ENN414 Advanced Materials
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| Unit code: | ENN414 |
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| Prerequisite(s): | (EGB214) or Admission to (EN54 or EN64 or EN74 or EN77) |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $1,118 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $3,672 |
| International unit fee | $5,040 |
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2024, Gardens Point, Internal
| Unit code: | ENN414 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | (EGB214) or Admission to (EN54 or EN64 or EN74 or EN77) |
| Coordinator: | Tuquabo Tesfamichael | t.tesfamichael@qut.edu.au |
Overview
With a rapidly growing and ageing world population, the need for novel materials with advanced properties to address critical issues from structure to energy, environment and healthcare is increasing. You will be introduced to advanced materials including functional metallic alloys, ceramic, polymers, composites, bio-materials, and recycled materials, and examine these in more depth in the context of their properties, processing, performance and their applications in robust designs. Where appropriate, relevant engineering cases, research papers that outline the latest developments in research, and laboratory experiments will be provided to provide an in-depth understanding of the selected material or applications. This is an advanced engineering unit that is built from knowledge and skills you previously learned covering advanced engineering materials and their applications.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Discuss emerging engineering materials, properties and their potential uses in current and future applications
- Analyse key principles that govern materials selection in design
- Analyse and explain mechanical failure and degradation mechanisms of engineering materials in laboratory experiment
- Investigate critical challenges of advanced engineering materials in application in real case studies and present the findings
- Explain current issues and challenges in the translation of scientific discoveries and integration of advanced engineering materials in real world applications
Content
This unit covers topics in advanced materials and process including:
- Fundamentals of modern engineered materials, characteristics and selection of materials
- Mechanical failure, corrosion and wear of modern engineering materials
- Engineering Alloys (light alloys)
- Properties and processing of advanced polymers, ceramics, and composites
- Smart materials
- Secondary source materials and the challenges of recycling and reuse in engineering applications
Learning Approaches
In this unit you can expect to experience the following timetabled activities:
- Formal interactive lectures from experienced professional engineers and scientist cover the main concepts with real world applications and examples to give you insight into basic engineering knowledge, skills and attributes.
- Workshops in a flexible learning space will provide hands-on experience and insight into the principles of advanced material to support the topics covering in the lecture and the case study.
- Practicals in laboratory space guided by experienced demonstrators to perform laboratory exercises in a group to verify or understand the concepts covered in the lectures and be able to interpret the data to critically reflect the results obtained.
To complement the timetabled activities and complete your learning in this unit, you will be provided online resources and activities the unit's Canvas website:
- Informative recap videos as extra problem solving resources to enhance your problem solving approach, skills and knowledge.
- Basic materials such as notes, handouts, and Echo360 recordings.
You are expected to:
- Engage with timetabled activities on campus and ask questions. You should follow the weekly guide and announcements from Canvas on the online materials that should be completed prior to attending timetabled activities on campus.
- Engage with the online materials for developing your understanding of fundamental concepts. These will be available on the unit Canvas site. You will receive regular email announcements regarding release of these resources.
- Manage your time to engage with online resources outside of timetabled activities.
- Engage with your peers during the interactive workshops and the teamwork assessment tasks.
- Complete assessment tasks by working consistently across the semester and meeting the due dates that are published via the unit Canvas site.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will receive informal verbal feedback on your progress in this unit during workshops and discussions throughout the semester. Written feedback will be provided with each summative assessment throughout the semester.
Assessment
Overview
Assessment in this unit has been designed to give you the opportunity to show your learning against the unit learning outcomes.
Rubrics with criteria and standards will be used to evaluate the unit learning outcomes of your work.
The assessment consists of ongoing formative and summative assessments that are based on independent and group work. The assessment items allow you to demonstrate your technical knowledge in the topic, observation of real world and communication skills as well as laboratory practical skills.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Practical Testing of Advanced Materials Properties and their Failure in real-world
You will engage in laboratory experiment and submit a written report of your observation. You will demonstrate your ability to critically analyse your laboratory data using the knowledge you have acquired from the lectures and your reading of scientific literature. The report will be individual as a single final document. You will submit reports for of the two laboratory experiments.
