Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Sammy Diasinos
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
MECH201 and MECH203 and MECH204
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
In this unit, students will develop their ability to design a mechanical system and the considerations required for manufacturing of that system. Computer Aided Design will be utilised by students to develop a mechanical system to achieve a defined task. Through a series of presentations and detailed report, students will demonstrate the design considerations made during the process of designing the proposed mechanical system. The unit will culminate with an opportunity for the students to present a constructed system and demonstrate its ability to achieve the defined task.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Student Responsibilities
Be familiar with University policy and College procedures and act in accordance with those policy and procedures.
It is the responsibility of the student to retain a copy of any work submitted. Students must produce these documents upon request. Copies should be retained until the end of the grade appeal period each term.
Student is to perform the required due diligent for their assessment grade and rectify as soon as possible upon finding any errors.
Notifications
Formal notification of assessment tasks, grading rubrics and due dates will be posted on iLearn. Although all reasonable measures to ensure the information is accurate, The University reserves the right to make changes without notice. Each student is responsible for checking iLearn for changes and updates.
Report and Assignment Tasks
Assignment Problems will be posted on iLearn at least two weeks before their submission date. Assignment/Lab report solutions will be posted within a week after the submission date. Submissions will not be accepted once the solution is posted.
Assignment submissions and plagiarism policies
All assignments and reports must be submitted electronically through iLearn (in pdf format) unless otherwise explicitly stated. Submissions will undergo plagiarism checkers using the turnitin software and any work deemed to have 30% or higher similarity score may incur academic penalty. For more details on the policies of academic penalties relating to academic honesty, please refer to the policies and procedures section below.
Submissions are expected to be typed set in a logical layout and sequence and graphs are expected to be drawn using suitable software. Markers WILL NOT grade poorly organized or illegible scans or drafts. The expected workload includes preparation of final copies and clear diagrams.
Late submissions
Late submissions or absences from tutorials and laboratories will not be accepted. In the event that an assignment or report is submitted late, between 0 and 24 hours a deduction of 25% will be made, between 24 and 48 hours a deduction of 50% will be made, more than 48 hours will result in no marks being awarded. Extenuating circumstances will be considered upon lodgement of a formal notice of disruption of studies.
Grading and passing requirement for unit
For further details about grading, please refer below in the policies and procedures section. In order to pass this unit a student must obtain a mark of 50 or more for the unit (i.e. obtain a passing grade P/ CR/ D/ HD).
Final Examinations
Final examinations will typically take place at the end of the semester. For further information, please refer to the Examination Timetable website on www.mq.edu.au
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Assumed Knowledge Test | 5% | No | Week 2 |
CAD Test | 10% | No | Week 5 |
Mid-Session Test | 10% | No | Week 8 |
Project Trial and Presentation | 10% | No | Week 10 |
Design Report and Competition | 20% | No | Week 12 |
Manufacturing Report | 10% | No | Week 13 |
Final examination | 35% | No | Examination period |
Due: Week 2
Weighting: 5%
A test assessing the assumed knowledge that students are expected to have obtained by completing the pre-requisites for this course.
Due: Week 5
Weighting: 10%
Assessment that will allow students to demonstrate their ability to create an assembly CAD model and generate a CNC path.
Due: Week 8
Weighting: 10%
A test assessing the students knowledge of material delivered up to and including Week 7.
Due: Week 10
Weighting: 10%
Presentation describing the concept that the group has selected. The group will also have an opportunity to initially test their concept prior to the final competition.
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 20%
Report summarising the design decisions made to achieve the required task as well as the analysis undertaken that assists with making those decisions as well as a demonstration of mechanical device with a mark awarded based on the ability of the device to achieve a specified task.
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 10%
Report indicating how the prototype will be mass manufactured using the techniques introduced during this unit.
Due: Examination period
Weighting: 35%
Final examination assessing all the content delivered throughout the course.
The main text required for this course is: Introduction to Manufacturing Processes by Mikell P. Groover
Week | Lecture Topic | Lecturer | Tutorial Activity | Assessments |
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1 | Introduction and CAD Assemblies | Dr Diasinos | No Tutorial | |
2 | Diagnostic Test and Device Requirements | Dr Diasinos | CAD Assembly tutorial | In lecture test |
3 | Manufacturing Automation | Dr Diasinos | CNC Milling tutorial | |
4 | Material Removal Methods | Dr Diasinos | CNC Milling tutorial | |
5 | Rapid Prototyping | Dr Diasinos | CAD Test | In tutorial test |
6 | Polymers and Composites | Dr Kourmatzis | Case Study/Design Project Discussion | |
7 | Sheet forming and Joining | Dr Kourmatzis | Case Study/Design Analyse Project | |
8 | Mid-Session Test | Dr Diasinos | Manufacturing theory tutorials/Design Analyse Project | In lecture test |
9 | Metal Casting | Dr Kourmatzis | Manufacturing theory tutorials/Design Analyse Project | |
10 | Metal Forming 1 | Dr Kourmatzis | Project Trial and Presentation | In tutorial practical assessment |
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Metal Forming 2 |
Dr Kourmatzis | Project Design or Build | |
12 | Design Competition | Dr Kourmatzis and Dr Diasinos | Presentation Feedback | In lecture practical assessment and Design Report Due |
13 | Revision | Dr Kourmatzis | Revision | Manufacturing Report Due |
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
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Date | Description |
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08/03/2017 | There was a discrepancy between the delivery dates and the assessment dates. This has now been amended. |