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University of Newcastle course descriptions for UWP EMS students pursuing study abroad.
This document lists all required/elective courses (as of March 2008) that would be of interest to UWP Engineering
students wishing to pursue a Study Abroad experience at the University of Newcastle, Australia. !Its purpose is to give
the courses & names, PLUS their pre-requisites, in one document. It is in two parts:
Part One:
ALL the courses that are taken by engineering/physics students at Newcastle (March 2008) (7 pages)
Part Two:
Several pages of detailed course descriptions; I recommend searching through the PDF file by course name/number.
These include objectives, outlines, content information (lab/lecture/etc.), and prerequisites.
Part OneThis list is not exhaustive for a given department! !For example, Newcastle chemistry offers more than just two courses;
chemistry majors interested in a study abroad should dig through the U. Newcastle site on their own; my advising page
has some direct links that can help. !
The format I've used on this list is as follows:
COURSEnumber - Name of Course
[brief overview of content, if I thought it would be helpful]
Majors that require this course
Programs listed:
Physics; Electrical Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Software Engineering; Civil/Environmental Engineering;
General Engineering; Computer Science; Chemistry & Chemical Engineering; Biology; Math; Philosophy
Physics
PHYS1205 - Integrated Physics [1 sem, math-mechanics-waves-fluids-optx-E&M]Chem Eng, Civil, Mechatronics, ME
PHYS1210/1220 Advanced Physics 1 & 2[mech-waves-nuclear-particles/cosmology-relativity-thermal][E&M-optics-quantum+duality-atoms-lasers-spectra-semiconductors]Physics, Comp Eng, EE, Telecom, Computer
PHYS2160 - Modern Optics[Hecht-like]Physics
PHYS2170 Quantum Mechanics & Semicond Physics - needs 1220, MATH1120/1220[quantum+semiconductors: like UWP's PH314 & EE313]Physics, EE, Telecom, Computer Eng
PHYS2240 - Atomic & Nuclear Physics - needs PHYS1210, MATH2310Physics
PHYS2250 - Classical Mechanics and Special Relativity - needs PHYS1210, 1220 & MATH1120Physics
PHYS2260 Electromagnetism - needs 1220, MATH1120/1220[traditional physics E&M course]Physics
PHYS3320 Optical Communication[fibers, sources, waveguides, losses, etc.] - needs PHYS2160, ELEC3500, ELEC3530
Telecom elective
PHYS3330 - Industrial Project & Seminar (photonics industry project)20 units 2000-levelPhysics
PHYS3350 Quantum, Atomic & Molecular Physics - needs PHYS2220, MATH2310Physics
PHYS3500 Advanced Electromagnetism for Scientists and Engineers - needs Math 2310/2010[good match to UWPs E&M]
Telecom required; Computer Eng, EE elective
Not Available 2008:
PHYS3310 Laser Physics
PHYS3360 Advanced Electromagnetism
PHYS3370 Statistical Physics
PHYS3390 Solid State and Nanoscience
Electrical EngineeringELEC1300 Electrical Engineering 1[ccts 1]EE, ME, Mechatronics, Computer
ELEC1700 Computer Engineering 1[intro digital/computers]Telecom, EE, Mechatronics, Computer, Software
ELEC2131 Sensors and Machines - needs ELEC1300[machines & magnetic ccts]EE, Mechatronics, ME, Computer
ELEC2320 Electrical Circuits - needs ELEC1300 & MATH1120[ccts 2]EE, Telecomm, Mechatronics, Computer
ELEC2400 Signals and Systems - needs MATH1120EE, Computer, Telecom
ELEC2500 Intro Telecommunications - needs ELEC1300, MATH1110[Comm 1?]
Telecomm majors required; EE, Mechatronics, Computer, Software elective
ELEC2700 Computer Engineering 2 - needs ELEC1700[microprocessor/controller systems & C programming]
EE, Mechatronics, Computer, Telecom required; Software elective
ELEC3130 Electric Machines and Power Systems[DC, AC machines, transmission lines, power system rep/power flow]needs ELEC2130, 2200, 2400, 2320
EE required; Mechatronics elective
ELEC3240 Electronics - needs EE2320, PHYS2170[amps, integrated ccts, feedback]
EE, Mechatronics required; Computer, Telecom elective
ELEC3250 Power Electronics - needs ELEC2200, 2320
EE, Computer, Telecom elective
ELEC3400 - Signal Processing - needs MATH2420, ELEC2400[analog & digital filters and signal processing; adv sig/systems]
Telecom required; EE, Computer elective
ELEC3500 Telecommunications Networks - needs ELEC2500[PSTN, LAN, WAN, TCP, IP, switching, routing]
Telecom required; EE, Software elective
ELEC3530 DIgital Communications - needs ELEC2400, ELEC2500, MATH2420[comm, digital comm]
Telecom required; EE, Computer elective
ELEC3720 Programmable Logic Design - needs ELEC2700[PLDs, CAD, VHDL...]
Computer required; EE, Mechatronics, Telecom, Software elective
ELEC3730 Embedded Systems - needs ELEC2700[C; real-time OS; microproc architecture]
EE, Telecom, Software elective; Computer, Mechatronics required
ELEC3850 Intro Electrical Engineering Designneeds 3d yr 1st semester EE, Computer, Telecom[design w/Electrical, electronics, comm, computing, software, signal processing, controls, mechanical systems]EE, Computer, Telecom
ELEC4100 Electrical Systems - needs ELEC3130[power systems]
EE elective
ELEC4160 Advanced Drivers & Power Electronics - needs ELEC3130, 3250, 4400[modern electric drives, power electronics applications]
EE elective
ELEC4400 Automatic Control - needs MATH2310 & (ELEC2400 or MECH2350)
Mechatronics, ChemE, ME required; EE, Computer, Telecom elective
ELEC4210 Electronics Design - needs ELEC3240 (final year elective)[more advanced analog electronics]
EE, Computer, Telecom elective
ELEC4410 Control System Design & Management - needs ELEC4400[Controls II]
EE, Mechatronics, Computer elective
ELEC4560 Wireless Systems & Advanced Comm - needs ELEC2500, MATH2420[info theory; wireless comm]
Telecom required; EE, Computer elective
ELEC4700 Adv Computer Systems - needs ELEC3720[performance eval; pipelining, caches, I/O...]
Computer required; EE, Telecom, Software elective
ELEC4840 Final Year Engineering Project - needs 3rd year; 30 of 80 units in year.EE, Computer, Telecom, Software
Mathematics/StatisticsMATH1110 - Mathematics 1[differentiation; complex nos.; polar coords; integration; geometry]EE, Telecomm, Mechatronics, ChemE, Civil, EnvE, ME, Computer, Software
MATH1120 - Mathematics 2 - needs MATH1110[series, partial diff, diff eqs, linear eqs, eigenvectors etc.]EE, Mechatronics, ChemE, Civil, EnvE, ME, Computer, Software
MATH1510 - Discrete Mathematics - needs HS mathSoftware
MATH2310 - Calculus of Science & Engineering - needs MATH 1120[multi-variable calc; ODEs; div, curl; line integrals; Green's thm; Laplace, etc.]EE, Mechatronics, ChemE, Civil, EnvE, ME, Computer
MATH2340 - Algebra & Geometry - needs MATH1120['gateway' after MATH1110/1120; linear algebra, complex numbers; eigenvalues/vectors; transformations]Elective
MATH2420 - Engineering Mathematics - needs MATH1120 & MATH2310[complex fcns; cauchy integral; contour integration; prob density fcns; etc.]EE, Telecomm, Computer
MATH2470 - Partial Differential Eqs in Engineering - needs MATH1120[bdy value problems: heat, mass momentum diffusion]ChemE
STAT1070 - Statistics for the Sciences - need to be 'calculus-ready'[relate probability to statistical analysis of data; apply to experimental design; probability concepts]Elective
Mechanical EngineeringMECH2110 - Mechanical Engineering Design I - needs GENG1000[drawing & design]Mechatronics, ME
MECH2250 - Materials Science & Engineering I - needs 'physics or chemistry'[engineering materials, intro]Mechatronics, ME
MECH2350 - Dynamics 2 - needs GENG1001; Diff EQ; Laplace xform (MATH2310)][2D dynamics, dynamic systems incl elect. systems; xfer fcn, feedback]Mechatronics, ME
MECH2420 - Engineering Mechanics - needs GENG1001[force/stress; axial stress; shear stress; strain; impact loads, reliability]Mechatronics, ME
MECH2450 - Engineering Computations 2 - needs GENG1002[computations; probability/stats; MATLAB solving]ME
MECH2700 - Thermofluids - needs 'physics & math'[fluids + some thermo]Mechatronics, ME
MECH3110 - Mechanical Engineering Design 2 - needs MECH2110; MECH2420[welded/bolted connectors; friction drives; clutch/brakes;linkage kinematics; gear design & selection]Mechatronics, ME
MECH3130 - Mechanics of Bulk Solids & Particulates - needs MECH2420; MECH2110[bulk solid/particulate properties; design handling equipment; flow, measurement]
elective: ME
MECH3140 - Mechatronics Design - needs MECH2110; MECH2420; ELEC2131[electro-mechanical design]Mechcatronics
MECH3400 - Materials Science and Engineering 2 - needs MECH2250[materials selection; elastic, plastic prop's; strengthening; heat treatment; fatigue; friction/wear; etc.]
ME; elective: Mechatronics
MECH3440 - Mechanics of Solids - needs MECH2420[external loads & internal forces; shafts, beams, pressure vessels...; strain energy; leak/burst; etc.]ME
MECH3700 - Transport Phenomena - needs MECH2700, MATH: ODEs, PDEs[transport of mass, momentum, heat; boundary layers; pipe flow; heat xfer]
ME; elective: Mechatronics
MECH3750 - Applied Engineering Thermodynamics - needs 1st yr MATH; intro Thermo[thermo for flow processes (power generation); cycles; equilibria; chemical cycles; lab]ME
MECH4220 - Bulk Materials Handling & Transportation - needs NIL[characterize bulk solids; bins/feeders; design conveying systems; bin wall loads; belt conveying]
elective: ME
MECH4400 - Computational Mechanics - needs MECH2110, 2420, 2350[finite element intro; analysis & control of vibration; stiffness matrices, shape fcns]
ME; elective: Mechatronics
MECH4580 - Adv Computer Aided Engineering & Manufacturing - needs MECH2110; MECH4400[more FEA (transients, buckling, intro nonlinear); rapid prototyping; solid modeling]
elective: ME
MECH4830 - Engineering Economic Analysis - needs NIL
elective: ME, Mechatronics
MECH4841A,B - Mechanical Engineering Project Parts A/B[senior design; 2 semester sequence]Mechatronics (or EE project); ME
MECH4890 - Computer Simulation and Modeling - needs NIL[simulation techniques for several apps; VISUAL SLAM; AWESIM; SLAM network]
elective: ME
Software EngineeringSENG1110 - Intro Software Engineering I - needs NIL[intro programming i.e. Java; GUI creation]EE, Telecomm, Computer, Software
SENG1120 - Introduction to Software Engineering 2 - needs SENG1110[larger problems; stacks/queues/trees/heaps; Linear/Hierarchical/Graph Stuctures]Telecomm, Computer, Software
SENG2050 - Introduction to Web Engineering - needs SENG1110 & COMP1050[web-based system development]Software
SENG2130 - Software Development - needs SENG1110[software development life-cycle; requirements elicitation, analysis, design, testing, implementation]Software
SENG3100 - Advanced Software Processes - needs SENG2130 or INFT2009[estimating, planning, producing software systems]
required: Sofware; elective: Computer
SENG3120 - Object Oriented Software Engineering - needs SE3100[large-scale development using object-oriented techniques]
required: Sofware; elective: Computer
SENG3300 - User Interface Design - needs SENG1120 and SENG2130
required: Sofware; elective: Computer
SENG3400 - Networking & Distributed Computing - needs SENG1110[wiring/protocols; LAN; WAN; IP/TCP/UDP; distributed environments]
elective: Software
SENG4150/60 - Special Topic E/F
elective: Software
SENG4420 - Software Architecture - needs SENG3120 + permission[Develop skills in designing software architecture]
Software
General EngineeringGENG1000 - Computer Aided Engineering - no prereq[2D CAD]Mechatronics, ME, ChemE
GENG1001 - Introductory Mechanics - no prereq[statics, dynamics] Mechatronics, ME, Civil, EnvEng
GENG1002 - Introduction to Engineering Computations - no prereq[programming: fortran, matlab intro, VBasic, Excel]Mechatronics, ME, Civil, EnvEng, ChemE
GENG1803 - Intro Engineering Practice (1st yr 2nd sem) - no prereq[design @ freshman level]EE, Chem Eng, Telecomm, Civil, ME, SE, Env Eng, Computer Eng, Mechatronics
GENG3830 - Engineering Project Management - needs GENG1803EE, ChemE, Civil, Computer Eng, Env Eng, SE yr 3; Mechatronix, ME, Telecomm yr 4
Computer Science - Information TechnologyINFT2009 - Systems & Software Development - needs SENG1110[software life-cycles; design, implementation, management, testing, maintenance]
elective: Computer
INFT2040 - Database Management Systems - needs SENG1110[use of databases, dbase management systems; design/implementation]Software
COMP1050 - Internet Communications - needs NIL, previous computing helpful[internet comm/architecture; web pages, encryption]Software
COMP2220 - Comparative Programming Languages - needs SENG1110, SENG1120[non-object programming; software structures in C++ & Java; pointers; activation records; etc.]Software
COMP2240 - Operating Systems - needs SENG1120[computer OS principles; tasking/processes; scheduling; virtual memory; comm/networking; etc.]
required: Software; elective: Computer
COMP2230 - Introduction to Algorithmics - needs SENG1120, MATH1510[efficiency; computational complexity; greedy strategy, other strategies; efficient design]Software
COMP2270 - Formal Language and Automata - needs SENG1120, MATH1510[Formal Languages; apps to Safety-Critcal Systems; computability theory]Software
COMP3260 - Data Security - needs SENG1110[security/authenticity; cyphers; key encryption; signatures]
elective: Telecomm, Computer, Software
COMP3290 - Compiler Design - needs SENG1120 and (ELEC2700 or COMP2270)[produce a compiler; how to implement high-level languages on a computer]
elective: Computer, Software
COMP3320 - Computer Graphics - needs SENG1120; MATH1110[displaying objects; curves/surfaces; illumination/shading; etc.]
elective: Computer, Software
COMP3330 - Machine Intelligence - needs SENG1120, MATH1510, MATH1110[introductory machine intelligence]
elective: Software
COMP4110/20/30/40 - Special Topic A/B/C/D
elective: Software
Civil Engineering/Surveying/EnvironmentalSURV1110/SURV1120 Surveying 1 & 2Civil; EnvE needs "1" only
SURV2650 - Spatial Data Systems and Remote Sensing - recommended SURV1110, PHYS1205[use of Geographical Information Systems; remote sensing; image processing
required: EnvEng; elective pre-req: Civil
ENVS2010 - Environmental Legislation and Planning - needs NILEnvE
CIVL2130 - Theory of Structures 1 - needs GENG1001Civil
CIVL2050 - Engineering Computations and Probability - needs GENG1002Civil, EnvE
CIVL2240 - Civil Engineering Materials - needs NILCivil
CIVL2280 Geomechanics 1 - needs GENG1001Civil, EnvE
CIVL2310 - Fluid Mechanics - needs ?Civil, EnvE
CIVL2720 - Transportation Engineering & Design - needs SURV1110, SURV1120Civil
CIVL3170 - Steel Design - needs CIVL2130Civil
CIVL3180 - Theory of Structures 2 - needs CIVL2130Civil
CIVL3280 - Geomechanics 2 - needs CIVL2280Civil, EnvE elective
CIVL3160 - Reinforced Concrete Design - needs CIVL3180Civil
CIVL3410 - Hydrobiological Modelling - needs CIVL2310, CIVL4330, CIVL2050EnvE
CIVL3431 - Land Surface Processes - needs CIVL2050, CIVL4330, SURV2650
required: EnvE; elective: Civil
CIVL3470 - Contaminant Hydrogeology - needs GENG1803, CIVL2050, MATH2310
required: EnvE; elective: Civil
CIVL4110 - Theory of Structures 3 - needs CIVL2130, CIVL3180Civil
CIVL4120 Residential Footings & Masonry and Timber Design - needs CIVL3280, 3170, 3160
elective: Civil
CIVL4201 - Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering - needs CIVL2280, CIVL3280Civil
CIVL4330 - Hydrology - needs CIVL2050, CIVL2310Civil, EnvE
CIVL4450 - Water Engineering - needs CIVL2310, CIVL4330, CIVL2050Civil, EnvE
CIVL4510 - Management of Technological Risks - not in 2008
elective: Civil
CIVL4521 - Structural Engineering Project - recommends CIVL3160, CIVL3170 Civil
CIVL4541 - Water Engineering Project - needs CIVL4450Civil
CIVL4571 - Geotechnical Engineering Project - needs CIVL4201Civil
CIVL4591/4601 - Environmental Engineering Project 1/2 (Senior Design)EnvE
CIVL4660 - Independent research project (Senior Design)EnvE, Civil
CIVL4680 - Advanced Geomechanics - needs CIVL2280, CIVL3280, CIVL4830
elective: Civil
CIVL4830 - Stress & Finite Element Analysis - needs CIVL2050, CIVL2130Civil; EnvE elective
Chemistry & Chemical EngineeringCHEM1010/1020 - Introductory Chemistry 1 & 2EnvEng
CHEM2610 - Environmental ChemistryEnvEng
CHEE2691 - Heat Transfer & Design of Energy Systems - needs GENG1803EnvEng elective
CHEE3690 - Environmental Process Technology - needs NILEnvEng
CHEE3731 - Modeling of Separation Processes - needs 2 yr Math; CIVL2310, CHEE2691, 3741EnvE elective
CHEE3741 - Mass Transfer and Separation Processes - needs 2 yrs MathEnvEng elective
BiologyBIOL1001 - Molecules, Cells, and Organisms - needs high school math/chemistryEnvE elective
BIOL1002 - Organisms to Ecosystems - needs high school math/chemistryEnvE elective
PhilosophyPHIL3910 - Technology & Human Values - needs 60 units completed (40/sem typ)[engineering ethics]EE, Chem E, Civil, Computer Eng, Mechatronix, ME, Telecomm, some EnvEng,
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Course Description
MATH1110 Mathematics 1 Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Semester 1 -
2008
Ourimbah
Trimester 3 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Science and Information Technology
School: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Tutorial
Description: Covers the parts of calculus and algebra which have proved fundamental to
all of mathematics and its applications. It is the first of a pair of courses,
MATH1110 and MATH1120, designed to cover a range of mathematical
topics of importance to students in the Sciences, Engineering or Commerce.
In algebra, students learn concepts and symbolic manipulation when
calculating with large numbers of variables. In calculus, they learn concepts
used when working with continuously changing variables. Both ways of
thinking are essential in the mathematics met by students in the Sciences,
Engineering and Commerce.
Not to be counted for credit with MATH1210.
Course
Objectives:
1. Provides students with the necessary background to study further
mathematics.
2. Provides necessary mathematical knowledge in the area of calculus.
3. Aims to improve the analytical ability of the students and, in particular,
their skills at problem-solving.
Course
Content:
1. Differentiation
2. Optimization
3. Riemann integral
4. Exponential, logarithmic, and hyperbolic and trigonometric functions
5. Techniques of integration
6. Complex numbers
7. Polar coordinates
8. Vectors, dot and cross products
9. Lines and planes
10. Systems of equations
11. Geometry of curves.
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11. Geometry of curves.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
HSC Mathematics (Bands 5 or 6) or prior to 2001, a score of at least 65/100
in HSC 2Unit Mathematics, or equivalent. Students who obtained less than
this in 2unit mathematics are advised to do MATH1100 first.
