Unit Guide

General Information

Unit convenor and teaching staff	Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit Convenor June Ho june.ho@mq.edu.au Contact via Via-email 50 Waterloo Road, Level 1 By appointment via email
Credit points	Credit points 10
Prerequisites	Prerequisites MECH3005 and (MECH3003 or MECH303)
Corequisites	Corequisites
Co-badged status	Co-badged status
Unit description	Unit description This unit covers the skills and knowledge in production processes. Students will learn and apply the fundamental principles and practices of just-in-time and lean production as well as six-sigma approach to competitive manufacturing and to optimise production processes. At the end of the unit, students are expected to demonstrate the ability to gather, analyse and apply data to plan, control and improve production processes, to manage and optimise production flow, and to apply mathematical science to design and refine product/service functionality and quality.

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

ULO1: Convey fundamental knowledge of the just-in-time and lean production as well as six-sigma approach and how to apply it in planing, controlling, and optimising production systems.
ULO2: Apply mathematical science to model and control production systems/flow.
ULO3: Design and refine product/service functionality and quality.
ULO4: Present and communicate engineering solutions for production processes effectively.

General Assessment Information

A. Requirements to Pass this Unit

To pass this unit you must: Achieve a total mark equal to or greater than 50%

B. Late Assessment Submission Penalty:

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark of the task) will be applied for each day a written report or presentation assessment is not submitted, up until the 7^th day (including weekends). After the 7^th day, a grade of ‘0’ will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. The submission time for all uploaded assessments is 11:55 pm. A 1-hour grace period will be provided to students who experience a technical concern.

For any late submission of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, please apply for Special Consideration.

Assessments where Late Submissions will be accepted

Assessment: Assignment and Fieldtrip report – YES, Standard Late Penalty applies
Assessment: Quizzes, Projects and final exam - NO, unless Special Consideration is granted

C. Special Consideration

The Special Consideration Policy aims to support students who have been impacted by short-term circumstances or events that are serious, unavoidable and significantly disruptive, and which may affect their performance in assessment. If you experience circumstances or events that affect your ability to complete the assessments in this unit on time, please inform the convenor and submit a Special Consideration request through ask.mq.edu.au.

If you receive special consideration for the final exam, a supplementary 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 final exam you are declaring yourself available for a resit 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 submitting an application. Approved applicants will receive an individual notification one week prior to the exam with the exact date and time of their supplementary examination.

D. Descriptions of Assessment Activities and other information

There will be one-day compulsory field trip in week 8.

Assessment Tasks

Name	Weighting	Hurdle	Due
Participation in SGTA	5%	No	Weekly
Quizzes	20%	No	Week 5, 11
Project 1	15%	No	Week 9
Project 2	15%	No	Week 13
Fieldtrip Report	20%	No	Week 10
Final examination	25%	No	Exam period

Participation in SGTA

Assessment Type ¹: Practice-based task
Indicative Time on Task ²: 0 hours
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 5%

Development of knowledge and skills in engineering requires continual practice at authentic tasks. In each weekly SGTA class, you will undertake a range of relevant problems and discussion. Contribution to these tasks will be recorded by teaching staff to constitute this grade.