Course overview
This course will introduce students to practical prototyping and design skills across the disciplines of mechanical, electrical, chemical, and civil engineering. Students will learn software design tools and graphical communication methods, coupled with hands-on training and workshop experiences. These skills and experiences will come together for student groups to complete and present a practical design project. This course is part of the engineering first year core to build foundational skills that will be developed in later years.
- Engineering Design and Communication
- Safe Engineering Design
- CAD
- Prototyping and Practical Tools
- Design and Build Project
Course learning outcomes
- Use hand tools and simple processes to safely prototype in an engineering workshop by following workplace health and safety standards and risk assessment procedures
- Develop practical solutions using a systematic approach for engineering design problems in a team environment, and present them via appropriate professional engineering communication tools
- Use Computer Aided Design software tools to read, interpret, and create engineering drawings
- Demonstrate knowledge of discipline-specific engineering practical design
- Demonstrate ability to work professionally, independently, and collaboratively
Availability
Class details
Mawson Lakes
Class number 28160
Section PR01
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 28158
Section PR03
Size 20
Available 19
Class number 28157
Section PR04
Size 20
Available 17
Class number 28156
Section PR05
Size 20
Available 19
Class number 30327
Section ST01
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 30326
Section ST02
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 30325
Section ST03
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 30324
Section ST04
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 30323
Section ST05
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 30322
Section ST06
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 30321
Section ST07
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 30320
Section ST08
Size 6
Available 5
Class number 30319
Section ST09
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 30318
Section ST10
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 30317
Section ST11
Size 6
Available 5
Class number 30316
Section ST12
Size 6
Available 3
Class number 28166
Section WS02
Size 20
Available 19
Class number 28165
Section WS03
Size 20
Available 19
Class number 28164
Section WS04
Size 20
Available 17
Class number 28163
Section WS05
Size 20
Available 20
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 28177
Section PR01
Size 24
Available 15
Class number 28176
Section PR02
Size 24
Available 19
Class number 28175
Section PR03
Size 24
Available 23
Class number 28174
Section PR04
Size 24
Available 15
Class number 28173
Section PR05
Size 24
Available 17
Class number 29109
Section PR06
Size 24
Available 21
Class number 29108
Section PR07
Size 24
Available 23
Class number 29107
Section PR08
Size 24
Available 24
Class number 29106
Section PR09
Size 24
Available 21
Class number 29110
Section PR10
Size 24
Available 23
Class number 30305
Section PR11
Size 24
Available 23
Class number 30304
Section PR12
Size 24
Available 24
Class number 30298
Section ST01
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 30297
Section ST02
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 30296
Section ST03
Size 6
Available 5
Class number 30295
Section ST04
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 30294
Section ST05
Size 6
Available 5
Class number 30293
Section ST06
Size 6
Available 5
Class number 30292
Section ST07
Size 6
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Class number 30291
Section ST08
Size 6
Available 4
Class number 30290
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Size 6
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Class number 30289
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Size 6
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Class number 30288
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Class number 30287
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Class number 30286
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Size 6
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Class number 30285
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Size 6
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Class number 30284
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Class number 30283
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Size 6
Available 6
Class number 30282
Section ST17
Size 6
Available 5
Class number 30281
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Size 6
Available 6
Class number 30280
Section ST19
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 30279
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Size 6
Available 6
Class number 30278
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Size 6
Available 6
Class number 30277
Section ST22
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 30276
Section ST23
Size 6
Available 5
Class number 30275
Section ST24
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Class number 30274
Section ST25
Size 6
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Class number 30273
Section ST26
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Class number 30272
Section ST27
Size 6
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Class number 30271
Section ST28
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Class number 30270
Section ST29
Size 6
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Class number 30269
Section ST30
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Class number 30268
Section ST31
Size 6
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Class number 30267
Section ST32
Size 6
Available 5
Class number 30266
Section ST33
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 30265
Section ST34
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 30264
Section ST35
Size 6
Available 5
Class number 30263
Section ST36
Size 6
Available 3
Class number 30262
Section ST37
Size 6
Available 4
Class number 30261
Section ST38
Size 6
Available 3
Class number 30260
Section ST39
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 30259
Section ST40
Size 6
Available 5
Class number 30258
Section ST41
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 30257
Section ST42
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 30256
Section ST43
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 30255
Section ST44
Size 6
Available 3
Class number 30254
Section ST45
Size 6
Available 2
Class number 30253
Section ST46
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 30252
Section ST47
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 30251