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal
Quiz - Class
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for MATH1110
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Course Description
MATH1120 Mathematics 2 Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 1 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Semester 2 -
2008
Ourimbah
Faculty: Faculty of Science and Information Technology
School: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Tutorial
Description: Covers the mathematics necessary to perform calculations in, and create
models for, the real world of Science and Engineering. Specifically, it will
demonstrate how to do mathematics in a three-dimensional world. The
course describes the fundamental ideas of calculus of functions of one and
two variables, differential equations and linear algebra. It continues from
MATH1110 to complete a first year of Mathematics suitable for Science and
Engineering students, and others for whom Mathematics is a tool.
Not to be counted for credit with MATH1220.
Course
Objectives:
1. to provide a practical foundation in calculus and its applications
2. to develop a utilitarian familiarity with matrices and eigenvectors
3. to develop an awareness of common mathematical themes underlying
different areas of mathematics (such as that of linearity).
Course
Content:
1. sequences, series and approximation
2. introduction to functions of more than one variable and partial
differentiation
3. elementary differential equations and applications
4. linear equations and matrices
5. eigenvectors and eigenvalues and applications
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
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Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
MATH1110
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal
Quiz - Class
Contact
Hours:
Tutorial: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Lecture: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for MATH1120
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Course Description
MATH1510 Discrete Mathematics Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Semester 1 -
2008
Ourimbah
Trimester 2 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Faculty: Faculty of Science and Information Technology
School: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Tutorial
Description: Introduces first year students to the basic concepts of discrete mathematics,
covering topics such as logic, enumeration methods, probability relations,
recurrence relations, induction, graph theory and the use of networks. It
provides important background for students pursuing a BMath degree. In
addition, it covers much of the mathematics essential for students majoring
in Computer Science or Software Engineering, and is a compulsory course in
those degree programs.
Not to be counted for credit with MATH1610.
Course
Objectives:
1. to give students a basic understanding of the mathematical and logical
techniques that underlie modern computing and information technology
2. to introduce students to the notion of using a mathematical model to
simplify a complex situation
3. to help students develop problem-solving skills, using both algorithmic
and theoretical approaches
Course
Content:
1. Elementary set theory
2. Enumeration techniques
3. Graph theory
4. Elementary probability theory
5. Logic and proofs
6. Relations
7. Introduction to codes
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
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Experience:
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
HSC Mathematics (Bands 5 or 6), or equivalent.
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal
Quiz - Class
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for 13 Weeks
Tutorial: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for 12 Weeks
Course Timetables for MATH1510
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Course Description
MATH2310 Calculus of Science and Engineering Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 1 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Trimester 2 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Trimester 3 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Faculty: Faculty of Science and Information Technology
School: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Description: Provides the essential mathematical techniques of Physical Science and
Engineering. These are the methods of Multivariable Calculus and
Differential Equations. Multivariable Calculus involves a study of the
differential and integral calculus of functions of two or more variables. In
particular it covers introductory material on the differential calculus of scalar
and vector fields, and the integral calculus of scalar and vector functions.
Differential Equations arise from mathematical models of physical processes.
Also includes the study of the main analytical and numerical methods for
obtaining solutions to first and second order differential equations.
Course
Objectives:
1. To give students a sound grounding in the differentiation and integration
of functions of several variables and in the methods of solution of ordinary
differential equations.
2. To develop skills in solving a range of mathematical problems involving
functions of many variables.
3. To develop basic skills in modelling real world problems involving
multivariable calculus and ordinary differential equations, and in interpreting
their solutions as they relate to the original problem.
Course
Content:
. Real valued functions of several variables.
. The differential operator "del".
. Cylindrical and spherical coordinates.
. General curves and surfaces.
. Normals, tangents and tangent planes.
. Double integrals.
. Iterated integrals.
. Triple integrals.
. Line integrals.
. Surface integrals.
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. Surface integrals.
. Vector valued functions.
. Divergence and Curl.
. Line integrals of vector fields.
. Green's theorem.
. Stokes' theorem.
. Divergence theorem.
. Formulation of differential equations for simple physical processes.
. Finding solutions to first order separable and linear differential equations.
. Interpreting solutions for first order differential equations using
appropriate software.
. Solving linear second order differential equations with constant
coefficients, with applications. Finding numerical solutions using Runge-
Kutta methods via computer software.
. Laplace transform methods for initial value problems.
. Solving second order initial value problems with step function forcing
terms.
. Power series solutions to second order differential equations.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
MATH1120 or MATH1220
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal
Quiz - Class
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for 13 Weeks
Course Timetables for MATH2310
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Course Description
MATH2340 Algebra and Geometry Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Science and Information Technology
School: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Tutorial
Description: Supplements MATH1110/1120 to provide assumed knowledge at leaast
equivalent to MATH1210/1220. The sequence MATH1110/1120/2340 is
thus a pathway to all advanced mathematics courses offerd at 2000 and
3000 level. Students who may wish to take advantage of the flexibility of
this alternative pathway include those entering the BSc/BTeach program and
those transfering into a program requiring a mathematics major.
Course includes topics in linear algebra, complex numbers and geometry
which have not been covered in MATH1110.
Not to be counted for credit with MATH1220.
Course
Objectives:
At the completion of this course a student will have
1. an understanding of the main ideas of linear algebra in an introductory
context
2. increased understanding of and ability to work with complex numbers
3. experience in communicating convincing and reasoned argument of a
mathematical nature
Course
Content:
. Linear Algebra: vector spaces, linear independence, bases, eigenvalues and
eigenvectors, linear transformations, diagonalisation, inner products.
. Complex numbers: some history, arithmetic, application to geometry,
functions, iteration.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
MATH1120
Course
Requisites:
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Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal
Quiz - Class
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Class time will be a mixture of tutorials and lectures as appropriate.
Course Timetables for MATH2340
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Course Description
MATH2420 Engineering Mathematics Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 3 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Science and Information Technology
School: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Description: Introduces key areas of mathematics directly relevant to Electrical, Computer
or Telecommunications Engineering. Provides a sound grounding in the
differentiation and integration of functions of complex variables, as well as
essential concepts associated with both discrete and continuous probability
spaces. These topics provide an essential foundation for modern control
engineering and signal processing.
Forms the analytical basis for subsequent engineering courses studied in the
third and fourth years of the program as well as generic mathematical skills
of problem-solving and abstract reasoning.
Course
Objectives:
There are two main objectives of this course.
1. It will provide necessary mathematical knowledge in the areas of complex
variable theory, and probability theory.
2. It aims to enhance the analytical ability of the students, in particular, their
skills at problem-solving and abstract reasoning.
Course
Content:
.Functions of a complex variable.
.Differentiation of functions.
.Cauchy's integral theorem.
.The calculus of residues - Series expansions
.Contour integration.
.Discrete probability distributions.
.Continuous distributions.
.Probability density functions, expectation, variance and covariance
.Sums of random variables.
.Law of large numbers.
.Hypothesis testing.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
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Experience:
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
MATH1120 or MATH1220, and MATH2310.
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal
Quiz - Class
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for MATH2420
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Course Description
MATH2470 Partial Differential Equations in Engineering Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Science and Information Technology
School: School of Engineering
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Computer Lab
Description: Differential equations arise in all branches of science and engineering. In
Chemical Engineering students encounter problems involving heat transfer,
diffusion and vibration which involve functions of 2 variables and their
derivatives. The resulting equations are partial differential equations. Usually
the solutions must satisfy physical restrictions - the resulting equations are
called boundary value problems. Students will apply their knowledge of
calculus and ordinary differential equations, as well as learning new
techniques. Theoretical methods such as Fourier series are covered in
lectures and applied methods such as the finite difference method are
studied using specialised computer software.
Course
Objectives:
1. Provide the necessary mathematical knowledge and skills in solving
boundary-value problems related to the diffusion of heat, mass and
momentum.
2. Provide the necessary numerical and computing skills for solving
boundary-value problems arising in Chemical Engineering applications.
Course
Content:
. Conduction of heat in solids and the heat equation.
. Types of boundary conditions.
. Steady-state temperature and Laplace's equation.
. Separation of variables.
. Fourier series.
. 1-dimensional heat transfer problems.
. Higher-dimensional problems in cartesian coordinates.
. Higher-dimensional problems in polar, spherical, and cylindrical
coordinates.
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. Numerical differentiation using finite differences.
. Discretisation of the steady state and transient heat equation.
. Discretisation of various types of boundary conditions.
. Numerical solutions of the steady state and transient heat equation.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
MATH 1120 or MATH 1220.
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal
Laboratory Exercises
Quiz - Class
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Computer Lab: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for MATH2470
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Course Description
PHYS1205 Integrated Physics Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Semester 1 -
2008
Ourimbah
Faculty: Faculty of Science and Information Technology
School: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Tutorial
Description: For Engineers knowledge of Physics is essential to understand and transform
the world around us. This course is designed for students in selected
Engineering programs with no or little physics background. It focuses on
illustrating and developing an understanding of the interplay between
mathematics and physics in engineering. The course examines some of the
core topics in physics essential for further studies in engineering such as
Mechanics, Vibrations & Waves, Electricity & Magnetism, Fluids and Optics. It
also includes a special unit on mathematical/computational modelling in
physics.
Course
Objectives:
On successful completion of this course students are able to:
1. Apply the acquired knowledge of the basic principles of physics and
mathematics to practical situations
3. Demonstrate their analytic and problem solving skills
4. Demonstrate their laboratory and computing skills
5. Demonstrate written and/or communication skills
Course
Content:
Topics will include:
Mathematical Methods in Physics-Vectors
Mechanics & Kinematics
Wave Mechanics
Fluids
Optics
Electricity & Magnetism
Replacing
Courses:
No
Transitional
Arrangements:
Not to count for credit PHYS1150, PHYS1200 or PHYS1210.
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
2 unit mathematics from the NSW HSC, or equivalent.
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Knowledge:
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal
Laboratory Exercises
Quiz - Class
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for 6 Weeks
Laboratory: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for 6 Weeks
Course Timetables for PHYS1205
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Course Description
PHYS1210 Advanced Physics I Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Semester 1 -
2008
Ourimbah
Trimester 3 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Faculty: Faculty of Science and Information Technology
School: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Tutorial
Description: Physics underpins most aspects of modern engineering, technology, and
medicine, and developments in physics often drive social change. Knowledge
of physics is therefore vital to understanding the world around us. Physics is
needed to make new materials, monitor our environment, put satellites into
orbit, harness energy, determine the strength of structures, take scans of
the human body, develop faster computers, etc. The course is calculus
based and covers topics from mechanics and kinematics, wave mechanics,
nuclear physics, particle physics, cosmology, special relativity and thermal
physics.
Not to count for credit PHYS1150 or PHYS1200 or PHYS1205.
Course
Objectives:
1. to enable students to acquire knowledge of the basic principles of physics
2. to teach students how to apply their knowledge of physics to practical
everyday situations
3. to assist students to develop their analytic and problem solving skills
4. to enhance student's laboratory and computing skills
5. to develop student's written and communication skills
Course
Content:
A calculus based physics course aimed at students who have completed HSC
Physics and Mathematics.
Mechanics and Kinematics - Motion in one and two dimensions, Circular
Motion, Newton's Laws of Motion, Work and Energy, Momentum and
Collisions, rotational mechanics.
Wave Mechanics - Oscillators, Simple Harmonic Motion, Damping and
Resonance, Introduction to Acoustics
Nuclear Physics - Nuclear Structure and Properties, Binding Energy and
Nuclear Forces, Radioactive Decay, Nuclear Reactions, Nuclear Fission and
Fusion, Radiation Damage and Dosimetry
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Fusion, Radiation Damage and Dosimetry
Particle Physics and Cosmology - Fundamental Forces, Antiparticles,
Feynman Diagrams, Classifying Particles, Conservation Laws, Strange
Particles and Strangeness, Models for Quarks, Big-bang, Expansion of
Universe, Hubble Constant, Dark Matter, Microwave Background, Latest
Models.
Special Relativity - Michelson-Morley experiment, Galilean and Lorentz
Transformation, Postulates, Time Dilation, Length Contraction, Energy and
Mass.
Thermal - Heat, Internal Energy, Specific Heat, Heat Transfer, Second Low,
Entropy, Heat Processes.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
2 Unit Mathematics with a result in Bands 5 or 6 and Physics
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal
Laboratory Exercises
Quiz - Class
Quiz - On-line
Contact
Hours:
Tutorial: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for 13 Weeks
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for 13 Weeks
Laboratory: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for 8 Weeks
An additional one hour introductory lab session
Course Timetables for PHYS1210
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Course Description
PHYS1220 Advanced Physics II Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 1 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Science and Information Technology
School: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Tutorial
Computer Lab
Description: Physics underpins most aspects of modern engineering, technology, and
medicine. For example, about 25% of the world's economy is tied to the
quantum mechanics of silicon, and many of the most important practical
advances in chemistry and biology can be traced to the precise
understanding of the behavior of atoms and molecules provided by quantum
mechanics. Knowledge of physics is therefore vital to understanding the
world around us. This calculus-based course continues on from PHYS1210
and covers the topics of mathematical tools, electricity and
electromagnetism, optics, atoms and molecules, and quantum mechanics
Not to count for credit with PHYS1120.
Course
Objectives:
1. to enable students to acquire knowledge of the basic principles of physics
2. to teach students how to apply their knowledge of physics to practical
everyday situations
3. to assist students to develop their analytic and problem solving skills
4. to enhance student's laboratory and computing skills
5. to develop student's written and communication skills
Course
Content:
A calculus based course aimed at students who have completed HSC Physics
and Mathematics, and may wish to continue their study of physics beyond
first year.
Integrated Physics - introduction to the key Mathematical Techniques used in
the Course:
Electricity and Electromagnetism- Electrostatics, Coulomb's Law, Gauss's
Law, Dipoles, Capacitance, Dielectrics, Energy Storage, DC and AC Circuits,
Kirchoff's Laws, Force on Wire and Moving Charge, Torque on Loop,
Ampere's Law, Biot-Savart Law, Magnetic Materials, Faraday's Law, Lenz's
Law, Maxwell's Equations & EM Waves.
Optics - Ray Model, Lenses and the Lens Equation, Combinations of Lenses,
Huygen's Principle and Diffraction and Refraction, Young's Double Slit
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Huygen's Principle and Diffraction and Refraction, Young's Double Slit
Experiment, Coherence, Thin Film Interference, Michelson Interferometer,
Single Slit Diffraction, Phasors, Double Slit Diffraction, Diffraction Gratings,
X-Ray Diffraction, Polarisation.
Quantum Mechanics - Photoelectric Effect, Compton Effect and Pair
Production, Wave Particle Duality, Complementarity, Matter Waves, Bohr
Model, De Broglie's Hypothesis, Wavefunctions, Heisenberg Uncertainty
Principle, Time-independent Schrodinger Equation, Infinite Potential Well
Problem, Barrier Tunneling, Scanning Tunneling Microscope, Alpha Particle
Decay.
Atoms, Molecules and Solids - Quantum Mechanical View of Atoms,
Hydrogen Atom, Exclusion Principle, Periodic Table, X-Ray Spectra and
Atomic Number, Dipole Moments and Angular Momentum, Fluorescence and
Phosphorescence, Lasers, Bonding in Molecules and Solids, Potential Energy
Diagrams, Molecular Spectra, Free Electron Theory of Metals, Band Theory,
Semiconductors and Doping, Diodes and Transistors.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
Mathematics Extension 1 with a result in Bands 3 or 4. It is also
recommended that students have undertaken Physics and achieved a result
in Band 5 or 6.
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal
Laboratory Exercises
Quiz - Class
Quiz - On-line
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for 13 Weeks
Tutorial: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for 13 Weeks
Computer Lab: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for 2 Weeks
Laboratory: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for 6 Weeks
An additional one hour introductory lab for new students
Course Timetables for PHYS1220
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Course Description
PHYS2160 Modern Optics Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Science and Information Technology
School: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Integrated Learning
Laboratory
Tutorial
Description: Optics os one of the cornerstones of physics and is at the heart of all
modern imaging and communications technologies. This course provides
students with an understanding of optical phenomena based on the wave
description of light. The principles of polarization, interference and
diffraction will be fully developed and optical devices that use these
properties of light will be described. The application of Fourier analysis to
describe optical systems will be given.
Course
Objectives:
At completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Use an oscillator model for materials to explain the propagation,
reflection and refraction of light.
2. Use the principles of wave motion and superposition to explain the
physics of polarisation, interference and diffraction.
3. Describe the operation of optical devices, including, polarisers, retarders,
modulators and inteferometers.
4. Apply Fourier analysis to describe optical phenomena.
5. Solve problems in optics by selecting the appropriate equations and
performing numerical or analytical calculations.
6. Follow instructions to perform laboratory experiments in optics and
document their results, using correct procedures and protocols.
7. Analyse, interpret and communicate results from laboratory experiments,
orally or in a written laboratory report.
Course
Content:
The interaction of light with materials.
- propagation
- reflection
- refraction
The Superposition of Waves
- waves of the same frequency
- waves of different frequency
- anharmonic waves
Polarisation
- mathematical descriptions of polarised light
- generating polarised light
- optical devices using polarisation
Interference
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Interference
- wavefront splitting interferometers
- amplitude splitting interferometers
- multiple beam intereference
Diffraction
- Fraunhofer diffraction
- Fresnel diffraction
Fourier Optics
Replacing
Courses:
PHYS2230 Optical Design and Optoelectronic materials will be deleted. Some
of the content is incorporated into this course.
Transitional
Arrangements:
Students who fail Phys2230 will be free to choose an alternative physics
course.
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
PHYS1220
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Examination: Formal
Laboratory Exercises
Contact
Hours:
Laboratory: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Lecture: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
An integrated learning approach will be taken in the lectures and
laboratories.
Laboratories will commence in Week 2.
Course Timetables for PHYS2160
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Course Description
PHYS2170 Quantum Mechanics and Semiconductor Physics Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Trimester 2 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Faculty: Faculty of Science and Information Technology
School: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Tutorial
Description: Quantum mechanics has reshaped our view and understanding of the world
in which we live. The fundamental postulates of quantum mechanics will be
developed with an emphasis on how these ideas ultimately lead to an
explanation of the physics of electronic devices and the design of discrete
component electronic circuits.
Course
Objectives:
After successfully completing this course, a student will have:
1. A knowledge and understanding of QM and the Physics of Semiconductor
devices.
2. Problem solving skills applied to QM and Semiconductor Devices.
3. Laboratory-based competency in QM and Semiconductor Devices.
4. An appreciation of the influence of QM on modern scientific development.
5. An interest in the role of QM and Semiconductor Physics in the everyday
world.
Course
Content:
Part 1: Quantum Mechanics
" Waves and Particles
" Schrödinger equation
" Bound States
" Expectation values & Operators
" Unbound States
" Three dimensional systems
" Hydrogen Atom
" Spin and Introduction to Atomic Physics
Part 2: Physics of semiconductors
" Crystal Structure
" Band theory of Solids
" Semiconductor Theory
" Single Junction Semiconductors & Photonics
" Multiple Junction Semiconductors
" Applications
Replacing
Courses:
ELEC2200 Introduction to Electronics (10 units)
PHYS2220 Quantum Mechanics & Electromagnetism (10 units)
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Transitional
Arrangements:
Student who fail or would have chosen ELEC2200 will be able to do
PHYS2170.
Students who fail PHYS2220 will be considered on a case-by-case basis with
those failing the QM component being advised to take this course
PHYS2170, and those failing the E&M component will be advised to take the
new course PHYS2210 Electromagnetism. In the case where a student fails
both components the student will still be able to choose a new course which
satisfies the degree requirements.
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
PHYS1210, PHYS1220 and MATH1120 (or MATH1220)
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal Formal examination in exam period
Laboratory Exercises
Other: (please
specify)
Class quiz
Mid-semester exam
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Laboratory: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for 8 Weeks
Course Timetables for PHYS2170
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Course Description
PHYS2240 Atomic and Nuclear Physics Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Science and Information Technology
School: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Teaching
Methods:
Field Study
Lecture
Laboratory
Tutorial
Description: An understanding of the nature of atoms is developed by examining the
basic quantum mechanical model for the electronic structure of atoms.
