To pass this unit, students must obtain a mark of 50 or more for the unit (i.e. obtain a passing grade P/ CR/ D/ HD). There are no hurdle assessment tasks.

The University's standard late penalty applies to all eligible written assessments in the unit. For further information, please refer to the University's Assessment Policy: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/assessments

Unless an approved Special Consideration request has been granted, a 5% penalty of the total available marks per calendar day (including weekends) will be applied to late written assessments for up to 7 days after the due date. Assessments submitted more than 7 days late will receive a mark of 0. This policy supports the timely return of assessment results to all students.

The submission deadline for all written assessments is 11:55 pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to accommodate unforeseen technical issues.

For time-sensitive assessments, such as examinations, late submissions are not permitted. Students who are unable to attend must submit an approved Special Consideration request.

In this unit, late submissions are considered as follows:

• Assignment – YES, Standard Late Penalty applies

• Practical lab report – YES, Standard Late Penalty applies (attendance requirements still apply)

• Final examination – NO, unless an approved Special Consideration has been granted

All assessments will be marked according to the published marking rubrics. Students will receive a numerical grade for each assessment which will be representative of a Fail (0-49%), Pass (50-64%), Credit (65-74%), Distinction (75-84%) or High Distinction (85-100%) as defined by the university grading scheme. 

Assessment rubrics and grading criteria will be made available on iLearn long before the relevant assessment due date.

Assignment

This individual assignment assesses students' ability to apply heat and mass transfer principles covered in lectures to the design of a functional thermal product. Students will use concepts such as conduction, convection, and insulation to develop a design that effectively manages heat transfer. The assessment emphasises the integration of theoretical knowledge with practical engineering design through analytical calculations, design justification, and, where appropriate, prototype development or performance evaluation.

The submission will include analytical calculations, system design, and a technical report. A detailed marking rubric will be provided with the assessment instructions.

Practical Lab Report

Students are required to submit one individual laboratory report based on a practical laboratory session.

Attendance at the practical class is compulsory. Students who do not attend the laboratory session will receive a mark of 0 for the lab report, regardless of whether the report is submitted by the deadline. Students unable to attend a practical class must obtain approved Special Consideration to arrange an alternative session.

Details of laboratory times and locations will be provided on iLearn. The report will be assessed using a marking rubric available on iLearn.

Final Examination

A 2-hour final examination will assess students' understanding of all unit content covered during Weeks 1–13.

Week 1 classes

In Week 1, only the lecture will be held. There are no tutorials, SGTA sessions, practical classes, or other non-lecture activities during this week. All non-lecture activities will commence from Week 2, as outlined in the unit timetable.

Method of Communications

We will communicate with you via your university email and through announcements on iLearn. Queries to convenors can either be placed on the iLearn discussion board or sent to the unit convenor via the contact email on iLearn.

Please stay up to date with announcements on the iLearn platform. If you have any questions or would like to discuss the course content, feel free to post them in the General Discussion Forum on iLearn. I will respond to your questions as soon as possible after they are posted.

Useful References

There is no prescribed textbook for this unit. However, the following texts are recommended as useful references:

• J. P. Holman, Heat Transfer
• Y. A. Çengel, Heat and Mass Transfer: Fundamentals and Applications
• J. H. Lienhard IV and J. H. Lienhard V, A Heat Transfer Textbook

These texts provide good coverage of the fundamental principles and applications of heat and mass transfer and will serve as valuable resources throughout the unit.