Course overview
This course aims to familiarise the students with the practical aspects of professional mechanical engineering. Through presentations, hands-on activities, a design and construction project, and professional analysis, students will acquire and apply a diverse set of practical skills, including communication skills using engineering reports and graphical communication to design, fabricate, and operate small mechanisms. After completing this course, students will acquire basic knowledge of design principles for mechanical systems and mechanical design practice.
- Preliminary designs
- Detailed designs and modelling
- Testing and communications
Course learning outcomes
- Develop fundamental practical knowledge and hands-on skills in mechanical engineering design and practice, with application to a design project.
- Analyse and produce preliminary and detailed designs.
- Produce, measure, analyse and assemble the designed components using relevant practical tools and software, and make performance-based revisions
- Identify and analyse various mechanical mechanisms.
- Effectively communicate engineering design knowledge in both written and graphical form.
Availability
Class details
Mawson Lakes
Class number 21749
Section PR01
Size 12
Available 12
Class number 21748
Section PR02
Size 12
Available 12
Class number 21747
Section PR03
Size 12
Available 12
Class number 21746
Section PR04
Size 12
Available 12
Class number 22647
Section PR05
Size 12
Available 12
Class number 22646
Section PR06
Size 12
Available 12
Class number 29952
Section PR19
Size 10
Available 10
Class number 29951
Section PR20
Size 10
Available 10
Class number 21760
Section WS01
Size 35
Available 35
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 21758
Section PR01
Size 10
Available 10
Class number 21757
Section PR02
Size 10
Available 10
Class number 21756
Section PR03
Size 10
Available 10
Class number 21754
Section PR05
Size 10
Available 10
Class number 21753
Section PR06
Size 10
Available 10
Class number 21752
Section PR07
Size 10
Available 10
Class number 21750
Section PR09
Size 10
Available 10
Class number 24331
Section PR11
Size 10
Available 10
Class number 24333
Section PR12
Size 10
Available 10
Class number 25026
Section PR14
Size 10
Available 10
Class number 26934
Section PR15
Size 10
Available 10
Class number 26933
Section PR16
Size 10
Available 10
Class number 26932
Section PR17
Size 10
Available 10
Class number 26931
Section PR18
Size 10
Available 10
Class number 21762
Section WS02
Size 80
Available 80
Class number 21761
Section WS03
Size 78
Available 78
Class number 24334
Section WS04
Size 80
Available 80
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