SEM313 - Manufacturing

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Offering information:

Available at the Burwood (Melbourne) campus from 2026

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Matt Jennings
Prerequisite:

SEM216 or SEM212

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 2 hour studio per week (10 weeks). Students are required to attend and participate in project-based activities for the scheduled sessions during the trimester intensive activities as detailed in the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

Online independent and collaborative learning including a 1 x 2 hour studio per week (10 weeks). Students are required to attend and participate in project-based activities at the Waurn Ponds (Geelong) Campus for the scheduled sessions during the trimester intensive activities as detailed in the unit site.

Content

This unit will take a practical approach to understanding the role of the manufacturing process in controlling the quality and cost of a component. The impact of processing variables such as pressure, time and temperature in attaining specified property and quality requirements during the manufacture of commonly used materials will be examined.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1 Demonstrate and discuss the fundamental relationships between material structure/properties and manufacturing variables. GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Analyse and explain outcomes from manufacturing processing routes by applying critical thinking skills.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO3

Apply problem solving skills and fundamental knowledge to propose practical and sustainable solutions to industrially-based manufacturing problems.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO5: Problem solving

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1
Practicals/Studios
Weekly written responses to set questions 40% Weeks 4, 9 and 11
Assessment 2
Case study
Written report 20% Week 7
Assessment 3
Project report
Written report 40% Week 12

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Hurdle requirement

To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, all students must achieve a minimum of 50% on the combined case study and project report mark.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SEM313 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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