Grading and Passing Requirement for Unit

• 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, or HD).
• For further details about grading, please refer below in the policies and procedures section.
• If you receive special consideration for the oral presentation and demonstration of the Project, a supplementary conventional exam will be scheduled by the faculty during a supplementary exam period, typically about 3 to 4 weeks after the normal exam period. By making a special consideration application for the oral presentation and demonstration of the Project you are declaring yourself available for a conventional exam during the supplementary examination period and will not be eligible for a second special consideration approval based on pre-existing commitments. Please ensure you are familiar with the policy prior to applying. Approved applicants will receive an individual notification one week prior to the exam with the exact date and time of their supplementary examination.

Hurdle Requirements

• Students must attend and participate in at least 6 of the 7 weekly PC Labs (Weeks 1-7) to pass this unit.
• Students must attend and participate in at least 5 of the 6 weekly Project Labs (Weeks 8-13) to pass this unit.

Late Submissions and Re-submissions

• Late report submissions will attract a penalty of <10/100, 10%> marks per day. Extenuating circumstances will be considered upon lodgement of an application for special consideration.
• Re-submissions of work are not allowed.

Students are reminded of the University policies regarding assessment, academic honesty and disruption to studies.

Requests for extension on assessable work are to be made to the Unit Coordinator but will only be considered in the event of illness or misadventure.

UNIT WEBSITE

• The iLearn website for this unit can be found at: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/.
  • Note! All information and communications relevant to this Unit will be via the iLearn website.

TEXTBOOK

• Control Systems Engineering (Digital or Print), 8th Australia & New Zealand Edition 2019, Norman S. Nise, Wiley, ISBN: 9781119594352 (Digital version recommended).
  • Note! Links will be provided to specific sections of the Digital version in iLearn for each Lectorial.
• or, Control Systems Engineering (Print), 7th Edition 2014, Norman S. Nise, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 9781118170519.
  • Note! Only if you already have this textbook.
• Remark: All students are expected to have access to this textbook.
• Support Website: http://www.wileydigitalsolutions.com.au/support/article/student/ – link to the Wiley's digital solutions support page and live chat for students.

LECTORIALS

• Lectorials take place twice a week (Weeks 1-7) according to the Unit schedule.
  • Note! Students are strongly encouraged to attend at least one of the two weekly Lectorials.
• Lectorials are a combination of traditional lecture and tutorial teaching modes and are designed to improve student engagement inside/outside classes.
• The Lectorials are organised in a flipped classroom fashion.
• Outside class
  • links to E-Text specific sections, brief videos and/or lecture notes are posted in iLearn each week.
  • students are expected to read these E-Text sections, try to solve any given examples, and watch any videos and/or read any posted notes prior to attending the Lectorials.
• Inside class
  • brief discussion sessions on fundamental principles.
  • plenty of practical examples.
  • interactive problem solving involving students.
  • quizzes/tests to assess the understanding of fundamental principles in control systems.

LABORATORIES

• PC Lab activities take place once a week (Weeks 1-7) according to the Unit schedule.
  • Note! Students must enrol in one of the three available weekly Lab sessions.
• Interactive PC Labs use MATLAB/Simulink software platform to assist with the modelling and design of control systems.

PROJECTS

• Project activities take place once a week (Weeks 8-13) according to the Unit schedule.
  • Note! Teams must enrol in one of the three available weekly Project sessions.
• The team Project is the core component of this Unit. The Projects cover practical aspects of control theory to be used in future Electrical, Electronics and Mechatronics units.
• Students are required to form teams and choose one project topic from a given list of projects.
  • Note! When forming teams, students should agree in which weekly Project session they want to enrol.
  • All Project activities are performed in teams;

TECHNOLOGY

• The laboratory work will rely on the use of MATLAB/Simulink software platform.
• The software is available through AppStream and/or on Faculty PCs.
• Each team will be given an Arduino kit for the second half of the semester to perform experimental activities.

COMMUNICATIONS

• Students are reminded the University will communicate all official notices by email to official MQ student's account. Students should read their @student.mq.edu.au email regularly or forward it to an account they check regularly.
• All announcements and other communications regarding this Unit will be via iLearn platform.

WEB RESOURCES

• Control Tutorials for MATLAB and Simulink (CTMS):
  • http://ctms.engin.umich.edu/CTMS/index.php?aux=Home
  • These tutorials are designed to help students learn how to use MATLAB/Simulink for the analysis and design of automatic control systems.
  • They cover the basics of MATLAB/Simulink and introduce the most common classical and modern control design techniques.
• MathWorks Website (MATLAB, Simulink, user-guides, tutorials, etc):
  • MATLAB Courseware
    • https://au.mathworks.com/academia/courseware.html
  • MATLAB/Simulink Training for Macquarie University Students
    • https://trainingenrollment.mathworks.com/selfEnrollment?code=TSH4E9QU6C9G

Refer to iLearn website for a detailed Unit schedule.

This Unit has been revised compared to previous offering as follows:

• All Lectorials and PC Labs take place in the first part of the semester (Weeks 1-7).
  • Note! Assessment tasks for Lectorials and PC Labs will take place during this time interval.
• All Project activities take place in the second part of the semester (Weeks 8-13).
  • Note! Assessment tasks for Projects will take place during this time interval.