, Engineering drawing, 7th edn, McGraw Hill.

REFERENCE MATERIALS

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS

ASSESSMENT DETAILS

NOTES

1.

This assessment is in two parts. Students will be advised of the due dates for each part.

IMPORTANT ASSESSMENT INFORMATION

1. Attendance requirements:
   It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
   To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks or a grade of at least C-. (Depending upon the requirements in Statement 4 below, students may not have to satisfactorily complete each assessment item to receive a passing grade in this course.)
3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
   If students submit assignments after the due date without extenuating circumstances then a penalty of 5% of the assigned mark may apply for each working day late up to a maximum of ten working days at which time a mark of zero can be recorded for that assignment.
4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
   To be assured of receiving a passing grade in a course a student must obtain at least 50% of the total weighted marks for the course.
5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
   The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the weighted aggregate of the marks (or grades) obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.
6. Examination information:
   There is no examination in this course.
7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
   Not applicable.
8. University Regulations:
   Students should read USQ Regulations 5.1 Definitions, 5.6. Assessment, and 5.10 Academic Misconduct for further information and to avoid actions which might contravene University Regulations. These regulations can be found at the URL http://www.usq.edu.au/corporateservices/calendar/part5.htm or in the current USQ Handbook.

ASSESSMENT NOTES

This version produced 11 Dec 2009.