SEP291 - Engineering Modelling

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Offering information:

Available at the Burwood (Melbourne) campus from 2025

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Trimester 3: Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Van Thanh Huynh
Trimester 3: Hieu Trinh
Prerequisite:

SIT194

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with:

SIT294

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 seminar per week.

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

Online independent and collaborative learning including a 1 x 2 hour seminar per week.

Content

This unit provides a fundamental understanding in the use of mathematical concepts in the design and analysis of engineering systems. 

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 a basic understanding in the fundamental mathematical concepts required to explain the behaviour of engineering systems and familiarity with the analysis tools.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Demonstrate the ability to apply mathematical tools in engineering related systems.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO3

Communicate mathematical concepts to explain the behaviour of engineering systems.

GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical Thinking

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week

Assessment 1
Problem solving exercises

Two online problem solving tasks 50% (2 x 25%) Weeks 7 and 10

Assessment 2
Quizzes

Five online quizzes 10% (5 x 2%) Weeks 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9
End-of-Unit Assessment Timed online test 40% End-of-Unit Assessment Period

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, students must achieve an overall mark of at least 40% in the End-of-Unit Assessment.

Learning Resource

Prescribed text(s): Glyn James and Phil Dyke, 2020, Modern Engineering Mathematics, 6th Ed, Pearson Education, Harlow, United Kingdom.

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SEP291 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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