Central to this model is the interaction of atoms with light and electric and
magnetic fields. Applications that are important for our standards of time
and length will be discussed. We then delve further into the atom and
examine the structure of the nucleus. The basic concepts and theories of
nuclear physics are developed as well as an understanding of the
applications of nuclear science.
Course
Objectives:
At the end of this course a student will:
" acquire knowledge and understanding about the electronic and nuclear
structure of atoms .
" be able to solve problems related to the structure of atoms and the effect
of ionizing radiation on the body and the environment.
" have an appreciation of the influence of atomic and nuclear physics on
modern scientific development.
" have the foundations for examining in more detail various aspects of
experimental and theoretical physics which relate to both atomic and nuclear
physics.
" be able to explain the key areas in which Atomic and Nuclear Physics
affects everyday living.
Course
Content:
Topics in atomic and nuclear physics including:
" Fundamentals of atomic structure: The hydrogen atom
" Describing multi-electron atoms: Spin-Orbit Coupling
" Atomic Radiation
" Atoms in Electric and Magnetic Fields
" Applications of Atomic Physics
" Nuclear properties
" Nuclear models
" Nuclear reactions
" Radiation detectors
" Biological Effects of radiation
" Applications selected from the following: medicine, nuclear power
production, industrial applications & environmental issues
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Replacing
Courses:
PHYS2200 Nuclear Physics and Applications
Transitional
Arrangements:
This course shares material with the previous PHYS2200 Nuclear Physics and
Applications. Students who require PHYS2200 will be able to do this course.
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
PHYS1200, PHYS1210 or PHYS1220 and MATH2310
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Examination: Formal
Laboratory Exercises
Quiz - Class
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Laboratory: for 15 Hour(s) per Term for the Full Term
Course Timetables for PHYS2240
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Course Description
PHYS2250 Classical Mechanics and Special Relativity Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Science and Information Technology
School: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Tutorial
Description: Classical Mechanics is the study of mass in motion. At large speeds, the
theory of relativity applies. This course provides an intermediate treatment
of kinematics, oscillatory motion, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian methods.
High speed limits are discussed in the context of Special Relativity.
Course
Objectives:
At the end of this course a student will have:
1. A knowledge and understanding of the classical laws of motion.
2. Competency in using the essential mathematical skills needed for
describing mechanics and special relativity
3. Problem solving skills.
4. Laboratory-based competency.
5. Appreciation of the influence of classical mechanics and relativity on
modern scientific development.
6. An interest in the role of mechanics and relativity in the everyday world
Course
Content:
" Review of basics of motion: velocity, acceleration, Newton laws
" Motion in a uniform force field
" Oscillatory motion
" Motion in a central force field, gravitation and Kepler's laws
" Rotating coordinates and non-inertial reference frames
" Many particle motion and modes
" Rigid body motion, inertia
" Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulation
" Special relativity, Minkowski space
Replacing
Courses:
PHYS3290 Special Relativity.
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
PHYS1210, PHYS1220 and MATH1120 (or MATH1220)
Course
Requisites:
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Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Examination: Formal
Laboratory Exercises
Quiz - Tutorial
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Laboratory: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for 8 Weeks
Course Timetables for PHYS2250
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Course Description
PHYS2260 Electromagnetism Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Science and Information Technology
School: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Tutorial
Description: The laws of electromagnetism govern the behaviour and interaction of
electric and magnetic fields which are fundamental to existing and new
technologies such as lasers, TV and radar. The purpose of this course is to
provide an understanding of these physical laws. You will be introduced to
the basic concepts and ideas of electromagnetism and will use a range of
mathematical tools to quantitatively investigate electromagnetic phenomena.
Course
Objectives:
At the end of this course a student should have:
1. A knowledge and understanding of Electromagnetism Laws.
2. Competency in using the essential mathematical skills needed for
describing Electromagnetic phenomena
3. Problem solving skills applied to electromagnetism.
4. Laboratory-based competency in electromagnetism
5. Appreciation of the influence of electromagnetism on modern scientific
development.
6. An interest in the role of electromagnetism in the everyday world.
Course
Content: " Review of multivariable calculus tools
" Fundamental electrostatics
" Laplace and Poisson boundary value problems
" Electric current
" Insulators
" Fundamental Magnetostatics
" Magnetic materials
" Electromagnetic induction
" Alternating current circuits
" Maxwell's equations and EM waves in free space
Replacing
Courses:
PHYS2220 Quantum Mechanics and Electromagnetism (one half)
Transitional
Arrangements:
Students who fail PHYS2220 will be advised to enrol in either of the new
courses PHYS2210 Electromagnetism or PHYS2170 Quantum Mechanics and
Semiconductor Physics. A decision on which course students will need to
complete will be made by the Head of the School of Mathematical and
Physical Sciences (or delegate) and will be based on relative performance in
the two topics of PHYS2220 (Quantum Mechanics and Electromagnetism).
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the two topics of PHYS2220 (Quantum Mechanics and Electromagnetism).
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
PHYS1210, PHYS1220, MATH1120 (Or MATH1220) and concurrent enrolment
in MATH2310
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Examination: Formal
Laboratory Exercises
Quiz - Tutorial
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Laboratory: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for 8 Weeks
Course Timetables for PHYS2260
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Course Description
PHYS3320 Optical Communications Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Science and Information Technology
School: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Integrated Learning
Laboratory
Tutorial
Description: Much of modern telecommunications rests on the ability to send multiple
communication channels along a single optical fibre. The rapidly expanding
use of the internet has led to an explosion in demand for such high speed
data communications. This advanced course covers the theory and
application of pulse propagation in optical fibres, fibre fabrication, planar
waveguides, and optical circuitry.
Course
Objectives:
1. to enable students to acquire an advanced understanding of the principles
of optical fibre and optical circuitry manufacture and use
2. to show students the role of optical technologies in telecommunications
systems
3. to assist students to develop their analytic and problem solving skills
4. to enhance student's laboratory and computing skills
5. to develop student's written and communication skills
Course
Content:
. review of ray and wave propagation
. optical fibres - single and multimode fibres, matched and finite cladding
fibres
. optical properties - numerical aperture, spot size, gaussian beams,
absorption and scattering
. pulse propagation - dispersion and compensation
. optical sources - mode excitation, mode overfill and underfill, mismatch,
tilt, cleaving
. fibre fabrication and characterisation - preforms, drawing, spectral
attenuation, refractive index profile measurement
. losses in optical fibres - bend loss, non-uniformities, bend edge, low-loss
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. losses in optical fibres - bend loss, non-uniformities, bend edge, low-loss
criterion
. planar waveguides and circuitry (couplers, splitters, arrayed waveguide
gratings, optical amplifiers, dispersion compensators, Mach-Zehnder
interferometers)
. optical networks
Replacing
Courses:
None
Transitional
Arrangements:
None
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
PHYS2160, PHYS2230, ELEC3500 and (ELEC3520 or ELEC3530).
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Examination: Formal
Laboratory Exercises
Contact
Hours:
Integrated Learning: for 66 Hour(s) per Term for the Full Term
Lectures, tutorials and laboratories will be integrated throughout the
semester
Course Timetables for PHYS3320
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Course Description
PHYS3330 Industrial Project and Seminar Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Science and Information Technology
School: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Teaching
Methods:
Problem Based Learning
Experience Based Learning
Practical
Seminar
Description: Students will complete a project relevant to the photonics industry. Students
will give a seminar on their work at the conclusion of the project and provide
a written report.
Course
Objectives:
1. to give students an opportunity to apply the knowledge gained in
previous courses to a practical problem in photonics
2. to develop student's skills in working in teams
3. to develop student's written and communication skills
Course
Content:
Students will work on a project developed in collaboration with supervisors.
A seminar will be presented at the end of the project.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
A minimum of 20 units of PHYS2000 courses
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Oral
Reports
Contact
Hours:
Individual Supervision: for 60 Hour(s) per Term for 13 Weeks
Course Timetables for PHYS3330
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Course Description
PHYS3350 Quantum, Atomic & Molecular Physics Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Science and Information Technology
School: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Tutorial
Description: The concepts of Quantum Mechanics lie at the heart of what we understand
science to be. The first part of this course will explain and describe the
fundamental mathematical and scientific framework that underpins Quantum
Mechanics. The study of atomic physics has led to many present day
technological wonders such as lasers and medical imaging. The second part
of this course will describe the structure of atoms, and the interactions
between atoms, as well as the effects of electric and magnetic fields on
atomic and molecular structure, leading to a discussion of modern laser
based spectroscopy.
Course
Objectives:
Acquisition of knowledge
* To acquire knowledge of the fundamental physics underpinning quantum
mechanics, and atomic and molecular physics
* To understand the concepts and potential applications of quantum
mechanics, quantum mechanical devices, and atomic and molecular physics.
Analytical, Laboratory and Computing Skills
* To develop analytical, laboratory and computing skills through problem
solving, and laboratory and computer based exercises, which involve the
application of physics to various model quantum mechanical systems
* To successfully apply the theoretical techniques presented in the course to
practical problems
Writing and Communication Skills
* To develop good writing and communication skills through working with
peers and writing up the results of the assigned laboratory and computer
exercises as reports
* To learn how to prepare publications by casting the reports in the form of
a scientific paper.
* To develop first class presentation skills through presenting seminars.
* To develop research skills via the production of a poster presentation.
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Course
Content:
* Revision of classical mechanics.
* Historical perspective of quantum mechanics.
* The basic concepts of quantum mechanics.
* Principle of superposition and compatible observables in quantum
mechanics.
* Conservation theorems in quantum mechanics.
* The harmonic oscillator.
* Other 1-D potential functions.
* Angular momentum.
* Three dimensional systems.
* The hydrogen atom.
* Multiparticle systems.
* Evidence for the existence of atoms.
* Basic atomic structure: the Bohr Model and beyond.
* Atoms in an Electric and Magnetic Field.
* Many electron Atoms.
* Light and radiative transitions.
* Basic molecular Structure.
* Modern methods of Atomic Spectroscopy
Replacing
Courses:
This course has replaced the five unit courses PHYS3110 Quantum Physics
and PHYS3140 Atomic and Molecular Physics that were no longer offered
after 2002.
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
PHYS2220, MATH2310, or their equivalents.
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Examination: Formal
Laboratory Exercises
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for 13 Weeks
Tutorial: for 1 Hour(s) per Fortnight for 13 Weeks
Laboratory: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for 10 Weeks
Course Timetables for PHYS3350
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Course Description
PHYS3500 Adv. Electromagnetism for Scientists and Engineers Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 2 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Science and Information Technology
School: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Tutorial
Description: The laws governing the behaviour and interaction of electric and magnetic
fields are fundamental to the implementation of many technologies in
electrical, computer and telecommunications engineering, and are essential
for an understanding of information transmission via wired links, radio
channels, and optical fibre networks. This advanced course in
electromagnetism covers the topics of electrostatics, magnetostatics, fields
and waves, and transmission lines and antennas, at a level to meet the
needs of science and engineering students.
Not to count for credit with PHYS2220, PHYS2150, PHYS3270, PHYS3510 or
ELEC4540.
Course
Objectives:
1. to impart knowledge of the basic theory of electromagnetism
2. to teach students how to apply their knowledge of electromagnetism to
practical situations
3. to assist students develop their analytic and problem solving skills
4. to enhance student's laboratory and computing skills
5. to develop student's written and communication skills
Course
Content:
* Review of multivariable calculus
* Electrostatics (Gauss' Law), electric fields and insulators, electric potential,
Capacitance, electric current, Ohm's Law, electric field boundary conditions,
Laplace & Poison equations.
* Magnetostatics, Biot-Savart and Ampere Laws, electric motors and
generators, inductance, magnetic hysteresis, magnetostatic boundary
conditions.
* Time Dependent Fields: Faraday's Law, displacement current, Maxwell
equations, plane wave formalism.
* Electromagnetic Waves: propagation constant, skin depth, Poynting vector
and power flow.
* Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in Unbounded Media, Poynting theorem,
polarisation, reflection of EM waves.
* Transmission Lines: parameters, equivalent circuit analysis, impedance and
matching, SWR.
* Antennae: Dipole, arrays, characteristics, basic types and designs.
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* Antennae: Dipole, arrays, characteristics, basic types and designs.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
External Mode
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
PHYS1210, PHYS1220 and MATH2310(or MATH2010), or equivalent.
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal
Laboratory Exercises
Quiz - Class
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for 13 Weeks
Tutorial: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for 13 Weeks
Laboratory: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for 8 Weeks
An additional one hour introductory lab session
Course Timetables for PHYS3500
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Course Description
MECH2110 Mechanical Engineering Design 1 Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Problem Based Learning
Lecture
Tutorial
Description: General procedures for solving design problems. Searching for design
solutions using a range of techniques. Engineering drawing techniques.
Assembly of machine components - limits, fits and geometric tolerancing.
Introduction to the Australian Standards in relation to design.
Course
Objectives:
Introduce problem based learning. Introduce design tools and skills. Work
efficiently as a team member.
Course
Content:
1. An introduction to a general procedure for solving engineering design
problems;
2. Improve student proficiency at creating and interpreting engineering
drawings;
3. Increase student awareness and understanding of some of the important
aspects of an assembly of mechanical
components - fits and limits, tolerancing, surface finish and the like;
4. Participate in a group project, i.e. The Warman Design-and-Build national
competition;
5. Utilise Pro/Engineer to develop assembly and detailed engineering
drawings.
Replacing
Courses:
Not Applicable
Transitional
Arrangements:
Not Applicable
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
GENG1000 Computer Aided Engineering.
Students are advised that in order to use the Universities mechanical
workshop for the Warman Design-and-Build competition, for safety reasons,
they are required to complete the "workshop practice" component in
GENG1000.
Course
Requisites:
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Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Regular Assignments
* Note, any modification to the above assessment
arrangement will appear on the course outline
normally issued in week 1.
Contact
Hours:
Laboratory: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Lecture: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for 8 Weeks
5 hours/week
Course Timetables for MECH2110
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Course Description
MECH2250 Materials Science and Engineering 1 Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Tutorial
Description: Provides an integrated foundation for understanding the engineering
properties of materials and how these properties result from basic chemical
bonding and structure.
Course
Objectives:
To provide a foundation for selecting materials for engineering devices
To provide an understanding of the possibilities and limitations of materials
in engineering situations
To provide a foundation for training in the specialization of Materials
Science/Engineering
To provide an understanding of the science from which engineering
materials are based.
Course
Content:
The course is concerned with the engineering properties of materials and the
supporting science. The following topics are covered: Atomic structure and
bonding; states of matter, gases (ideal/real, mixtures, hydrocarbon
combustion, green house gases, ozone destruction); liquids (aqueous
solutions, solubility, acids/bases), solids (crystal structures, phase diagrams,
diffusion, mechanical, electrical and corrosion properties). Engineering
materials (metals/alloys, ceramics, polymers, composites). Electroplating and
batteries. Coal, petroleum, petrol, soaps and lubricants.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
HSC level knowledge of Physics or Chemistry is assumed.
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Two written assignments.
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Examination: Formal
* Note, any modification to the above assessment
arrangement will appear on the course outline
normally issued in week 1.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Two tutorials (one hour each) per week for the full term.
Course Timetables for MECH2250
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Course Description
MECH2350 Dynamics 2 Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 3 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Tutorial
Description: Reinforces the concepts and methods of analysis learned in Engineering
Mechanics 1. Introduces students to two-dimensional dynamics of rigid
bodies and provides an introductory treatment of dynamic systems suitable
for engineering students. Topics include: two dimensional dynamics of rigid
bodies, kinematics and kinetics; dynamic systems (mechanical systems,
electrical systems), analytical solutions of linear models; Lovelace
transforms, transfer function analysis and feedback control.
Course
Objectives:
The student can develop mathematical models describing the motion of rigid
bodies and behaviour of dynamic systems
The student can solve the governing differential equations
The student can apply his/her knowledge to solve problems
The student can carry out a simple design project
The student can evaluate the limits of his/her knowledge
The student can assess the plausibility of his/her solutions
Course
Content:
1. Two Dimensional Dynamics of Rigid Bodies: Kinematics and Kinetics.
2. Dynamic Systems: Mechanical systems, electrical systems, analytical
solutions of linear models: Laplace transforms, transfer function analysis,
feedback control.
Replacing
Courses:
Not Applicable
Transitional
Arrangements:
Not Applicable
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
Newton's Law of motion(GENG1001 Intro to Engineering Mechanics);
Ordinary differential equations, Laplace Transform (MATH2310 Calculus of
Science and Engineering)
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
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Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Regular Assignments, Class Exams
Examination: Formal * Note, any modification to the above assessment
arrangement will appear on the course outline
normally issued in week 1.
Contact
Hours:
Tutorial: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Lecture: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
6 hours/week
Course Timetables for MECH2350
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Course Description
MECH2420 Engineering Mechanics Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 2 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Description: Force and stress analysis, axial stress shear stress, bending stress.
Transformation of stress and strain. Analysis and design of simple machine
components such as shafts, springs, bolted connections. Impact loads,
reliability and fatigue calculations.
Course
Objectives:
Expose students to basic design tools and skills
Course
Content:
1. Force and stress analysis
2. Axial stress shear stress, bending stress
3. Transformation of stress and strain
4. Analysis and design of simple machine component such as shafts,
springs, bolted connections
5. Impact loads, reliability and fatigue calculations.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
GENG1001 Introduction to Engineering Mechanics
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Regular Assignments
Examination: Formal * Note, any modification to the above assessment
arrangement will appear on the course outline
normally issued in week 1.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 5 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
5 hours/week
Course Timetables for MECH2420
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Course Description
MECH2450 Engineering Computations 2 Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 3 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Tutorial
Description: Introduces the principles of engineering computations and
probability/statistics. Its purpose is to develop the student's ability to write
MATLAB code to solve numerical and statistical problems of engineering
interest.
Course
Objectives:
By the end of this course students will be able to:
1. To understand and implement basic numerical algorithms for computing
solutions of single nonlinear equations and systems of linear equations.
2. To understand and implement algorithms for interpolation, curve fitting,
numerical differentiation, and numerical integration.
3. To understand and implement numerical methods for solving ordinary
differential equations, as well as elliptic and parabolic partial differential
equations.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the key concepts of probability and
Bayesian inference.
5. Formulate and solve problems dealing with probability and statistics with
engineering applications.
6. Demonstrate practical skill in Monte Carlo simulation.
Course
Content:
The content of the course includes:
1. The numerical solution of a single nonlinear equation, systems of linear
equations, ordinary differential equations, and partial differential equations.
2. The numerical implementation of interpolation and curve fitting.
3. An introduction to probability and distribution theory targeted mainly to
mechanical engineering applications.
4. Monte Carlo simulation: theory and practice.
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4. Monte Carlo simulation: theory and practice.
5. Introduction to Bayesian statistical inference with applications to common
engineering probability models
Replacing
Courses:
Not Applicable
Transitional
Arrangements:
Not Applicable
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
MECH1080 Engineering Computations 1
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal * Note, any modification to the above assessment
arrangement will appear on the course outline
normally issued in week 1.
Other: (please
specify)
Progessive assessment in the form of Assignments
and Tutorial Work
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for MECH2450
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Course Description
MECH2700 Thermofluids Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 1 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Tutorial
Description: Introduces students to fluids and thermodynamics and covers topics such as
properties of fluids; viscosity; pressure measurement; transport equations;
Bernoulli Equation and applications; work and heat; properties of
substances; First Law of Thermodynamics and applications; introduction to
Second Law of Thermodynamics.
Course
Objectives:
The objectives of the course are to allow students to:
1. Extend the fundamental concepts learnt in Physics and Mathematics to
Engineering.