Section ST48
Size 6
Available 2
Class number 30250
Section ST49
Size 6
Available 1
Class number 30242
Section ST57
Size 6
Available 0
Class number 28172
Section WS01
Size 48
Available 42
Class number 28171
Section WS02
Size 48
Available 41
Class number 28170
Section WS03
Size 48
Available 40
Class number 28168
Section WS05
Size 48
Available 43
Class number 30310
Section WS06
Size 48
Available 38
Class number 30307
Section WS09
Size 48
Available 44
Class details
Mawson Lakes
Class number 58029
Section PR01
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 58028
Section PR02
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 58027
Section PR03
Size 20
Available 19
Class number 58026
Section PR04
Size 20
Available 19
Class number 58025
Section PR05
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 59936
Section ST01
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 59935
Section ST02
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 59933
Section ST04
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 59932
Section ST05
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 59931
Section ST06
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 59930
Section ST07
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 59929
Section ST08
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 59928
Section ST09
Size 6
Available 5
Class number 59927
Section ST10
Size 6
Available 5
Class number 59926
Section ST11
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 59925
Section ST12
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 58020
Section WS01
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 58019
Section WS02
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 58017
Section WS04
Size 20
Available 19
Class number 59937
Section WS05
Size 20
Available 19
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 58034
Section PR01
Size 24
Available 23
Class number 58033
Section PR02
Size 24
Available 22
Class number 58032
Section PR03
Size 24
Available 24
Class number 58031
Section PR04
Size 24
Available 23
Class number 58030
Section PR05
Size 24
Available 24
Class number 58743
Section PR06
Size 24
Available 24
Class number 58742
Section PR07
Size 24
Available 24
Class number 58741
Section PR08
Size 24
Available 23
Class number 58740
Section PR09
Size 24
Available 24
Class number 58744
Section PR10
Size 24
Available 24
Class number 59847
Section PR11
Size 24
Available 24
Class number 59846
Section PR12
Size 24
Available 24
Class number 59914
Section ST01
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 59913
Section ST02
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 59912
Section ST03
Size 6
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Class number 59911
Section ST04
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Class number 59910
Section ST05
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Class number 59909
Section ST06
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Class number 59908
Section ST07
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Class number 59907
Section ST08
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Class number 59906
Section ST09
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Class number 59905
Section ST10
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Class number 59904
Section ST11
Size 6
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Class number 59903
Section ST12
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Class number 59902
Section ST13
Size 6
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Class number 59901
Section ST14
Size 6
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Class number 59900
Section ST15
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 59899
Section ST16
Size 6
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Class number 59898
Section ST17
Size 6
Available 6
Class number 59897
Section ST18
Size 6
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Class number 59896
Section ST19
Size 6
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Class number 59895
Section ST20
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Class number 59894
Section ST21
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Class number 59893
Section ST22
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Class number 59892
Section ST23
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Class number 59891
Section ST24
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Class number 59890
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Class number 59889
Section ST26
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Class number 59888
Section ST27
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Class number 59887
Section ST28
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Class number 59886
Section ST29
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Class number 59885
Section ST30
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Class number 59884
Section ST31
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Class number 59883
Section ST32
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Class number 59882
Section ST33
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Class number 59881
Section ST34
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Class number 59880
Section ST35
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Class number 59879
Section ST36
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Class number 59878
Section ST37
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Class number 59877
Section ST38
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Class number 59876
Section ST39
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Class number 59875
Section ST40
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Class number 59874
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Class number 59873
Section ST42
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Class number 59872
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Class number 59871
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Class number 59870
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Class number 59869
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Class number 59868
Section ST47
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Class number 59867
Section ST48
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Class number 59866
Section ST49
Size 6
Available 5
Class number 58024
Section WS01
Size 48
Available 48
Class number 58022
Section WS03
Size 48
Available 45
Class number 58021
Section WS04
Size 48
Available 48
Class number 59917
Section WS07
Size 48
Available 48
Class number 59916
Section WS08
Size 48
Available 47
Class number 59915
Section WS09
Size 48
Available 47
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