The report only is an assignment eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Contemporary Advanced Materials in Engineering applications Presentation and Report
You will select a topic and conduct a literature review to identify significant opportunities and challenges in the area of modern engineering materials and applications and propose solutions that will either address the existing challenge or have the potential to improve an existing process/product. You will present your findings in a small group and submit a written report.
The written report is an assignment eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Final examination (theory)
Final examination is mainly problem solving questions and conceptual questions with both familiar and unfamiliar questions.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
You are required to use the following:
- The unit website on QUT's Canvas (learning materials that support timetabled activities and assessment tasks)
- QUT Library Databases
- QUT Cite| Write: You can access QUT cite/write online (Free download from QUT library)
Resource Materials
Recommended text(s)
Ashby, M.F., Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, 2016, Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford 5th Edition.
Callister, W.D. and Rethwisch D.G., Materials Science and Engineering – Introduction, 2018, John Wiley & Sons, 10th Edition.
Reference book(s)
Askeland, D.R., Fulay P.P., Wright W. J., The Science and Engineering of Materials, 2011, PWS Publishing, 6th Edition.
Risk Assessment Statement
You will undertake lectures and workshops in the traditional classrooms and lecture theatres. As such, there are no extraordinary workplace health and safety issues associated with these components of the unit.
You should have undergone a general health and safety induction and competency test online and received a safety induction certificate with a sticker on your ID card.
You will be required to undertake practical sessions in the laboratory and/or visit to industrial site under the supervision of the lecturers. If you do not have a general safety induction certificate or sticker you will be denied access to laboratories and/or visit to industrial site. In any laboratory practicals you will be advised further of requirements of safe and responsible behaviour and will be required to wear appropriate protective items. In this unit, you will be required to wear appropriate protective items (e.g. closed shoes or gumboot shoes).
Standards/Competencies
This unit is designed to support your development of the following standards\competencies.
Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer
1: Knowledge and Skill Base
Relates to: Practical Testing of Advanced Materials Properties and their Failure in real-world, Final examination (theory)
Relates to: Practical Testing of Advanced Materials Properties and their Failure in real-world, Contemporary Advanced Materials in Engineering applications Presentation and Report, Final examination (theory)
Relates to: Contemporary Advanced Materials in Engineering applications Presentation and Report
2: Engineering Application Ability
Relates to: Practical Testing of Advanced Materials Properties and their Failure in real-world, Contemporary Advanced Materials in Engineering applications Presentation and Report, Final examination (theory)
Relates to: Practical Testing of Advanced Materials Properties and their Failure in real-world, Final examination (theory)
3: Professional and Personal Attributes
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.EN54 Master of Advanced Manufacturing
- Demonstrate and apply advanced and specialist theory-based discipline knowledge and concepts as they relate to contemporary practice in Advanced Manufacturing
Relates to: Practical Testing of Advanced Materials Properties and their Failure in real-world, Contemporary Advanced Materials in Engineering applications Presentation and Report, Final examination (theory) - Employ advanced specialist technical skills, analysis approaches, design, and data to the solution of problems in Advanced Manufacturing, critically evaluating solutions against practice-informed performance and whole-of-life requirements
Relates to: Practical Testing of Advanced Materials Properties and their Failure in real-world, Contemporary Advanced Materials in Engineering applications Presentation and Report, Final examination (theory) - Implement professional communication and collaborative skills while engaging with stakeholders, exchanging ideas, and presenting complex information to specialist and non-specialist audiences
Relates to: Practical Testing of Advanced Materials Properties and their Failure in real-world, Contemporary Advanced Materials in Engineering applications Presentation and Report - Enact a holistic approach to sustainability in Advanced Manufacturing that embodies the principals of efficient, green, circular, and clean
Relates to: Contemporary Advanced Materials in Engineering applications Presentation and Report - Demonstrate an ability to research and apply established theories and plan and execute a substantial research-based project, cultivating an attitude of engineering innovation and creativity
Relates to: Contemporary Advanced Materials in Engineering applications Presentation and Report