2. Develop problem solving skills related to basic fluid mechanics
applications.
3. Apply thermodynamic principles related to power and refrigeration cycles.
4. Understand the concepts of reversibility and irreversibility.
Course
Content:
The following topics are studied in the course:
1. Fluid properties.
2. Pressure measurement, forces on bodies, buoyancy.
3. Mass and momentum conservation.
4. Bernoulli Equation.
5. Introduction to work and Heat.
6. Properties of substances.
7. First Law of Thermodynamics and applications.
8. Introduction to Second Law of Thermodynamics.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
Basic Physics and Mathematics
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Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Class Progressive class exam
Examination: Formal
Quiz - Tutorial Tutorial problems
* Note, any modification to the above assessment
arrangement will appear in the course outline
normally issued in week 1.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
6 hours/week
Course Timetables for MECH2700
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Course Description
MECH3110 Mechanical Engineering Design 2 Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 2 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Tutorial
Description: Topics include: welded and bolted connections; design of friction drives,
clutches and brakes; hydrodynamic drives, torque converters and epicyclic
gear trains; linkage kinematics and dynamic analysis; gear design and
selection according to Australian Standards.
Course
Objectives:
Give student design experience in important engineering areas
Course
Content:
1. Welded and bolted connections.
2. Design of friction drives, clutches and brakes.
3. Hydrodynamic drives, torque converters and epicyclic gear trains.
4. Gear design and selection according to Australian Standards.
5. Linkage kinematics and dynamic analysis.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
MECH2110 Mechanical Engineering Design 1, MECH2420 Engineering
Mechanics
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Class
Essays / Written
Assignments
Progressive Assessment based on regular
assignments and class tests.
* Note, any modification to the above assessment
arrangement will appear on the course outline
normally issued in week 1.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for MECH3110
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Course Description
MECH3130 Mechanics of Bulk Solids and Particulates Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Practical
Tutorial
Description: Basic properties of bulk solids and particulates and basic concepts used to
design bulk solids handling and processing equipment are presented based
on the problems from industry.
Course
Objectives:
The objectives of this course are to allow students to be able to:
1. Characterise particulates.
2. Measure bulk solids properties at different conditions.
3. Determine particulate packing.
4. Determine stress distribution within particulate system.
5. Understand basic concepts for mass, funnel and expanded flow bin
design.
6. Understand basic concepts of pneumatic conveying.
7. Be aware of other conveying systems.
Course
Content:
The following topics are studied in the course:
1. Basic properties of particulates
2. Property variation of bulk solids
3. Introduction to gravity flow in hopper
4. Basic concepts in mass, funnel and expanded flow bin design
5. Segregation and blending of particles
6.Single phase flow
7.Basic concepts in pneumatic conveying
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
MECH2420 Engineering Mechanics; MECH2110 Mechanical Engineering
Design 1.
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
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Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Examination: Formal
Laboratory Exercises Laboratory Reports
* Note, any modification to the above assessment
arrangement will appear on the course outline
normally issued in week 1.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 5 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for MECH3130
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Course Description
MECH3140 Mechatronics Design Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Trimester 2 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Problem Based Learning
Lecture
Laboratory
Description: Involves the study of Mechatronics design principles and processes and the
application of these to the solving of a range of Mechatronics problems.
Course
Objectives:
The objectives of the course are:
1. To give experience in drawing together knowledge in a number of core
skill areas.
2. To produce integrated solutions to design problems.
3. To increase students knowledge of electro-mechanical design.
Course
Content:
The course is a series of lectures and tutorials on design and synthesis of
mechanical, electrical and electro-mechanical devices. A design and build
project is conducted included within the semester.
Replacing
Courses:
Not Applicable
Transitional
Arrangements:
Not Applicable
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
MECH2110 Mechanical Engineering Design 1.
MECH2420 Engineering Mechanics
ELEC2120 Sensors and Actuators
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Other: (please
specify)
Progessive assessment based on regular, in class
test, and project presentation.
* Note, any modification to the above assessment
arrangement will appear in the course outline
normally issued in week 1.
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normally issued in week 1.
Contact
Hours:
Laboratory: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Lecture: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for MECH3140
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Course Description
MECH3400 Materials Science and Engineering 2 Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 1 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Trimester 3 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Tutorial
Description: Extends the competency of students in understanding engineering materials
and their behaviour. The course is focused more on the mechanical
behaviour of materials than is Materials Science & Engineering 1, although
the importance of other properties is never ignored. There are four major
elements to the course:
1. The required theoretical understanding of the properties of engineering
materials, how they are manipulated, and how they may degrade in service
is presented in a series of lectures;
2. This material is reinforced by tutorials;
3. Techniques for applying this knowledge to the selection of materials in
engineering design are taught in a series of tutorial exercises and
4. A series of laboratory exercises and a related assignment encourage
students to think across topic boundaries.
Course
Objectives:
1. To provide students with an understanding of how the mechanical and
other properties of a material are a function of both its atomic and crystal
structure, and of the detailed assemblage of phases within it. All classes of
materials (metals, ceramics, polymers and composites are covered).
2. To give students an understanding of why and how material properties
can be tailored to suit a particular application by the use of thermal,
mechanical and chemical treatments.
3. To introduce students to the mechanical failure of materials. In Materials
Science & Engineering 2 elementary fracture mechanics. Sufficient to allow
preliminary design calculations is used in conjunction with a detailed
examination of the micro-mechanisms operating during failure as these are
the keys to fracture prevention.
4. To make the students conversant with other forms of material failure
including oxidation, corrosion and wear.
5. To prepare students to make appropriate materials selection for design
and other applications taking account of the interaction of structure,
manufacture, properties and design.
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manufacture, properties and design.
Course
Content:
1. An overview of the place of Materials Science in engineering design,
including the way trends in materials usage have influenced design
historically, the influence of cost and availability etc.
2. The elastic properties of materials.
3. Plastic deformation of materials.
4. Strengthening mechanisms.
5. Heat treatment of alloys.
6. Joining of materials.
7. Fast fracture.
8. Fatigue.
9. Creep.
10. Friction and wear.
11. Materials selection
Replacing
Courses:
Not Applicable
Transitional
Arrangements:
Not Applicable
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
MECH2250 Materials Science and Engineering 1
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Examination: Formal
Quiz - Class Note: any modification to the assessment
arrangement will appear on the course outline
normally issued in week 1.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Laboratory: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for MECH3400
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Course Description
MECH3440 Mechanics of Solids Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 3 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Tutorial
Description: The course deals with relationships between the external loads applied to a
deformable body and the intensity of internal forces acting within the body.
Topics include shafts, beams, pressure vessels, plates and shells, residual
stress due to plastic deformation, strain energy, impact, Castigliano's
theorem, open and closed thin walled sections, hydrostatic stress/strain, 3D
Mohr circle, properties of anisotropic materials, stress function, equilibrium
equations, compatibility equations, stress distribution, stress intensity
factor, superposition principle, leak before burst criterion, fracture
toughness test methods, energy balance principle, limitations of S-N curve
and K criterion in figure.
Course
Objectives:
To equip students with in-depth understanding of the course, and therefore
they should be capable of applying gained knowledge to mechanical
engineering design optimization, prediction of structure life span and failure
prevention.
Course
Content:
1. Torsion, Thin cyclinders and shells
2. Energy Method
3. Stress and Strain
4. Elastic stress-Strain Relations
5. Linear Elastic Stress Field in Cracked Bodies
6. Elastic-Plastic Stress in Cracked Bodies
7. Crack growth Based on Energy Balance
8. S-N curve approach
9. Fatigue and Environment-Assisted Fracture
Replacing
Courses:
Not Applicable
Transitional
Arrangements:
Not Applicable
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
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Assumed
Knowledge:
Engineering mechanics: stress, strain, axial loading, bending
movement,torsion bending, deflection of beams
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Regular Assessments
Examination: Formal .
Laboratory Exercises Experiments and Laboratory Report
* Note, any modification to the above assessment
arrangement will appear on the course outline
normally issued in week 1.
Contact
Hours:
Laboratory: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Lecture: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Laboratory 2 x 2 hrs per week
Course Timetables for MECH3440
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Course Description
MECH3700 Transport Phenomena Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Trimester 2 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Tutorial
Description: Students learn the fundamental principles of transport phenomena and how
they can use them to solve engineering problems. The course, which nicely
blends physical and mathematical concepts, provides an excellent support to
the students for expending/developing the analytical skills built on previous
knowledge of mathematics and physics.
Course
Objectives:
The objectives of the course are to develop the expertise of students in the
following areas:
1. The student gain an understanding the principles of transport of mass,
momentum, and heat.
2. The student can write the transport equations.
3. The student can describe transport processes.
4. The student can solve problems.
5. The student can assess the plausibility of his/her solution.
Course
Content:
The course covers various topics including:
1. Boundary layers
2. Pipe flows
3. Momentum equations
4. Dimensional analysis
5. Heat transfer phenomena - conduction, convention and radiation
Replacing
Courses:
Not Applicable
Transitional
Arrangements:
Not Applicable
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
The students are assumed to have completed their basic course in
Thermofluids and Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations.
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
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Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Regular Assignments and Class Exams
Examination: Formal
Laboratory Exercises * Note, any modification to the above assessment
arrangement will appear in the course outline
normally issued in week 1.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for MECH3700
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Course Description
MECH3750 Applied Engineering Thermodynamics Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 1 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Description: This course builds upon the first and second laws of thermodynamics, with a
focus on Engineering Flow Processes as used in the Power Generation
industries. A number of cycles are studied in detail, commencing with ideal
gas and vapour power and refrigeration cycles, as well as applications in air-
conditioning. The course is complemented by lectures on how to calculate
the fundamental thermodynamic properties of fluids as used in flow
processes, together with the thermodynamics of vapour-liquid equilibria.
The thermodynamics of chemical reactions, especially combustion, is
covered.
Course
Objectives:
1. Develop an understanding of thermodynamics as it applies to real cycles,
and process engineering
2. Develop problem solving skills through the application of thermodynamics
3. Use laboratory studies to reinforce knowledge gained in lectures and
improve practical and report writing skills
Course
Content:
Part A
1. Ideal Gases and Steam Tables including Psychrometry
2. Introduction to Thermodynamics
3. Flow Processes
4. Vapour and Gas Power Cycles
5. Refrigeration Cycles
Part B
1. Thermodynamic Properties of Fluids
2. Vapour-Liquid Equilibria (physical equilibria) including gaseous mixtures
3. Chemical-Reaction Equilibria (Chemical Equilibria) and Combustion
Part C
Laboratory
Experiments to be conducted and reports produced on thermodynamic
topics such as petrol engine, air conditioning unit, cooling tower, and
boiling point analysis.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
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Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
First year Mathematics, and previous introduction to Thermodynamics.
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Class
Essays / Written
Assignments
Other: (please
specify)
Assessment in this course will consist of a formal
examination and regular assignments.
Refer to course outline for information.
Contact
Hours:
Laboratory: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Lecture: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorials will be held on demand, up to 2 hours per week
Course Timetables for MECH3750
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Course Description
MECH4220 Bulk Materials Handling and Transportation Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Problem Based Learning
Lecture
Description: Presents the basic concepts related to bulk solids and their relative
equipment design, based on the problems from industry. Also, the emphasis
is placed on the decision making for designing or selecting suitable, reliable
and economical equipment.
Course
Objectives:
Characterize bulk solids
Design storage bins and feeders
Determine the bin wall and feeder loads
Measure the material level, feeding rate, loads, etc
Design full-scale pneumatic conveying systems
Be aware of other conveying systems
Course
Content:
1. Overview of Bulk Materials Handling
2. Flow Properties of Bulk Solids
3. Design of Mass Flow Bins
4. Flow Rates of Coarse Bulk Solids
5. Design of Funnel Flow and Expanded Flow Bins
6. Bin Wall Loads
7. Feeders and Discharges, Feeder Loads
8. Characterization and Classification of Bulk Solids in Pneumatic Conveying
9. Pneumatic Conveying Characteristics, Calculation and Scale-up
10. Pneumatic Conveying Case Studies
11. New Technologies in Pneumatic Conveying
12. Dust and Fume Extraction
13. Belt Conveying
14. Transfer Chute Design
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
N/A
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Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Assignments
Laboratory Exercises Lab Reports
Quiz - Class *Note, any modification to the above assessment
arrangement will appear on the course outline
normally issued in week 1.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 5 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for MECH4220
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Course Description
MECH4400 Computational Mechanics Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 1 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Trimester 2 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Tutorial
Description: Introduces students to the finite element method and the analysis and
control of vibration. Fundamental aspects of finite element theory are
introduced including the derivation and interpretation of stiffness matrices
and shape functions. The course will also involve the implementation of a
commercially available software package to analyse structures and to
prediction vibrations in structures.
Course
Objectives:
On successfully completion of this course students should:
1. Be able to undertake a finite element analysis on a simple structure using
analytical techniques;
2. Understand and be able to use shape functions;
3. Be able to solve engineering problems related to the analysis of discrete
and continuous vibrating systems;
4. Be familiar with the solution of ordinary differential equations, Laplace
transform methods and separated solutions to partial differential equations,
and
5. Be able to successfully solve finite elements model in a commercially
available package for linear static, dynamic and vibration analysis.
Course
Content:
1. Introduction to the finite element method including solving linear static
problems with spring and bar-element systems;
2. Implementation of shape function in the finite element method;
3. Dynamic analysis using the finite element method;
4. Analysis and control of vibrations in single degree of freedom systems;
5. Analysis of vibrations in multiple degree of freedom systems;
6. Analysis of vibrations in continuous systems; and
7. Use of a range of elements in a commercially available finite element
software package to predict deflections, natural frequencies of vibration and
vibration modes in structures.
Replacing
Courses:
Mech3200 - Introduction to Finite Element Analysis (10 units)
Mech3500 - Vibrations, Acoustics & Condition Monitoring (10 units)
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Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
Mech2110 Engineering Design 1
Mech2420 Engineering Mechanics
Mech2350 Engineering Dynamics 2
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Progressive assessment to assess each student's
understanding of the theory, and their ability to
correctly use a finite element software package.
Examination: Formal Students must satisfactorily pass the final exam to
pass the course.
Criterion fail ensures that students exhibit an
understanding of the finite element method and
basic vibration analysis, and show compentency at
using finite element software.
Contact
Hours:
Tutorial: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Laboratory: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Lectures: 1 x 2 hours; 1 x 1 hour (3 hours per Week)
Course Timetables for MECH4400
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Course Description
MECH4580 Adv Computer Aided Engineering and Manufacturing Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Problem Based Learning
Lecture
Tutorial
Description: Further students' knowledge of finite element analysis and the use of
computer aided engineering software for solids and surface modelling and
computer aided manufacturing. Students will also be familiarised with the
concept of rapid prototyping and the control of a Numerically Controlled
Work Centre. This course is strongly recommended if you are considering
the Formula SAE project for your final year project.
Course
Objectives:
Develop skills at using computer aided engineering software
Understand the underlying mathematical principles behind finite element
analysis
Update industry with advanced computer aided engineering skills
Course
Content:
1. Advanced finite element analysis including: transient dynamics, linear
buckling analysis, introduction to non-linear
analysis.
2. Advanced solids modelling and assemblies, surface modelling.
3. Principal of Numerical Control.
4. Programming of NC machines.
5. CAD/CAM systems.
6. Computer integrated manufacturing systems.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
MECH2110 Mechanical Engineering Design 1
MECH3200 Finite Element Analysis
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Regular Assignments
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Examination: Formal * Note, any modification to the above assessment
arragement will appear in the course outline
normally issued in week 1.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Laboratory: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
4 hours/week
Course Timetables for MECH4580
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Course Description
MECH4830 Engineering Economic Analysis Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Trimester 3 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Seminar
Description: The objective of this course is to teach the concepts of engineering
economic analysis and its role in solving problems. It is designed to provide
engineers with the tools needed for rigorous presentation of the effect of the
time value of money on engineering decision making. The course isolates
those problems that are commonly faced by engineers and develops the
tools to properly grasp, analyse, and solve them. The tools introduced
include present worth analysis, annual cash flow, rate of return, incremental
analysis, future worth analysis, and payback period. The course also covers
such topics as depreciation, after tax analysis, replacement analysis,
inflation, and deflation.
Course
Objectives:
Engineering problems solving (A)
Time value of money (B)
Cash flow analysis (C)
Engineering economics analysis techniques (D)
Depreciation (E)
Taxation (F)
Project management (G)
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A) Engineering Science (including, Mathematics, Science, Engineering
Principles, Skills and Tools)
B,C,D,E,F,G) Design Projects
A) Mechanical Engineering Specialisation
D,E,F,G) Professional Engineering Practice
Course
Content:
- Introduction and the decision making process
- Engineering decision making
- Equivalence and compound interest
- Nominal and effective interest
- Present worth analysis
- Annual cash flow
- Rate of return analysis
- Rule of signs and external interest rate
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- Rule of signs and external interest rate
- Incremental rate of return analysis
- Graphical solutions
- Future worth analysis
- Benefit-cost ratio analysis
- Payback period
- Sensitivity and breakeven analysis
- Basic aspects of depreciation
- Depreciation techniques
- Taxable income and income taxes rates
- Analysis taking income taxes into account
- Replacement analysis techniques
- Equipment replacement models
- Basics of inflation and deflation
- Inflation effects on before and after
- tax calculations
Replacing
Courses:
Not Applicable
Transitional
Arrangements:
Not Applicable
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
Not Applicable
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Quiz - Class Progressive assessment by way of class quizes.
* Note, any modification to the above assessment
arrangement will appear on the course outline
normally issued in week 1.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for MECH4830
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Course Description
MECH4841A Mechanical Engineering Project A Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 1 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Trimester 3 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Problem Based Learning
Lecture
Description: This course is Part A of a multi-term sequence. Part B must also be
completed to meet the requirement of the sequence.
Provides students with the opportunity to apply the skills developed over the
previous three years to an open-ended engineering problem of their choice.
Projects are supervised by a member of the academic staff and may be
experimental, theoretical, computational or practical in nature. An important
goal is to help students develop project and time-management skills, and
the ability to communicate through the report and seminar.
Course
Objectives:
1. Allow students to expand their knowledge of core Mechanical Engineering
course areas and apply
them.
2. Develop project management skills.
3. Enhance written and oral communication skills.
4. Encourage students to think across narrow course/topic boundaries
Course
Content:
A project based on knowledge acquired during the first three years of the
program. Students are responsible for reviewing current literature, design of
equipment/experiments/models, learning/developing new techniques and
implementing what they have learned to solve an engineering problem.
Replacing
Courses:
MECH4840
Transitional
Arrangements:
Not Applicable
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
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Delivery:
Assumed
Knowledge:
220 units completed.
Course
Requisites:
By Enrolment
Assessment
Items:Other: (please
specify)
Oral Presentation
Reports Progress Report
* Note, any modification to the above assessment
arrangement will appear on the course outline
normally issued in week 1.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
1 x 1 hour
1 x 3 hours
3hr Lecture to facilitate student FYP work.
Course Timetables for MECH4841A
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Course Description
MECH4890 COMPUTER SIMULATION AND MODELLING Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Case Study
Lecture
Laboratory
Description: Provides students with practical approach to the subject of simulation, and
help them to develop satisfactory working simulation models. Designed to
be both broad in scope and practical in its applications covering such areas
as management, manufacturing, maintenance, and service. After getting
familiar with basic simulation techniques students will be introduced to
more advanced modelling techniques and simulation tools.
Contact hours: 6 hours per week
Course
Objectives:
The objective of this subject is to provide the fundamental concepts of
computer simulation and its role in engineering problem solving. Emphasis
is placed on developing modelling skills by providing a number of examples
that illustrate procedures for modelling systems using VISUAL SLAM and
AWESIM. The first part of the course covers such topics as models and
model building, applications of simulation, introduction to SLAM modelling
framework, and basic SLAM network modelling. The second part provides
more advanced concepts of model building and computer simulation.
Emphasis is placed on strengthening modelling skills by providing a number
of examples that illustrate procedures for modelling systems with limited
resources, breakdowns, and complex logic and decision structures.
Course
Content:
1. Basic aspects of modelling and simulation
2. Simulation process
3. Models and systems
4. Statistical problems related to simulation
5. Discrete and continuous simulation modelling
6. Applications of simulation
7. SLAM: a unified modelling framework
8. SLAM: network modelling
9. Basic network elements
10. Queuing systems
11. Control statement
12. Introduction to resources modelling
13. SLAM blocks and nodes used for resource simulation
14. Inventory systems modelling and simulation
15. Modelling and simulation of systems with machine and tool breakdowns
16. Modelling of port operations
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16. Modelling of port operations
17. Introduction to GATES.
18. SLAM modelling and analysis of traffic problems
19. SLAM for PERT network analysis
20. Batching and unbatching nodes as SLAM modelling tools
21. Simulation support systems
22. SLAM term project presentation
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
There is no prerequisite for this course.
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Class Mid-term exam
Essays / Written
Assignments
Modelling assignments
Projects Term project
* Note, any modification to the above assessment
arrangement will appear on the course outline
normally issued in week 1.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Laboratory: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for MECH4890
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Course Description
ELEC1300 Electrical Engineering 1 Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 1 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Semester 2 -
2008
Ourimbah
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Tutorial
Description: Provides students with an understanding and appreciation of techniques for
analysing and designing simple dc and ac circuits for electronics, power and
communications applications. The course approaches these objectives from
the three perspectives of theory, computer simulation, and practical
implementation.
Course
Objectives:
. Provide students an overview and appreciation of the problems and
theoretical tools to be further developed in the Electrical engineering degree.
. Introduction to the fundamental techniques for analysis and design of dc
and ac circuits.
. Introduction to the use of computer simulation packages for the study and
design of electrical circuits.
. Provide practical 'hands on' experience through numerous laboratory
sessions.
Course
Content:
Notation and units. Circuit topologies. DC circuits: voltage, current, power,
resistance, conductance; Ohm's Law; Kirchoff' voltage and current laws;
series and parallel configurations; delta-wye transformations; linearity and
superposition; Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits; Nodal and mesh
analysis (simple cases); maximum power transfer; capacitors; passive and
switched RC circuits; inductors; passive and switched RL circuits; AC circuits:
amplitude, frequency and phase; voltage, current and power in R, L and C;
time domain analysis of ac circuits; review of complex numbers; phasors and
phasor notation; complex impedance; impedance triangles; phasor
diagrams; Thevenin and Norton equivalents; AC power (real, reactive,
complex); rms values; maximum power transfer; Nodal and Mesh analysis;
balanced three-phase systems.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
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Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
none
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal Scheduled as per the University timetable.
Laboratory Exercises As per course outline.
Quiz - Class As per course outline.
Contact
Hours:
Laboratory: for 1 Hour(s) per Fortnight for the Full Term
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for ELEC1300
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Course Description
ELEC1700 Computer Engineering 1 Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Semester 1 -
2008
Ourimbah
Trimester 3 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Practical
Tutorial
Description: Introduces the principles of computer and digital design. In particular, the
fundamentals of modern digital logic design are presented, including logic
gates, Boolean algebra, Karnaugh maps, flip-flops, and state-machines. At
this time the binary number system, hexadecimal notation and computer
arithmetic are introduced. This exploration of "low level" computing is
complemented by an introduction to the basic elements of a modern
computer, including motherboards and expansion slots, random access
memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), floppy and hard-disk drives, CD-
ROM technology, and the basic functions of a microprocessor.
The course is complemented by considering emerging technologies. Moore's
Law is examined to see how it will drive future technology. Throughout the
subject, emphasis is given as to how modern computer technology is used
in telecommunication networks, consumer electronics, the Internet, and
other areas of social infrastructure.
Course
Objectives:
ELEC1700 is a first course in digital computing technologies. It services both
specialised (enrolled in computer engineering) and related disciplines
(information technoloyg, computer science, software engineering,
telecommunications engineering and electrical engineering.)
This course seeks to instill an appreciation of the fundamentals of digital
computing, while relating the concepts to contemporary applications.
Extensive use is made of simulation tools to enhance explanations and
facilitate experimentation. At the same time, hardware modules are included
to demonstrate principles and considerations in implementation aspects of
digital systems.
Course
Content:
The course introduces the principles of computer and digital design. In
particular, the fundamentals of modern digital logic design are presented,
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Content: particular, the fundamentals of modern digital logic design are presented,
including logic gates, Boolean algebra, Karnaugh maps, flip-flops, and state-
machines. At this time the binary number system, hexadecimal notation and
computer arithmetic are introduced.
This exploration of "low level" computing is complemented by an
introduction to the basic elements of a modern computer, including
motherboards and expansion slots, random access memory (RAM), read-
only memory (ROM), floppy and hard-disk drives, CD-ROM technology, and
the basic functions of a microprocessor.
The course is complemented by considering emerging technologies. Moore's
Law is examined to see how it will dirve future technology. Throughout the
course, emphasis is given as to how modern computer technology is used in
telecommunication networks, consumer electronics, the Internet, and other
areas of social infrastructure.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
NIL
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal Formal examination - As per the University's exam
timetable.
Laboratory Exercises As per course outline.
Projects As per course outline
Quiz - Class Class Quizzes - As per course outline.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 22 Hour(s) per Term for the Full Term
Laboratory: for 4 Hour(s) per Term for the Full Term
Course Timetables for ELEC1700
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Course Description
ELEC2131 Sensors and Machines Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Trimester 2 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Trimester 3 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Tutorial
Description: Not to count for credit with the course ELEC2120
This course introduces the theory of magnetic circuits and the machines,
actuators and sensors that operate on these principles. Topics considered
may include three phase circuits, magnetic circuits, transformers,
electromechanical energy conversion, solenoids, introductory machines and
sensors operating on magnetic principles.
Course
Objectives:
The course aims to introduce the theory necessary to undertand and anlayse
magnetic circuits. The theory is then applied to the common electric
machines and sensors that utilise magnetic circuits in their operation.
Students should form an understanding of these machines and sensors
operation and limitations.
Course
Content:
Three phase circuits
- Balanced and unbalanced circuits
- Power
Magnetic circuits
- Magnetic fields
- MMF
- Magnetic flux
- B-H characteristics
Transformers
Electromechanical energy conversion
- Energy stored in a magnetic field
- Inductance
- Electromagnetic force
- Elementary concepts in rotating machines
Eletromagnetic actuators
- Relays
- Solenoids
Introductory Machines
- DC machines
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- DC machines
- Synchronous mahcines
- Induction machines
Sensors operating on magnetic principles
Replacing
Courses:
ELEC2130
Transitional
Arrangements:
Not Applicable
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
ELEC1300
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal
Laboratory Exercises refer to course handout
Other: (please
specify)
Assignments as per the course handout
Quiz - Class mid-semester quiz
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Laboratory: for 12 Hour(s) per Term for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for ELEC2131
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Course Description
ELEC2320 Electrical Circuits Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Trimester 2 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Trimester 3 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Practical
Tutorial
Description: This course is not to count for credit with the course ELEC2310.
Fundamental concepts of Electrical Circuits are expounded. Builds on and
expands the first year circuits topic. Content includes operational amplifiers
(linear, non linear and non ideal), nodal (with super nodes), mesh/loop
analysis (with super meshes), Thevenin, Norton and maximum power
transfer and superposition theorem applied to circuits containing both
dependent and independent sources, 2 port network analysis, nonlinear
circuits, linear and nonlinear applications of op-amps, resonance and
damping, Transmission lines (lumped and distributed parameter models).
Course
Objectives:
The course is targeted at Electrical and Computer engineering students who
require a solid foundation in electrical circuits to enable further studies in
related and specialised fields. The course expounds upon the elementary
circuit analysis and synthesis tools developed in ELEC1300 and investigates
alternative and/or more powerful approaches to circuit analysis and
synthesis using more advanced mathematical tools.
In particular, students will become familiar with the concepts of transmission
lines, dependent sources, non-ideal operational amplifiers, polyphase
systems and formal techniques for manual and automated circuit analysis,
and be able to integrate these into material considered elsewhere in the
relevant degrees.
Course
Content:
1. Motivation for formal circuit analysis techniques. Mesh/loop analysis
containing super meshes. Nodal analysis containing super nodes.
2. Concept of dependent sources. Examples of four principal types. Analysis
of circuits containing dependent sources (KVL, KCL, superposition, Thevenin,
Norton, maximum power transfer).
3. 2 Port Network analysis
4. Ideal operational amplifier characteristics.
5. Dependent source model of operational amplifier. Nonideal characteristics
of operational amplifiers (including finite gain, finite input resistance, finite
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of operational amplifiers (including finite gain, finite input resistance, finite
output resistance, output saturation) and their effects on circuit
performance. Positive and negative feedback. Linear and nonlinear
application of op-amps.
6. Second order resonant (RLC) circuits. Energy transfer between passive
elements. Q factor. series and parallel resonances. Applications of resonant
circuits. Frequency response, transfer functions and Bode plots of passive
and active filters.
7. Introduction to transmission line characteristics. Lumped and distributed
parameter models. Lossless transmission lines. Open, short and matched
terminations. Reflection coefficients. Voltage and current distributions.
Velocities of propagation. Reflections and standing waves. Ladder diagrams.
Lossy transmission lines.
8. Nonlinear circuit analysis (including diodes, BJT and FET biasing)
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
ELEC1300 and MATH1120
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal Final Examination - As per the University's exam
timetable. Students are required to obtain a
minimum of 40% in the final exam to pass the
course
Laboratory Exercises As per course outline.
Projects As per course outline.
Quiz - Class Quiz - as per course outline.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Laboratory: for 5 Hour(s) per Term for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 9 Hour(s) per Term for the Full Term
Course Timetables for ELEC2320
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Course Description
ELEC2400 Signals and Systems Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 3 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Tutorial
Description: Introduces students to the analysis of signals and dynamic systems. Topics
include: differential equation modelling, impulse response and convolution,
Laplace transforms, stability, frequency response, Fourier transforms.
Sampling theory.
A formal introduction to the MATLAB software environment is included.
Not to count for credit with the subject PHYS2010
Course
Objectives:
1. Students should be able to intuitively infer the qualitative response of a
linear system to any input merely by knowledge of its Laplace Transform
transfer function description.
2. Students should have an intuitive understanding of the nature of the
Fourier Transform of a signal in such a way that they could, without
calculation, predict the general nature of a signal in the time domain, via
knowledge of the spectrum.
3. Students should have a thorough understanding of the fundamental
limitation of continuous time system design in terms of how ideal phase or
magnitude performances are disallowed by the restriction of maintaining a
real valued and causal impulse response.
4. Students should be able calculate appropriate sampling rates for signals
by employing the Nyquist Sampling Criterion.
5. Students should be able to interpret the DFT or FFT of a signal in terms
of the underlying continuous time sinusoidal frequencies and magnitudes.
As well, given specifications of maximum bandwidth and minimum spectral
resolution, students should be able to specify sampling periods and
observation durations of DFT analysis.
Course
Content:
1.Differential equation modelling - a review with emphasis on electrical
circuit examples.
2. Relationship of differential equation models of linear systems to solution
via ideas of impulse response and convolution.
3. State space modelling and its relationship to linear systems modelling via
convolution and impulse response. Solution of differential equations in state
space form.
4. Relationship of differential equation models of linear systems to solution
via Laplace Transform and the idea of a transfer function. Relationship of
transfer function to impulse response.
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transfer function to impulse response.
5. The idea of stability and instability of linear systems and how it can be
inferred from the transfer function description of the linear system.
6. Frequency response of linear systems and the relationship to Laplace
transforms and transfer functions.
7. The Fourier transform of a signal and its relationship to its Laplace
Transform.
8. Sampling of continuous signals in order to provide discrete time sample
streams. This includes coverage of the Nyquist Sampling theorem and the
Shannon Reconstruction Theorem.
9. Inferring the spectrum of an underlying continuous time signal from
samples of that signal. This includes discussion of the Discrete Fourier
Transform, the Fast Fourier Transform, and the relationship of these
transforms to the continuous time Fourier Transform.
10. A formal introduction to MATLAB, progressing from basics such as script
files, and custom function definition, to more advanced concepts particular
to the study of signals and systems, such as system modelling, frequency
response analysis, and spectral analysis.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
MATH1120
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Assignment exercises as per course handout
Examination: Formal as per University's timetable.
Students must gain a minimum mark of 40% in the
final exam in order to pass the course
Laboratory Exercises as per course handout
Quiz - Class as per course handout
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for ELEC2400
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Course Description
ELEC2500 Introduction to Telecommunications Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 2 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Practical
Tutorial
Description: Provides an introduction to the telecommunications area. The objectives
include: familiarity with the technologies involved in modern
telecommunications systems; quantitative understanding of basic concepts of
communications; hands-on experience with telecommunication equipment.
Topics include: bandwidth and information capacity; amplitude and
frequency modulation; decibels; wireline and wireless communications; fibre
optics; digital modulation; error detection and correction; compression
methods; the telephone system; principles of cellular networks; local area
networks; internet addressing and routing.
Not to count for credit with the subject ELEC3510
Course
Objectives:
The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to the
telecommunications area. This subject is the first core course for
Telecommunications students, and an elective for students in other the 3rd
and 4th years for Electrical and Computer Engineering. It is also suggested
that this course may be of interest as an elective to other programs in the
information technology area, including Software Engineering, Computer
Science and Information Science. The objectives of the course include:
1. Understanding of basic concepts of telecommunications
2. Familiarity with the technologies involved in modern telecommunication
systems;
3. Hands-on experience with telecommunication equipment.
Course
Content:
Bandwith and information capacity; Amplitude and frequency modulation;
Decibels; Wireline and wireless communications; Fibre optics; Digital
modulation;error detection and correction; Compression: The telephone
system;Cellular networks; Local area networks; Internet addressing and
routing.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
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Arrangements:
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
ELEC1300 and MATH1110
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal as per University's timetable
Laboratory Exercises refer to course handout
Quiz - Class Class Quizzes as per course handout
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Laboratory: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for ELEC2500
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Course Description
ELEC2700 Computer Engineering 2 Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 1 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Trimester 3 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Practical
Tutorial
Description: Develops the principles and practice of microcomputer systems engineering.
The content is in two sections. The first section covers
microprocessor/microcontroller system design and interfacing, as well as
assembly language programming. The second section covers C
programming for embedded applications.
Course
Objectives:
This second course in computer engineering further develops the techniques
used in digital system design. The course introduces the student to
microprocessor/controller technology and its functional hardware
components and software design techniques.
Course
Content:
1) Microprocessor/controller systems:
a. Microcomputer organisation
b. Microprocessor/microcontroller architecture
c. Assembly language programming
d. Interrupts, inputs/outputs, peripherals, interfacing
2) C Programming
a. Variables and operators
b. Flow control
c. Functions
d. Arrays and strings
e. Pointers
f. Structures and unions
g. C programming for embedded targets
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
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Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
ELEC1700
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal As per the University's exam timetable.
Laboratory Exercises Laboratory assignments - as in outline
Laboratory Exercises refer to course outline
Projects as in outline
Contact
Hours:
Tutorial: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Laboratory: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Contact hours on average. As per course outline.
Course Timetables for ELEC2700
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Course Description
ELEC3130 Electric Machines and Power Systems Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 1 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Tutorial
Description: Not to count for credit with the courses ELEC3100 and ELEC2160.
Analyses the steady state of performance of D.C. and A.C. (single and
polyphase) machines in the context of their application. Space vector theory
is introduced.
Fundamental power system topics are introduced including transmission line
parameters and steady state operation and power system representation.
Course
Objectives:
To introduce students to electrical machines and power systems.
Course
Content:
The course content may include the following topics:
* DC machines
* AC machine windings
* Space vector theory
* Steady state analysis of AC machines (polyphase and single phase)
* Transmission lines
* Power system representation
* Power flow
Replacing
Courses:
ELEC2160
Transitional
Arrangements:
To be advised
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
ELEC2130, ELEC2200, ELEC2400, ELEC2320
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
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Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal
Laboratory Exercises
Quiz - Class Mid-semester quiz
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Laboratory: for 9 Hour(s) per Term for the Full Term
Course Timetables for ELEC3130
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Course Description
ELEC3240 Electronics Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 1 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Tutorial
Description: Deals with transistor amplifiers, frequency response, integrated electronics,
differential amplifiers, operational amplifiers, feedback amplifiers, and non-
linear analogue circuits. The above areas along with A/D and D/A converters
are developed with view to interfacing sensors to computer equipment.
Switching issues in digital electronic systems are also considered.
Course
Objectives:
For students to gain a strong foundation in analogue electronics, in
particular, as used in interfacing various sensing instruments to computer
based monitoring and control systems. Also to develop an understanding of
practical issues in implementing digital electronic circuits.
Course
Content:
* Transistor amplifiers: small signal analysis, frequency response and
distortion.
* Integrated electronics: multistage, cascode, differential and operational
amplifiers
* Power amplifiers: Class A, B and AB, efficiency, distortion and thermal
stability
* Feedback amplifiers: topologies and stability
* Analog-Digital conversion: prefilters, sample and hold
* Digital Logic families (TTL, CMOS, ECL)characterisation
* Practical issues associated with implementing high speed digital circuits
Replacing
Courses:
ELEC3210 Instrumentation Electronics
Transitional
Arrangements:
Not Applicable
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
ELEC2320, PHYS2170
Course
Requisites:
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Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
as per course handout
Examination: Formal as per University timetable
Laboratory Exercises as per course handout
Contact
Hours:
Laboratory: for 12 Hour(s) per Term for the Full Term
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
see timetable for further details
Course Timetables for ELEC3240
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Course Description
ELEC3250 Power Electronics Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Practical
Tutorial
Description: Deals with switching issues in switch mode power supplies and high power
converters and inverters. The switch mode power supply section investigates
the operation and design of the standard switching power supply topologies
such as the buck, boost , buck-boost, and Cuk switch mode converters.
There is a brief introduction to resonant converter technology. The second
section of the course considers high power converters and inverters. The
terminal characteristics of the power devices used are investigated. Standard
inverter topologies introduced, and various PWM algorithms for them are
developed. Power quality issues and some solutions are presented. Multilevel
converter topologies are introduced.
Not to count for credit with the subjects ELEC3150 or ELEC3220.
Course
Objectives:
For the students to gain an understanding of switching electronics and solid
state power conversion along with knowledge of some practical applications
of this technology.
Course
Content:
1. Fundamentals of switch mode device operation.
2. Switching electronic devices. (Types, characteristics, limitations).
3. DC-DC converters ! buck, boost, buck-boost
4. High power devices
5. Rectifiers and controlled rectifiers.
6. Introduction to Power quality issues
7. Inverters and PWM control
8. Multilevel converters and applications.
Replacing
Courses:
ELEC3230
Transitional
Arrangements:
TBA
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
ELEC2200 AND ELEC2320
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Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Class mid-semester quiz (as per course handout)
Essays / Written
Assignments
as per course handout
Examination: Formal as per University's timetable
Laboratory Exercises as per course handout
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for ELEC3250
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Course Description
ELEC3400 Signal Processing Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Tutorial
Description: Gives a thorough grounding in the implementation of measurement systems,
automatic control systems, communications systems and data transfer
networks using both analog and digital processing techniques.
Not to count for credit with the subject ELEC3410.
Course
Objectives:
The techniques of signal processing are a core enabling technology in the
implementation of measurement systems, automatic control systems,
communications systems and data transfer networks. The objective of this
course is to give a thorough grounding in this area using both analog and
digital processing techniques. Achieving this purpose will be attained by the
pursuit of the following objectives:
1. Students should learn the fundamental distinctions and trade-offs
between analog and digital signal processing paradigms.