EN74 Master of Advanced Manufacturing with Project Management
- Demonstrate and apply advanced and specialist theory-based discipline knowledge, concepts, methods and practices as they relate to contemporary practice in Advanced Manufacturing and Project Management domains
Relates to: Practical Testing of Advanced Materials Properties and their Failure in real-world, Contemporary Advanced Materials in Engineering applications Presentation and Report, Final examination (theory) - Employ advanced specialist technical skills, analysis approaches, design, and data to the solution of problems in Advanced Manufacturing and Project Management domains, critically evaluating solutions and practice-informed performance to deliver whole of life requirements and strategic objectives
Relates to: Practical Testing of Advanced Materials Properties and their Failure in real-world, Contemporary Advanced Materials in Engineering applications Presentation and Report, Final examination (theory) - Implement professional communication and collaborative skills while engaging with stakeholders, exchanging ideas, and presenting complex information to specialist and non-specialist audiences in Advanced Manufacturing and Project Management domains
Relates to: Practical Testing of Advanced Materials Properties and their Failure in real-world, Contemporary Advanced Materials in Engineering applications Presentation and Report - Enact a holistic approach to sustainability in Advanced Manufacturing that embodies the principals of efficient, green, circular, and clean
Relates to: Contemporary Advanced Materials in Engineering applications Presentation and Report - Demonstrate an ability to research and apply established theories and plan and execute a substantial research-based project, cultivating an attitude of engineering innovation and creativity
Relates to: Contemporary Advanced Materials in Engineering applications Presentation and Report
EN77 Master of Advanced Manufacturing with Data Analytics
- Demonstrate and apply advanced and specialist theory-based discipline knowledge, concepts, methods and practices as they relate to contemporary practice in Advanced Manufacturing and Data Analytics domains
Relates to: Practical Testing of Advanced Materials Properties and their Failure in real-world, Contemporary Advanced Materials in Engineering applications Presentation and Report, Final examination (theory) - Employ advanced specialist technical skills, analysis approaches, design, and data to the solution of problems in Advanced Manufacturing and Data Analytics domains, critically evaluating solutions and practice-informed performance to deliver whole of life requirements and strategic objectives
Relates to: Practical Testing of Advanced Materials Properties and their Failure in real-world, Contemporary Advanced Materials in Engineering applications Presentation and Report, Final examination (theory) - Implement professional communication and collaborative skills while engaging with stakeholders, exchanging ideas, and presenting complex information to specialist and non-specialist audiences in Advanced Manufacturing and Data Analytics domains
Relates to: Practical Testing of Advanced Materials Properties and their Failure in real-world, Contemporary Advanced Materials in Engineering applications Presentation and Report - Enact a holistic approach to sustainability in Advanced Manufacturing that embodies the principals of efficient, green, circular, and clean
Relates to: Contemporary Advanced Materials in Engineering applications Presentation and Report - Demonstrate an ability to research and apply established theories and plan and execute a substantial research-based project, cultivating an attitude of engineering innovation and creativity
Relates to: Contemporary Advanced Materials in Engineering applications Presentation and Report
EN79 Graduate Diploma in Engineering Studies
- Demonstrate and apply advanced discipline knowledge, concepts and practices as they relate to contemporary Engineering practice
Relates to: Practical Testing of Advanced Materials Properties and their Failure in real-world, Contemporary Advanced Materials in Engineering applications Presentation and Report, Final examination (theory) - Analyse and evaluate Engineering problems using technical approaches informed by contemporary practice and leading edge research to achieve innovative, critically informed solutions
Relates to: Practical Testing of Advanced Materials Properties and their Failure in real-world, Contemporary Advanced Materials in Engineering applications Presentation and Report, Final examination (theory) - Apply innovative, systematic approaches to plan, design, deliver and manage Engineering projects in a way that assures sustainable outcomes over their whole lifecycle
Relates to: Practical Testing of Advanced Materials Properties and their Failure in real-world, Contemporary Advanced Materials in Engineering applications Presentation and Report, Final examination (theory) - Effectively communicate Engineering problems, related complex data and information, and solutions in contemporary professional formats for diverse purposes and audiences
Relates to: Practical Testing of Advanced Materials Properties and their Failure in real-world, Contemporary Advanced Materials in Engineering applications Presentation and Report