2. Students should become proficient at several key scalable analog and
digital filter design methodologies that are useful in their own right as well
offering synergistic leverage for studies in allied control theory strands and
technologies geared towards deliverables in telecommunications.
3. Students should have a understanding of the effect of practical limitations
(such as quantisation errors, numerical roundoff, memory limitation,
processor speed limitations) on digital filter design
4. Students should be able to design build and test a simple analog filter.
5. Students should be able to design, implement and test simple digital
filters.
Course
Content:
1. Review of relevant areas of continuous time systems theory with emphasis
on Impulse response, Causality, Paley-Wiener Theorem, and Fourier
Transform Theory.
2. Analog filter design methods with an emphasis on Butterworth and
Chebychev techniques.
3. Active filter topologies including bi-quad, infinite gain and Sallen-Key
cases.
4. Review of discrete time systems theory with focus on the topics of
sampling, aliasing, reconstruction, and Z transforms.
5. The Discrete and Fast Fourier Transform - theory, use, windowing, design
trade-offs and implementation.
6. The use of the Fast Fourier transform for filtering complete with a
discussion of interpretations as fast convolution, and overlap-add methods
for handling continuous signal streams.
7. Linear Phase Finite Impulse Response (FIR) Filter design methods with
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7. Linear Phase Finite Impulse Response (FIR) Filter design methods with
discussion of the use of windowing functions.
8. An exposure, but not an in-depth treatment, analysis or derivation of
alternative FIR filter design methodologies such as frequency sampling
techniques and Remez Exchange algorithms.
9. Infinite Impulse Response (IIR) Filter Design using Bilinear transform
design methods complete with discussion of how scaling factors in the
transform are chosen.
10. An exposure, but not an in-depth treatment, analysis or derivation of
alternative FIR filter design methodologies such as Zero Order Hold and
impulse and step invariant techniques.
11. A treatment of the effects of quantisation on the performance of FIR and
IIR digital signal processing solutions
12. A treatment of the effects of numerical roundoff effects on the
performance of FIR and IIR digital signal processing solutions
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
ELEC2400, MATH2420
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
As per course outline.
Examination: Formal As per the University's exam timetable.
Laboratory Exercises As per course outline.
Quiz - Class As per course outline.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Laboratory: for 9 Hour(s) per Term for the Full Term
Contact hours are calculated on average. Please check timetable for full
details
Course Timetables for ELEC3400
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Course Description
ELEC3500 Telecommunications Networks Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Trimester 3 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Tutorial
Description: Provides an introduction to the network principle techniques of designing,
implementing, and analysing telecommunications networks which are
instrumental technologies underlying many modern systems. Topics include:
basic of voice, video and data communication, PSTN, network topologies,
architectures, protocols, Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network
(WAN), Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Internet Protocol (IP), Switching
Techniques, Routing Techniques, Performance Analysis and Network
Simulation.
Course
Objectives:
1. The provision of an understanding of an overarching frameworks for
telecommunications designs and operations.
2. The development of an appreciation of this framework by focussing on
specific example implementations.
3. The understanding of various multi-service network topologies and how
specific industrial network implementations fit within the broad topologies.
4. The provision of detailed understanding of how packet switched networks
are designed and implemented in order to provide internet services.
Course
Content:
1. OSI model and its applications in telecommunication networks.
2. Circuit and packet switching techniques.
3. Queuing and Teletraffic theories.
4. Multiplexing techniques.
5. Switching techniques and switch design.
6. Network topologies, multiple access protocols, TCP/IP.
7. Routing and flow control techniques.
8. Packet Switched Network Architecture.
9. Wireless LAN
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
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Experience:
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
ELEC2500
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
as per course outline.
Examination: Formal as per the University's exam timetable
Quiz - Class Quizzes as per course outline
Reports Laboratory reports - as per course outline.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Laboratory: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for ELEC3500
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Course Description
ELEC3530 Digital Communications Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Trimester 2 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Practical
Tutorial
Description: This course provides a thorough introduction to the fundamental principles
of transmitting digital data reliably over noise-corrupted and bandwidth-
limited waveform channels. The focus of this course lies on linear and
nonlinear modulation techniques and their spectral characteristics, coherent
and noncoherent optimum receivers and performance evaluation in terms of
bit error rate and bandwidth efficiency. The course also provides an
introduction to multiplexing techniques and gives a first overview over
source coding and error control coding.
Course
Objectives:
This course provides students with a thorough understanding of the
fundamental principles that govern the reliable transmission of digital data
over noise-corrupted and bandwidth-limited waveform channels. It starts
with a tutorial introduction to the basic elements of communication systems,
covers basic principles of baseband transmission of signals, and includes a
review of stochastic processes. The focus of this course lies on digital
modulation techniques (PAM, PSK, QAM, FSK, CPM, GMSK), the design of
optimum receivers, and performance evaluation of these receivers. The
course also includes an introduction to multiplexing techniques (FDM, TDM,
CDM), and elements of source and channel coding.
While there will be many examples given to illustrate the practical relevance
of the methods introduced, this course is mathematical in nature. Students
will develop confidence in their ability to solve mathematical problems of
analysis and design. Many of their timeless insights and intuitions about
communications will be drawn from this course.
Course
Content:
1. Elements of communication systems.
2. Baseband transmission of signals: impulse shapes, Nyquist conditions,
partial response.
3. Representation of communication signals: analytic and equivalent lowpass
signals, signal space representation.
4. Review of random processes, including stationarity, ergodicity, power
spectral density, linear systems with random imputs.
5. Important digital modulation techniques: linear (PAM, PSK, QAM, FSK) and
nonlinear (CPM, GMSK), spectral characteristics.
6. Optimum receivers (coherent and noncoherent) for the AWGN channel and
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6. Optimum receivers (coherent and noncoherent) for the AWGN channel and
performance evaluation in terms of bit error rate and bandwidth efficiency.
7. Introduction to multiplexing techniques: FDM, TDM, CDM.
8. Elements of source coding and error control coding.
Replacing
Courses:
ELEC3520
Transitional
Arrangements:
Not to be counted for credit with ELEC3520. Students who need to repeat
ELEC3520 should enroll in this course.
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
ELEC2400, MATH2420, ELEC2500
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal as per University's timetable
Laboratory Exercises as per course handout
Quiz - Class as per course handout
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Laboratory: for 12 Hour(s) per Term for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Please check timetable for lab sessions.
Course Timetables for ELEC3530
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Course Description
ELEC3720 Programmable Logic Design Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 1 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Trimester 2 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Practical
Tutorial
Description: Introduces students to the principles and practices of digital logic design
using programmable logic devices and CAD tools. Topics include
programmable logic devices and structures, design tools, VHDL hardware
description language, datapath design, control-unit design.
Course
Objectives:
* To further expose students to the various aspects of digital design
practices using programmable logic devices (PLDs).
* To gain more working knowledge of CAD tools available for digital design
* To present a more complete treatment of VHDL
* To introduce students to the architecture and design of modern computers
* To solidify the computer architecture theory and digital design practices
through project work
* To gain further experience in group learning through project work
Course
Content:
* Programmable Logic Devices
* Altera's design tools
* Computer Architecture and Performances
* MIPS Instruction Set Architecture
* Arithmetic for Computers
* The Processor: Datapath and Control
* VHDL
* Project involving the design of an embedded microcontroller
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
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Assumed
Knowledge:
ELEC2700
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal Final Exam - As per the University's exam timetable
and course handout
Projects Design projects as per course handout.
Quiz - Class Class quizzes as per course handout
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Laboratory: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for ELEC3720
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Course Description
ELEC3730 Embedded Systems Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 2 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Description: There are three main components to this course:
(1) C programming for embedded applications.
(2) Real-time operating systems for embedded design.
(3) The influence of computer architecture on embedded systems design.
Course
Objectives:
* To expose students to various aspects of the C programming for
embedded applications in particular.
* To give a working knowledge of real-time operating systems and how to
design C programs for real-time embedded systems.
* To introduce how the architecture of the employed microprocessor affects
an embedded systems design.
Course
Content:
Introduction to design tradeoffs in embedded systems design;
C for embedded programming;
Mixing C and Assembly Language Programming;
Introduction to Real-time operating systems;
Concurrent Software;
Multi-tasking and multi-threading;
Memory Management;
Impact of microprocessor architecture;
Replacing
Courses:
ELEC3710 Microprocessor Systems
Transitional
Arrangements:
TBA
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
ELEC2700
Course
Requisites:
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Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
as per course handout
Examination: Formal as per University's timetable
Laboratory Exercises As per course handout.
Contact Hours: Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for ELEC3730
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Course Description
ELEC3850 Introduction to Electrical Engineering Design Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Student Projects
Description: This course is orientated around a major project where students work in
teams to design and develop a specified product, device or system.
The project itself involves both management and engineering components. It
requires students to utilise knowledge from a range of disciplines including
some or all of: Electrical, Electronics, Communications, Computing, Software,
Signal Processing, Control and Mechanical systems.
Course
Objectives:
The aims of this subject are:
1. To provide a means for students to integrate & extend the knowledge
gained through their studies.
2. For students to use library, internet and other resources to research and
critically evaluate information about broad Electrical and Computer
Engineering topics.
3. To gain experience in preparing and presenting information to other
engineers.
4. For students to gain experience in working both individually and in a
small engineering team to expand and develop time and resource
management skills, and effective team participation.
5. For students to develop the capacity to critically appraise and apply
emerging technologies to solve real-world problems.
Course
Content:
This course will be conducted largely as individual and team projects
performing, under guidance, the following tasks for the design of a product,
device or system.
1) Perform a literature search to determine the appropriate technical,
legislative and marketing requirements (where applicable).
2) Perform a detailed technical design of a product, device or system,
including specifications, detailed circuit diagrams (if appropriate), software
definitions (if appropriate), detailed parts list, method of construction,
testing and maintenance schedules.
3) Produce an appropriate report detailing the above design.
4) Give an oral presentation of the project design
5) To the extent dictated by the nature of the project, pursue the
implementation of the design, or conduct further tests and development as
will confirm the adequacy of the design.
6) Produce a detailed final report including: a) The detailed final design and
financial report; b) A users manual (where applicable).
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financial report; b) A users manual (where applicable).
The projects will include a significant engineering component involving a
range of disciplines including some or all of: Electrical, Electronic,
Communications, Computing, Software, signal processing, control, and
mechanical systems. Example projects might include: The application and
control of robotic devices, the instrumentation and automation of an
industrial process, and a multi-user telephone system.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
2nd year of either Electrical, Computer or Telecommunications Engineering.
3rd year, 1st Semester of either Electrical, Computer or Telecommunications
Engineering.
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Individual Assignment - As per course hand out.
Projects Team Project;
Conceptual Design Report
Detailed Design Report
Final Design Report/Demonstration
Oral Presentation
Students must obtain a mark of 50% or greater in
the Final Report and Demonstration assessment to
pass the course
Participation in the project team
As per course hand out.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Laboratory: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for ELEC3850
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Course Description
ELEC4100 Electrical Systems Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Trimester 3 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Tutorial
Description: Students will familiarise themselves with the operation and behaviour of
electrical power systems. The course introduces participants to the physical
and electrical properties of equipment used in power systems, and the
analytical techniques used in their planning, operation and evaluation. The
course will provide students with the opportunity to develop a range of skills
necessary to analyse, plan, design and operate the various equipment used
in power systems.
Not to count for credit with ELEC4110, ELEC4130 or ELEC4140
Course
Objectives:
1. Develop a familiarisation with the equipment used in power systems, and
knowledge of the physical and electrical properties of this equipment.
2. Develop the analytical skills used in the planning, design, operation and
evaluation of power systems, and understand the limitations of each analysis
tool learned.
3. Develop computer based simulation skills for power system analysis.
4. Develop a broad understanding of issues associated with power systems
operation, including technical (e.g reliability and redundancy) and non-
technical (e.g market factors).
Course
Content:
The course material will be drawn from the following topic areas:
1. Review of fundamental knowledge
2. Steady state system analysis
3. Voltage control
4.Fault studies
5.Frequency control in power systems
6. Transient and dynamic stability
7. Protection systems
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8. Power quality and harmonic distortion
9. Transmission systems
10. Energy economics
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
ELEC3130
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Problem based assignment as per course outline
Examination: Formal As per the University's exam timetable
Projects Power systems analysis project
Quiz - Class Mid semester Quiz as per course outline
Contact
Hours:
Tutorial: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for ELEC4100
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Course Description
ELEC4160 Advanced Drivers and Power Electronics Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Tutorial
Description: Analyses the dynamic behaviour of D.C. and A.C machines in the context of
their application. Space vector theory is utilised to develop control strategies
for these machines especially vector control and torque and flux control.
Advanced topics in power electronics, including design of gate and base
circuits, multilevel converters, electric utility applications, are investigated
Course
Objectives:
To provide students with knowledge of modern forms of electric drives and
power electronics applications
Course
Content:
Topics may include but are not limited to:
1. DC drives
2. AC drives
a. Field orientated control
b. Torque and flux control
3. Gate and Base drives
4. Static V Ar compensators
5. Active filters
6. High voltage DC converters
7. Grid interconnection of renewable energy sources
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
To be Advised
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
ELEC3130, ELEC3250, ELEC4400
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Examination: Formal
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Laboratory Exercises Laboratory work
Quiz - Class mid semester quiz
Contact
Hours:
Tutorial: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Laboratory: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for ELEC4160
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Course Description
ELEC4210 Electronics Design Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 1 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Practical
Student Projects
Tutorial
Description: Builds on material from ELEC3240 to more advanced analog electronics.
Approximately 40% of the course is based on a small group project, where
design, testing and construction of an electronic circuit is required.
Course
Objectives:
Final year elective for Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications. This
course builds on ELEC3240, with more theory and applications of
electronics.
Course
Content:
Practical hints on electronics components, comparators, Noise in Electronic
Circuits, Interference Generation, Transmission, Reception, Grounding &
Shielding,Analog/ RF Filters Design, Analog/RF Amplifiers, Oscillators,
Modulators, Mixers, Phase Locked Loops.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
ELEC3240
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Other: (please
specify)
3 x Individual Assignments
1 x Group Design Project
1 x 2 hour(120 minutes) Quiz
Group Assessment Items: One assessment item per
group must be submitted. Individual marks may
vary depending on contribution to the assessment
item. Laboratory Results; Group Project Preliminary
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item. Laboratory Results; Group Project Preliminary
Report; Group Project final report evaluation and
demonstration. As per course handout.
Contact
Hours:
Laboratory: for 24 Hour(s) per Term for the Full Term
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 10 Hour(s) per Term for the Full Term
Course Timetables for ELEC4210
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Course Description
ELEC4400 Automatic Control Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 3 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Practical
Tutorial
Description: Overview of control engineering; Levels of control; Modelling for control;
Linearisation; Review of Laplace transform; Transfer functions; Poles; Zeros;
Open loop stability; Time responses; Transient and steady-state behaviour;
Block diagrams; Control as an inverse problem; Benefits of feedback; On-off
control; Programmable logic controllers (PLCs); Stability of feedback systems
using Routh-Hurwitz methods; Root-locus; Three-term (PID) controllers and
tuning using Ziegler-Nichols rules; Nonideal factors (saturation); Anti-
windup; Controller design by pole assignment; Frequency response; Bode
and Nyquist plots; Nyquist stability theorem; Gain and phase margins;
Robustness issues; Controller design using frequency response; Proportional,
lead-lag and (revisited) PID control; Cascade and feedforward control.
Course
Objectives:
This course treats the basic principles of the automatic control of industrial
processes and machines. The emphasis of the subject is on continuous time
control, although some introductory material on sequential logic control (or
programmable logic control) is included. On completing the course, students
should be able to:
1. formulate quantitative models of feedback control systems built from
mechanical, chemical, electrical and electronic components described by
linear, ordinary differential equations
2. analyse single input, single output feedback control systems for stability,
steady state and transient performance
3. understand the scope and limitations of fundamental control strategies,
and be able to design simple compensation schemes for improved control;
and
4. understand the basics of using programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in
implementing switching control systems.
Course
Content:
1. Dynamic models: Differential equations, Modeling, Linearisation
2. Mathematical background: Review of complex numbers, Laplace
transform, Initial and Final value theorems
3. Transfer Functions: Open-loop stability, Poles, Zeros, Time response,
Transients, Steady-state, Block diagrams
4. Feedback principles: Open versus Closed-loop control, High gain control,
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4. Feedback principles: Open versus Closed-loop control, High gain control,
Inversion, On-off control, Programmable logic controllers (PLCs)
5. Stability of closed-loop systems: Routh's method, Root locus
6. PID control: Structure, Design using root locus, Empirical tuning, Anti-
windup protection
7. Pole assignment: Sylvester's theorem, PI and PID synthesis using pole
assignment
8. Frequency Response: Nyquist plot, Bode diagram, Nyquist stability
theorem, Stability margins, Closed-loop sensitivity functions, Model errors,
Robust stability
9. Controller design using frequency response: Proportional control, Lead-
lag control, PID control revisited
10. Structures of automatic control: Smith predictor, Feedforward control,
Cascade control, Decentralised control of MIMO plants, Control schemes in
process control
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
MATH2310 AND (ELEC2400 OR MECH2350)
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
as per course outline
Examination: Formal during University's formal exam period - students
must gain a minimum mark of 40% in the final
exam in order to pass the course
Laboratory Exercises as per course outline
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Open Lab sessions Monday to Friday (check timetable for hours)
Course Timetables for ELEC4400
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Course Description
ELEC4410 Control System Design and Management Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Tutorial
Description: ELEC4410 examines advanced analysis and design issues in linear feedback
control systems. The course provides an in-depth introduction to the
fundamental concepts of linear system theory using both transfer function
and state equation system descriptions. Emphasis is placed on the design of
feedback controllers and state estimators for pole-placement, robust
regulation, tracking and disturbance rejection, in the context of real world
industrial process applications.
Course
Objectives:
This course offers a more advanced discussion of control systems,
introducing many modern control techniques, and implementation issues. In
particular, students who successfully complete this course should have:
1. an exposure to modern control tools (e.g. observers, state variable
feedback, Internal Model Control etc.)
2. a basic understanding of various factors which limit the achievable control
system performance (e.g. Time delays, Non minimum phase zeros, etc.)
3. experience in several lab implementations of control systems
4. initial exposure to various control implementation issues (e.g. Sampled
data systems, Actuator saturation, Anti-windup schemes etc.)
5. an initial exposure to more advanced topics (e.g. Multivariable systems,
Pole Assignment, Kalman Filters)
6. some knowledge of various case studies of successful modern control
implementations
7. introduction to empirical modelling and system identification
Course
Content:
1. Review of Classical Control and Modelling
2. Internal Model Control design procedure for SISO systems; (Q
parameterisation, relationship to state feedback) with implications for PID,
Smith predictors; and extensions to unstable plants.
3. Saturation and anti-integral windup schemes
4. State Space models, and systems theory (controllability, observability,
state variable feedback, observers)
5. Design constraints in feedback control systems
6. Elements of System Identification
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6. Elements of System Identification
7. Introduction to Multivariable control (decoupling, interaction, analysis &
design)
8. Introduction to optimal control and estimation.
9. Case studies
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
ELEC4400
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
As per course outline.
Examination: Formal As per the University's exam timetable. Students
are required to obtain a minimum of 40% in the
final exam to pass the course.
Projects Mini-projects as per course outline
Quiz - Class As per course outline.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for ELEC4410
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Course Description
ELEC4560 Wireless Systems and Advanced Communications Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 2 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Tutorial
Description: Not to count for credit with ELEC4450 or ELEC4550
The course introduces wireless communication systems and information
theory basics for communication systems. Module A covers principles of
information theory and error control coding. Module B examines the rapidly
growing field of wireless communications, focusing on the various
techniques used in advanced communication systems to address the
limitations of fading channels.
Course
Objectives:
The two main objectives of this course are
a) provide an introduction to information theory and error control coding
b) study the practical consequences of communication over fading wireless
channels
Graduates from the course will:
* appreciate the information theoretical background of communications
* have a broad understanding of the propagation characteristics of wireless
channels
* be able to apply quantitative tools to characterise fading wireless channels
* appreciate the roles of diversity, space-time coding and OFDM in wireless
communications
Course
Content:
Module A:
Information theory and error control coding: Review of discrete probability
theory, Shannon's measure of information, principles of source coding,
discrete memoryless channel, Shannon's noisy coding theorem, channel
capacity, linear block codes and convolutional codes, maximum likelihood
dcoding of convolutional codes, principles of iterative decoding.
Module B:
Fading wireless channels, the Rayleigh fading channel, diversity, multi-
input/output (MIMO) channels, frequency-selective channels and orthogonal
frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)
Replacing
Courses:
ELEC4500
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Transitional
Arrangements:
Not to count for credit with ELEC4500. Students who need to repeat
ELEC4500 should enroll in this course
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
ELEC2500, MATH2420
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal as per University's timetable
Laboratory Exercises as per course handout
Quiz - Class class quizzes as per course handout
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Laboratory: for 8 Hour(s) per Term for the Full Term
Course Timetables for ELEC4560
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Course Description
ELEC4700 Advanced Computer Systems Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Practical
Tutorial
Description: Introduces students to advanced concepts in computer architecture and
design emphasing quantitative methods for performance evaluation. Topics
include performance measures and cost, instruction set architecture,
pipelining, instruction-level parallelism, caches, I/O, interconnection
networks.
Course
Objectives:
Introduces students to advanced concepts in computer architecture and
design emphasing quantitative methods for performance evaluation.
To gain further experience in group learning through assignment and
project work.
Course
Content:
* performance measures and cost
* instruction set principles
* pipelining
* instruction level parallelism
* caches
* I/O
* interconnection networks
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
ELEC3720
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
as per course handout
Examination: Formal as per the University's timetable
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Projects Design project as per course outline
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Laboratory: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for ELEC4700
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Course Description
ELEC4840 Final Year Engineering Project Units:30
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Individual Supervision
Self Directed Learning
Seminar
Description: This course consists of a combination of Part A and Part B which reflects the
full year multi term sequence program. As it is a single course of 30 units in
one semester approval by the Course Coordinator is required before
enrolling in this course.
Final Year Projects represent the culmination of study towards the Bachelor
of Engineering degrees. Projects offer the opportunity to apply and extend
material learned throughout the remainder of the program. Assessment is by
means of a seminar presentation, submission of a thesis, and a public
demonstration of work undertaken.
In contrast to the majority of courses studied elsewhere in the program,
projects are undertaken individually or in small groups. This necessarily
introduces the dimension of workload management into the program to
enable completion of a large, relatively unstructured "assignment" over the
course of the semester.
The projects undertaken span a diverse range of topics, including
theoretical, simulation and experimental studies, and vary from year to year.
The emphasis is necessarily on facilitating student learning in technical,
project management and presentation spheres.
Course
Objectives:
The aims of this course are to provide a vehicle for students to consolidate,
enhance and demonstrate the knowledge and skills gained from coursework
studies through the Electrical, Computer, Telecommunications or Software
Engineering degrees through a program of individual or small group
directed study. The knowledge and skills addressed include:
1. research and critical evaluation of technical information about electrical
topics
2. technical knowledge in electrical power, electronics, signal processing,
communications, control and/or computing
3. time and resource management skills
4. preparation and presentation of information to engineers and other
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4. preparation and presentation of information to engineers and other
professionals
Course
Content:
This course will be conducted largely as an individual or small group project
under the direct supervision of a member of academic staff. The specific
project topic undertaken will reflect the common interests and expertise of
the student(s) and supervisor. Students will be required to:
1) perform a literature search to review current knowledge and
developments in the chosen technical area
2) undertake detailed technical work in the chosen area using one or more
of:
a) theoretical studies
b) computer simulations
c) hardware construction
3) produce progress reports or maintain a professional journal to establish
work completed, and to schedule additional work within the time frame
specified for the project
4) deliver a seminar on the general area of work being undertaken and
specific contributions to that field
5) prepare a interim report describing the work undertaken and results
obtained so far
6) Present the work in a forum involving poster presentations and
demonstrations of operational hardware and software.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
3rd year of Electrical, Computer, Telecommunications or Software
Engineering degree
Course
Requisites:
By Enrolment
Bachelor of Engineering.
Assessment
Items:Other: (please
specify)
Mandatory requirement is for satisfactory
conpletion of all components as specified in the
course outline. These components are: satisfactory
consultation with supervisor(s); satisfactory
completion of professional journal; satisfactory
completion of all assessment tasks (as specified in
the course outline).
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Presentations -
Individual
Technical content and presentation of a
seminar/presentation/interview as per course
outline.
Reports Technical content and presentation of interim and
final thesis report as per course outline.
Contact
Hours:
Seminar: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Seminar times as per course outline
plus regular meetings with designated supervisor.
Course Timetables for ELEC4840
ELEC4840A Final Year Engineering Project - Part A Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 1 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Trimester 3 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Individual Supervision
Self Directed Learning
Seminar
Description: This course is Part A of a multi-term sequence. Part B must also be
completed to meet the requirements of the sequence.
Final Year Projects represent the culmination of study towards the Bachelor
of Engineering degrees. Projects offer the opportunity to apply and extend
material learned throughout the remainder of the program. Assessment is by
means of a seminar presentation, submission of a thesis, and a public
demonstration of work undertaken.
In contrast to the majority of courses studied elsewhere in the program,
projects are undertaken individually or in small groups. This necessarily
introduces the dimension of workload management into the program to
enable completion of a large, relatively unstructured "assignment" over the
course of the year.
The projects undertaken span a diverse range of topics, including
theoretical, simulation and experimental studies, and vary from year to year.
The emphasis is necessarily on facilitating student learning in technical,
project management and presentation spheres.
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Course
Objectives:
The aims of this course are to provide a vehicle for students to consolidate,
enhance and demonstrate the knowledge and skills gained from coursework
studies through the Electrical, Computer, Telecommunications or Software
Engineering degrees through a program of individual or small group
directed study. The knowledge and skills addressed include:
1. research and critical evaluation of technical information about electrical
topics
2. technical knowledge in electrical power, electronics, signal processing,
communications, control and/or computing
3. time and resource management skills
4. preparation and presentation of information to engineers and other
professionals
Course
Content:
This course will be conducted largely as an individual or small group project
under the direct supervision of a member of academic staff. The specific
project topic undertaken will reflect the common interests and expertise of
the student(s) and supervisor. Students will be required to:
1) perform a literature search to review current knowledge and
developments in the chosen technical area
2) undertake detailed technical work in the chosen area using one or more
of:
a) theoretical studies
b) computer simulations
c) hardware construction
3) produce progress reports or maintain a professional journal to establish
work completed, and to schedule additional work within the time frame
specified for the project
4) deliver a seminar on the general area of work being undertaken and
specific contributions to that field
5) prepare a formal report describing the work undertaken and results
obtained so far
Replacing
Courses:
ELEC4800A, ELEC4850A and ELEC4890A
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
3rd year of Electrical, Computer, Telecommunications or Software
Engineering degree
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Course
Requisites:
By Enrolment
Bachelor of Engineering.
Assessment
Items:Other: (please
specify)
Mandatory requirement is for satisfactory progress
or completion of all components as specified in
course outline. These components are: Satisfactory
completion of OH&S requirements; Satisfactory
consultation with supervisor(s); Satisfactory
completion of seminar; Satisfactory progress of
professional journal.
Presentations -
Individual
Technical content and presentation of a
seminar/presentation/interview. As per course
handout.
Reports Technical content and presentation of interim
report as per course outline. Students must receive
a grade of 50% or more on the interim report in
order to pass Part A of the Final Year Project (which
consists of Part A and Part B).
Contact
Hours:
Seminar: for 1 Hour(s) per Fortnight for the Full Term
Seminar times as per course outlines
plus regular meetings with designated supervisor
Course Timetables for ELEC4840A
ELEC4840B Final Year Engineering Project - Part B Units:20
Course
Availability:Trimester 1 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Trimester 2 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Individual Supervision
Self Directed Learning
Seminar
Description: This course is part B of a multi-term sequence. Part A must be successfully
completed before undertaking Part B.
Final Year Projects represent the culmination of study towards the Bachelor
of Engineering degrees. Projects offer the opportunity to apply and extend
material learned throughout the remainder of the course. Assessment is by
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material learned throughout the remainder of the course. Assessment is by
means of a seminar presentation, submission of a thesis, and a public
presentation of work undertaken.
In contrast to the majority of courses studied elsewhere in the program,
projects are undertaken individually or in small groups. This necessarily
introduces the dimension of workload management into the program to
enable completion of a large, relatively unstructured "assignment" over the
course of the year.
The projects undertaken span a diverse range of topics, including
theoretical, simulation and experimental studies, and vary from year to year.
The emphasis is necessarily on facilitating student learning in technical,
project management and presentation spheres.
Contact hours: 1 hour seminar per week, plus regular meeting with
designated supervisor
Course
Objectives:
The aims of this subject are to provide a vehicle for students to consolidate,
enhance and demonstrate the knowledge and skills gained from coursework
studies through the Electrical, Computer, Telecommunications and Software
Engineering degrees through a program of individual or small group
directed study. The knowledge and skills addressed include:
1. research and critical evaluation of technical information about electrical
topics
2. technical knowledge in electrical power, electronics, signal processing,
communications, control and/or computing
3. time and resource management skills
4. preparation and presentation of information to engineers and other
professionals
Course
Content:
This course will be conducted largely as an individual or small group project
under the direct supervision of a member of academic staff. The specific
project topic undertaken will reflect the common interests and expertise of
the student(s) and supervisor. Students will be required to:
1) perform a literature search to review current knowledge and
developments in the chosen technical area
2) undertake detailed technical work in the chosen area using one or more
of:
a) theoretical studies
b) computer simulations
c) hardware construction
3) produce progress reports or maintain a professional journal to establish
work completed, and to schedule additional work within the time frame
specified for the project
4) prepare a formal report describing the work undertaken and results
obtained
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obtained
5) present the work in a forum involving poster presentations and
demonstration of operational hardware and/or software.
Replacing
Courses:
ELEC4800B, ELEC4850B and ELEC4890B
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
3rd year of Electrical, Computer, Telecommunications or Software
Engineering degree
Course
Requisites:
By Enrolment
The 'A' component of this Multi-Term Sequence Course must be taken prior
to enrolment in the 'B' component and the Bachelor of Engineering.
Assessment
Items:Other: (please
specify)
Mandatory requirement is for satisfactory
completion of all components as specified in the
course outline. These components are: Satisfactory
consultation with supervisor(s); Satisfactory
completion of professional journal; Satisfactory
completion of all assessment tasks (as specified in
the course outline.
Presentations -
Individual
Demonstration of project and interview. As per
course handout.
Reports Technical content and presentation of a Final
Thesis Report. As per course handout.
Contact
Hours:
Seminar: for 1 Hour(s) per Fortnight for the Full Term
Seminar times as per course outline
plus regular meeting with designated supervisor
Course Timetables for ELEC4840B
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Course Description
SENG1110 Introduction to Software Engineering 1 Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 1 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Semester 1 -
2008
Ourimbah
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Description: This course is an introduction to object-oriented programming language, for
example, Java. The course introduces the fundamentals of analysing a
problem and then implementing a solution as a computer software system.
Students are introduced to the software life cycle and an overview is given of
the basic hardware and software components of a computer system.
Students learn about problem solving strategies, top-down program
development and programming style. The course provides a basic
introduction to data abstraction and object-oriented analysis and design.
Emphasis is placed on programming and testing.
Course
Objectives:
At the end of SENG1110, a student will be able to:
* write complete, well documented and well structured programs.
* use GUI based commands on keyboard, mouse and screen.
* use selection and looping structures.
* understand and write methods.
* understand object declaration & initialization.
* understand and apply (Java) classes to solve problems.
* use input from and output to external files.
* understand and use arrays.
Course
Content:
1. Introduction
2. Object-oriented programming language basics
3. Input/Output
4. Control structures
5. Methods
6. Classes
7. Arrays
8. Introduction to inheritance
9. Recursion
10. Advanced topics
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
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Courses:
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
No assumed knowledge
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Class Mid term exam - as per course outline.
Essays / Written
Assignments
as per course outline
Examination: Formal A Final Examination according to the University
Examination Timetable, worth at least 40% of the
final grade. A student must acieve at least 40% in
that final examination to be eligible to pass the
course.
Laboratory Exercises as per course outline
Contact
Hours:
Laboratory: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for SENG1110
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Course Description
SENG1120 Introduction to Software Engineering 2 Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 3 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Semester 2 -
2008
Ourimbah
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Computer Lab
Description: This course expands the problem-solving techniques of SENG1110 to large
problems, with a study of an object-oriented software analysis and design
methodology. Software implementation techniques and standards are
introduced with the aim of improving programming skills. Students use
fundamental algorithmic techniques and structures such as stacks, queues,
trees and heaps as tools for problem solving design and implementation.
Course
Objectives:
* To understand the Object-Oriented notions and how the notions are
implemented in object-oriented programming languages.
* To understand the need for the most appropriate data structure to provide
the best solution to a problem
* To understand and use Linear, Hierarchical and Graph Structures in
problem solving and algorithms
* To understand and use arrays and linked structures in implementing data
structures
Course
Content:
1. Exposure of object-oriented language features such as inheritance,
pointers, memory management, program components and constructions,
tools eg makefiles; comparison of object-oriented programming language
features.
2. Stacks, Queues, Linked Lists, Deques, Doubly Linked Lists, Sequences
3. Trees, binary search using trees
4. Hashing
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
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Assumed
Knowledge:
SENG1110
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Class Mid-semester examination. As per course outline.
Essays / Written
Assignments
Assignments - as per course outline.
Examination: Formal Final Examination - as per the University's exam
timetable.
At least 40% of the course assessment will be by a
final examination. Students must achieve at least
40% in that final examination to be eligible to pass
the course.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Computer Lab: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for SENG1120
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Course Description
SENG2050 Introduction to Web Engineering Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Description: Provides an introduction to the discipline of Web Engineering. This course
aims to introduce the methods and techniques used in Web-based system
development. In contrast to traditional Software Engineering efforts, Web
Engineering methods and techniques must incorporate unique aspects of the
problem domain such as: document oriented delivery, fine-grained
lifecycles, user-centric development, client-server legacy system integration
and diverse end user skill levels. This course draws upon previous
programming and computing experience to develop practical web
development and maintenance skills. This course is intended for students
with knowledge of both Internet communication concepts and an
introductory programming knowledge (Java & Javascript).
Course
Objectives:
1. Introduction to collaborative development methodologies.
2. Software design techniques for distributed heterogeneous computing
environments.
3. Languages, components and techniques that support web based
application development.
4. Evolutionary development techniques and effort estimation.
5. Web Engineering lifecycle and fine grained software evolution.
6. Developing software tools for the non-expert.
Course
Content:
* Design methodologies to support customizable systems (naive to expert
user).
* Network Programming: JAVA, Applets, Servelets, Active Pages, WML, JSTL
etc.
* Development and maintenance models for Web Systems.
* Documents oriented system development.
* Server Side Programming: JSP, Java Beans, JDBC etc.
* System security signed applets and encrypted communications.
* Introduction to programming distributed web architectures.
* End-User application development and cultural aspects.
* Techniques for supporting mobile Web device.
Replacing
Courses:
None.
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial 0
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Experience:
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
SENG1110 and COMP1050
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Programming assignments. As per course outline.
Examination: Formal Final Exam. As per the University's exam timetable.
A final exam is worth at least 40% of the final
grade. A student must achieve at least 40% in the
final exam to be eligible to pass the course.
Other: (please
specify)
System specification. As per course outline.
Projects Group project. As per course outline.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Laboratory: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for SENG2050
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Course Description
SENG2130 Software Development Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Workshop
Description: The course explains the Software Developement Life-Cycle in detail.
Requirements Elicitation, Analysis, Design, Testing and Implementation (and
post-implementation maintenance), including the the ethical and social
responsibilities existent in each phase.
Course
Objectives:
1. Learn the Software Development Life-Cycle in detail, including the role of
each major phase and the ways in which each major phase interacts with the
others.
2. Understand the ways in which ethical and social responsibilities play a
part in every phase of software development.
Course
Content:
1. Historical overview of Software Development Life-Cycle Models- from
Classical to Object-Oriented techniques.
2. Personal, Professional, and Social Responsibilities in ICT and how they
need to be considered in all phases of software development.
3. Requirements elicitation, analysis, and modelling using UML.
4. Understanding the requirements, process analysis and description.
5. Teams and the organisation of workloads.
6. Project Management - Software Development Cost Planning and
Estimation.
7. Design Procedures.
8. Implementation strategies.
9. Testing strategies.
10. Post-delivery maintenance.
Replacing
Courses:
SENG3110 Advanced Software Engineering.
Transitional
Arrangements:
Students who have completed SENG2120 may not enrol in SENG2130.
Students who have successfully completed INFO2020, INFO2030, INFT2001,
INFT2004 or INFT2006, cannot obtain credit for SENG2130.
Industrial
Experience:
0
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Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
SENG1110 or equivalent.
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
According to the course outline
Examination: Formal A final examination held according to the University
Examination Timetable, worth a minimum of 40% of
the final grade.
A student must achieve at least 40% in that final
examination to be eligible to pass the course.
Projects According to the course outline
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Workshop: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Laboratory: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for SENG2130
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Course Description
SENG3100 Advanced Software Process Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Workshop
Description: Focuses on how individual programmers can improve their software
development process. Students learn techniques for estimating, planning,
and producing software systems. Throughout the semester, the students will
be given a series of programming tasks for which they will design and refine
a personal software process.
Course
Objectives:
1. To gain a deeper understanding of the importance of having a repeatable
process for building software
2. To gain a deeper understanding of the benefits of monitoring and
improving the process.
3. To gain experience and skills in process activities including cost
estimation, planning, and project monitoring.
4. To gain understanding of effective project management.
Course
Content:
The course explains the role of product measurement and improvement and
then process measurement and improvement in a personal context as a
means of demonstrating their importance in large-scale projects.
1. Personal Process Strategy.
2. Baselining Personal Process.
3. Planning Process.
4. Measuring Software Size.
5. Estimating Software Size.
6. Measurement in the Personal Software Process (PSP).
7. Using PSP in design, coding, verification and quality management.
8. The Capability Maturity Model in detail.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Software Engineering students who have completed SENG2120 in 2002 or
earlier may enrol in an extra list 3 prescibed course rather than enrolling in
SENG3100. Software Engineering students who have completed SENG2120 in
2003 or later may proceed to enrol in SENG3100.
Computer Science students who have completed SENG2120 in 2002 or
earlier may not choose SENG3100 as one of their year 3 directed electives.
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
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Delivery:
Assumed
Knowledge:
SENG2130 Software Development and Implementation or INFT2009
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Programming assignments. As per course outline.
Examination: Formal As per the University's exam timetable.
A final examination is worth at least 40% of the
final grade.
A student must achieve at least 40% in that final
examination to be eligible to pass the course.
Reports As per course outline.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Workshop: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for SENG3100
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Course Description
SENG3120 Object Oriented Software Engineering Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Workshop
Computer Lab
Description: This course studies large-scale software development using object-oriented
techniques and technology. The aim is to show how tools and techniques
learned in earlier courses are applied to solve significant problems. Object-
oriented software engineering is investigated from a number of perspectives.
The essence of object-oriented software process is studied, and a number of
competing methodologies are compared and contrasted. A number of areas
that support object-oriented systems are covered, including design patterns,
databases and frameworks.
Course
Objectives:
Objective 1) To give students a detailed understanding of processes and
techniques for building large object-oriented software systems.
Objective 2)To develop skills to evolve object-oriented systems from
analysis, to design, to implementation.
Objective 3) To understand most of the major object-oriented technologies
including basic OO concepts, processes, languages, databases, user
interfaces, frameworks, and design patterns.
Objective 4) To develop skills to work as a team for developing a software
project
Course
Content:
* Introduction to Object Orientation
* Software Process: MeNtOR UNI-SEP
* Plan and Elaborate Phase
* Analysis Phase: Concept Model
* Analysis Phase: System Behaviour
* Design Patterns: Assigning Responsibilities
* Design Phase: System Design
* Design Phase: Object Design
* Design Phase: Design with Patterns
* From Design to Implementation
* Special Topic: Frameworks, Patterns and Pesistence
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
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Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
SENG3100 (or SENG2120 completed in 2002 or earlier)
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal - as per the University's timetable
At least 40% of the course assessment will be by a
final examination held during the end-of-semester
examination period. A student must achieve at
least 40% in that final examination to be eligible to
pass the course.
Projects delivered in three phases - as per course outline
Quiz - Class as per course outline
Contact
Hours:
Computer Lab: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Computer Lab: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Workshop: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
2hr Computer Lab session each week is an Open Lab - work is unsupervised
Course Timetables for SENG3120
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Course Description
SENG3300 User Interface Design Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Workshop
Description: Introduces design and analysis methods for user interface design. Relevant
perceptual psychology is introduced, and guidelines for user interface design
are derived. Design methods are discussed. Analysis of interfaces by
experimentation on humans is described. The subject includes a large
practical project in which the students engineer a user interface.
Course
Objectives:
1. Introduce students to guidelines for user interfaces.
2. Introduce students to design methods for user interfaces.
3. Introduce students to analysis methods for user interfaces.
4. Provide students with practical experience in design methods for user
interfaces.
5. Provide students with practical experience in analysis methods for user
interfaces.
Course
Content:
1. Introduction to Goal-Directed and Scenario-Based Design.
2. Principles of interaction design.
3. Analysis and Specification of user interfaces.
4. Prototyping techniques and processes.
5. Quality Assurance and Testing for user interfaces.
6. Practical experience in analysis methods for user interfaces.
7. An introduction to Voice User Interfaces.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
SENG1120 and SENG2130.
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
As per course outline
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Items: Assignments
Examination: Formal A final examination held according to the university
exam timetable at the end of semester. This exam
is worth at least 40% of the course grade, and
students must obtain at least 40% of the marks
available in this examination in order to pass the
course. See course outline.
Projects A major project as per course outline
Contact
Hours:
Workshop: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Computer Lab: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for SENG3300
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Course Description
SENG3400 Network and Distributed Computing Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Workshop
Description: This course introduces students to lower-level aspects of computer
networking such as: wiring and protocols; LAN technologies; WAN protocols
and techniques (eg routing, IP, TCP and UDP) underpinning internets. An
examination of the concepts, theory and practice of software development in
distributed environments follows. The basic foundations for distributed
computing are presented. These topics are then expanded to cover the
advanced distributed system programmer support provided by middleware.
Examples involving commercial distributed computing environments are
included to illustrate the decisions and techniques made by designers of
distributed software systems.
Course
Objectives:
1. To give students an understanding of the basics of low-level digital
communication
2. To develop an understanding of frame-based computer communication in
local area networks.
3. To develop an understanding of the notions of virtual networks and
encapsulation that underpin internet-based wide area networks. To illustrate
these notions through an examination of the IP-based Internet.
4. To provide experience of the use of rudimentary programming language-
level abstractions that simplify the programmer interface to computer
networking.
5. To review system concepts such as processes and threads, process
management and scheduling and to introduce the concept of distributed
software systems. To relate the reviewed "single computer" concepts to
equivalent issues in distributed computing eg interprocess communication,
memory management and concurrency in the distributed processing sense.
To extend these concepts to include investigation of issues such as
heterogeneity, distributed process management, distributed file systems,
transaction management and consistency models, distributed
synchronisation and distributed security.
6. To provide experience in the use of at least one industry-standard
environment for development of distributed software systems.
Course
Content:
* Frames and Topologies
* LAN features
* Building WANs
* Internet Addressing
* Sockets
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* Sockets
* IP Datagrams, Error Checking and UDP
* TCP, DHCP, NAT, VPNs
* RPC and Middleware
* Review of system concepts such as processes and threads, process
management and scheduling
* Introduction to distributed systems
* Interprocess communication, memory management and concurrency
* Distributed process management
* Distributed file systems
* Transaction management and consistency models
* Distributed synchronisation
* Distributed security
Replacing
Courses:
SENG3280 and SENG3390
Transitional
Arrangements:
Not available for students who have completed SENG3280
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
SENG1110
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
As per course outline
Examination: Formal As per University's exam timetable - At least 40% of
the course assessment will be by a final
examination held during the end-of-semester
examination period. A student must achieve at
least 40% in that final examination to be eligible to
pass the course.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Workshop: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for SENG3400
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Course Description
SENG4150 SPECIAL TOPIC E Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Description: This course consists of a series of lectures and/or practical work in an area
of advanced Software Engineering of contemporary interest. The content of a
particular course may vary from year to year according to developments in
technology and the presence of academic visitors.
Course
Objectives:
Objective 1) To give students the opportunity to study new areas of research
and new technologies in Software Engineering which are introduced by new
or visiting academic staff, or new research interests of existing staff.
Objective 2) To present current research issues in areas of Software
Engineering.
Objective 3) To expose students to developments in Software Engineering
that are not already covered in other parts of the BE(Software).
Course
Content:
Each of these courses consists of a series of lectures and/or practical work
in an area of advanced Software Engineering of contemporary interest. The
content and availability of a particular course may vary from year to year
according to developments in technology and the presence of academic
visitors.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
Permission from Head of Discipline
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Other: (please
specify)
Continuous assessent and examination - as per
course outline.
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Items: specify) course outline.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for SENG4150
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Course Description
SENG4420 Software Architecture Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Description: The aim of this course is to introduce the field of Software Architecture and
develop skills in designing software architectures.
Architecture is an important part of the design process in many engineering
disciplines. In early days of computing, a software system was considered
just a combination of Algorithms and Data Structures. As engineers started
building large and complex software applications in different domains, they
recognized the need for organizing the system into systematic repeatable
structures, thus giving birth to Software Architectural styles such as
pipelines and filters, client-servers, and component-based styles. Software
Architecture of a program or a software system is the structure of the
system, which comprise software components, the externally visible
properties of those components, and the relationships among them. The
course covers a number of architectural styles, focusing on strengths and
weaknesses of each. We go through significant case study to understand
how to design architectures. A software architect has to consider costs
involved in a project. Software metrics is the field that is concerned with
measuring properties of software systems and estimating cost factors. A
minor strand of this course is to study software metrics and their use in
effort estimation of software projects.
Course
Objectives:
1. To give students a detailed understanding of a number of software
architecture styles and the techniques used for architecture design.
2. To present current research issues in software architecture.
3. To develop research and communication skills.
4. To give students a basic understanding of software metrics and their
applications in software projects.
Course
Content:
Provides up to date knowledge of this rapidly develping field.
Current content as follows:
* Basic concepts of software architecture
* Architecture design: global analysis
* Architecture design: conceptual view
* Architecture design: module view
* Architectural styles
* Architectural analysis
* Case studies
* Introduction to software metrics
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* Introduction to software metrics
* Software size
* Measurement for software product
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
SENG3120 and permission of Head of School for those not in B CompSc
(Hons) or B Eng (Software)
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal A Final Examination according to the University
Examination Timetable, worth at least 40% of the
final grade. A student must achieve at least 40% in
that final examination to be eligible to pass the
course.
Presentations -
Individual
Presentation and Research essay - as per course
outline.
Projects Architecture Project - as per course outline.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for SENG4420
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Course Description
COMP1050 Internet Communications Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Port Macquarie Nth Coast Inst
Trimester 3 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Semester 2 -
2008
Ourimbah
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Description: Introduces Internet communication and the fundamental concepts of Internet
Architecture and how they support the massive growth and varied uses of
the medium. A strong emphasis is placed on practical skills, such as using
various communication techniques, building Web pages, and securing
information via encryption. The course is designed to give a sound
understanding of the technologies' potential as well as its limitations.
Previous computing experience is helpful but not required.
Course
Objectives:
1) Sound understanding of the basic architectures in Internet
Communication.
2) Familiarization with a variety of aspects of electronic communication.
3) Understanding of syntax and semantics of several Markup languages for
use in information communication.
4) Detailed knowledge of the concepts and practical aspects of data
encryption and compression in networking environments.
Course
Content:
Introduction to computer networking
Past, present and potential future of the Internet
Internet protocols
World-wide Web Languages: XHTML, XML, and CSS
HCI and communication issues realating to Web page design
Client-server computing
Search engines
Cryptography
Compression
Social Aspects of the Internet: privacy, responsibility and legal issues.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
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Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
None
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
as per course outline
Examination: Formal As per University's timetable
A final examination worth at least 40% of the final
grade. Students must achieve at least 40% in the
formal examination to be eligible to pass the
course
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Laboratory: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for COMP1050
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Course Description
COMP2200 Comparative Programming Languages Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Workshop
Description: This course places the programming from year 1 into its correct theoretical
context with the following topics:
- Elementary Language Theory and Specification.
- Low level implementation of language mechanisms (eg pointers,
parameters, activation records and method tables).
- Implementation of software structures in both Java and C++.
- A comparison of object models in different object-oriented languages.
- An introduction to non-object programming paradigms, eg. list
processing, functional and declarative languages.
Course
Objectives:
At the end of this course students will have gained knowledge of:
- Language Theory and Specification.
- Low level implementation of language mechanisms.
- Detailed knowledge of at least two object-oriented languages.
- Object models in different object-oriented languages.
- Non-object programming paradigms.
Course
Content:
This course places the programming from year 1 into its correct theoretical
context with the following topics:
- Elementary Language Theory and Specification
- A second object-oriented language
- Low level implementation of language mechanisms
-- pointers
-- activation records
-- method tables
-- memory allocation/de-allocation and garbage collection
- Parameter passing mechanisms
- A comparison of object models in different object-oriented languages.
- An introduction to non-object programming paradigms, eg.
-- list processing
-- functional languages
-- declarative languages.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
BE(SE) students who have not completed COMP2220 must enrol in
COMP2200.
BE(SE) students who have completed COMP2220 may enrol in COMP2200 in
place of a list 2 prescribed course.
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place of a list 2 prescribed course.
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
SENG1110 Introduction to Software Engineering 1 and SENG1120
Introduction to Software Engineering 2.
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Assignments as per course outline
Examination: Formal A final examination according to the University
Examination Timetable, with students being
required to obtain at least 40% in this examination
in order to pass the course. Final exam worth at
least 40% of final grade.
Quiz - Class Mid-term exam as per course outline
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Workshop: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for COMP2200
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Course Description
COMP2230 Introduction to Algorithmics Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Problem Based Learning
Lecture
Tutorial
Description: This course introduces students to the notion of efficiency and
computational complexity. The basic data structures encountered in first
year, such as lists, trees and graphs, are reviewed in light of their efficiency
and correctness. Asymptotic measures of complexity are covered, and
recurrence relations are introduced as an analytical tool. Problem-solving
techniques such as the greedy strategy, divide-and-conquer, dynamic
programming, and graph searching are covered. These techniques are
illustrated upon optimization problems chosen for their practical relevance.
Course
Objectives:
(1) To introduce students to efficient algorithm design techniques.
(2) To introduce students to basic techniques regarding analysis of
performance of algorithms.
(3) To make students familiar with the most important basic algorithms used
in various computer science application and theoretical areas.
Course
Content:
(1) Preliminaries (review of basic mathematical notions, data structures,
induction, basic combinatorics).
(2) Elementary algorithmics (worst-case vs. average case, basic examples,
elementary operations).
(3) Asymptotic Notation (big O, Omega and Theta).
(4) Analysis of Algorithms (loops, recurrence relations).
(5) Data structures (lists, graphs, trees, heaps).
(6) Greedy algorithms.
(7) Divide-and-Conquer.
(8) Dynamic programming.
(9) Exploring graphs.
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(9) Exploring graphs.
(10) Text-serach Algorithms.
(11) Introduction to the topics of computational complexity, heuristics,
metaheuristics and approximation algorithms.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
SENG1120, MATH1510
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Class Midterm examination. As per course outline.
Essays / Written
Assignments
Assignment. As per course outline.
Examination: Formal As per the University's exam timetable. A final
examination worth at least 40% of the final grade.
Students must achieve at least 40% in the formal
examination to be eligible to pass the course.
Projects As per course outline.
Contact
Hours:
Tutorial: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for COMP2230
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Course Description
COMP2240 Operating Systems Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Workshop
Description: Introduces computer operating system principles, using practical examples.
Topics include tasking and processes, process coordination and
synchronisation, resource scheduling, physical and virtual memory
organisation, security issues, communications and networking, and
distributed operating systems. The Unix operating system is used as a case
study where appropriate.
Course
Objectives:
* Develop an understanding of the structure and function of operating
systems, including the kernel, process scheduling, memory management,
input/output device management, file systems, interprocess communication,
networks and distributed systems, protection, security and recovery.
* Develop an understanding of how OS abstractions are realized on
conventional hardware.
* Gain familiarity with various design issues in operating systems and the
corresponding primitive methods and algorithms dealing with these issues.
* Develop essential programming skills of programming with consideration
of concurrency and
multithreads etc.
* Gain familiarity with some real operating systems.
Course
Content:
1. Hardware overview.
2. Processes and process scheduling including multi-processors.
3. Concurrency control using hardware and software techniques.
4. Memory Management.
5. Virtual memory.
6. I/O and disk management.
7. File systems and file manipulation.
8. Security mechanisms.
9. Networking.
10. Process migration.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
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Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
SENG1120
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
3 Assignments - as per course outline.
Examination: Formal As per the University's exam timetable. At least 40%
of the course assessment will be by a final
examination held during the end-of-semester
examination period. A student must achieve at
least 40% in that final examination to be eligible to
pass the course
Contact
Hours:
Tutorial: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for COMP2240
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Course Description
COMP2270 Formal Languages and Automata Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Tutorial
Description: Introduces Formal Languages and their application to Safety-Critical Systems
and Proofs of Correctness.
Discusses automata and their relationship to regular, context-free and
phrase-structure languages. The computability theory is presented,
including Turing machines, decidability and recursive functions.
Course
Objectives:
(1) To introduce students to the structure of automata and formal languages
(2) To give students understanding of the limitations on the capabilities of
computers
(3) To give students an understanding of Formal Languages and their
application to Safety-Critical Systems and Proofs of Correctness.
Course
Content:
(1) Formal Languages
(2) Safety-Critical Systems
(3) Proving Programs Correct.
(4) Finite automata and regular languages
(5) Push-down automata and context-free languages
(6) Turing machines and phrase-structured languages; Church-Turing
Thesis
(7) Decidability
(8) Recursive functions
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
SENG1120, MATH1510
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
as per course outline
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Examination: Formal A final examination according to the university's
examination timetable. This examination will be
worth at least 40% of the course and students must
obtain at least 40% in this examination in order to
pass the course.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for COMP2270
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Course Description
COMP3260 Data Security Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Workshop
Description: Deals with topics in data security and data authenticity. Students learn
fundamental technical tools for data security as well as how to combine the
tools to support various security and authenticity requirements in
computerised data processing, data storing and communication.
Course
Objectives:
1. To provide fundamental technical skills that will allow our graduates to
a. appreciate important issues in data security and authenticity
b. be able to implement security measures in a workplace
c. be able to judge the value of security and (on the other hand) the cost of
providing security
2. To provide a general framework for the discipline of data security so that
our graduates will
a. appreciate the fact that new major advances in data security will occur
during their lifetime
b. be prepared to continue to upgrade their knowledge of data security
Course
Content:
1. Classical cryptography
2. Contemporary symmetric cyphers
3. Public key encryption
4. Information and number theory, finite fields
5. Key management
6. Authentication and digital signatures
7. Network Security
8. Privacy and Privacy Enhancing Technologies
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
SENG1110, MATH1510, or equivalent
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Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Class Mid-semester exam - as per course outline
Essays / Written
Assignments
as per course outline
Examination: Formal as per the University's timetable
At least 40% of the course assessment will be by a
final examination held during the end-of-semester
examination period. A student must achieve at
least 40% in that final examination to be eligible to
pass the course.
Contact
Hours:
Workshop: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for COMP3260
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Course Description
COMP3290 Compiler Design Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Seminar
Workshop
Description: The purpose of this course is to study how high-level languages can be
implemented on a computer.
Course
Objectives:
1. To give students a detailed understanding of the issues related to
language translation.
2. To have students apply software engineering techniques learnt in earlier
courses to produce a compiler for a special language and architecture.
Course
Content:
1. Introduction to the theory of grammars
2. High level languages and their compilers
3. Lexical analysis
4. Syntactic analysis
5. Semantic analysis
6. Object code generation
7. Optimisation
8. Compiling Advanced Language Features
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
SENG1120 and one of COMP2270 or COMP3200 or ELEC2700.
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal A final examination held according to the university
exam timetable at the end of semester. This exam
is worth at least 40% of the course grade, and
students must obtain at least 40% of the available
marks in this examination in order to pass the
course.
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course.
Presentations -
Individual
A short presentation to the class on a selected or
allocated topic - as per course outline.
Projects A major project submitted in several (possibly
cummulative) parts as per course outline.
Contact
Hours:
Workshop: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Seminar: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for COMP3290
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Course Description
COMP3320 Computer Graphics Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Description: Studies issues related to the displaying of objects, which may include: 2D
drawing primitives, homogeneous coordinates, curves and surfaces, 2D & 3D
geometrical transformation, projections, geometric models, 3D viewing,
visible-surface determination, illumination and shading, ray tracing, real
time rendering, colour modes, computer vision.
Course
Objectives:
1. Obtain an overview of computer graphics techniques.
2. Learn to think geometrically and to understand computer graphics
algorithms.
3. Learn graphics programming skills.
Course
Content:
1. Graphics pipeline.
2. Graphics algorithms.
3. Geometrical operations used in graphics.
4. Methods for modeling curves, surfaces, and solids.
5. Lighting models and colour.
6. Computer vision.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
SENG1120, MATH1110
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Class As per course outline.
Essays / Written
Assignments
As per course outline.
Examination: Formal As per the University's exam timetable. Final
examination is worth at least 40% of the final
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grade. A student must achieve at least 40% in that
final examination to be eligible to pass the course.
Laboratory Exercises As per course outline.
Contact
Hours:
Computer Lab: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for COMP3320
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Course Description
COMP3330 Machine Intelligence Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Description: This course provides an overview about important past and current
developments, concepts, and applications in the fast evolving field of
machine intelligence. It is an introductory course and could later be
extended by higher studies in areas such as, advanced machine learning,
data mining, bioinformatics, image processing, optimisation, autonomous
agents, computer vision, computer graphics, and related fields. The course's
topic is a central part of computer science and software engineering. Many
of the concepts addressed by this course were initially biologically motivated
and fall under the umbrella of brain theory. The aim is to get an
understanding of intelligence, learning, memory, language, and the workings
of the human brain by modelling and implementing aspects of these
concepts in the computer. With the availability of faster workstations and
sophisticated robotic hardware machine intelligence methods can find more
widespread applications. This course will address several applications and
systems where machine intelligence methods lead to significant
advancements, often surprising solutions, and sometimes triumphal success.
Course
Objectives:
1. Students to understand and apply Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques;
2. Students to understand and implement examples of machine learning
methods.
3. Students to obtain an overview of past and current developments in
machine intelligence.
4. Students to develop the ability to project towards future developments of
the field including possible ethical implications in areas such as data mining
and robotics.
Course
Content:
1. Machine Learning
2. Automated Reasoning and Logic
3. Search and Prediction in Games
4. Neural Networks and Brain Mechanisms
5. Evolutionary Algorithms
6. Adaptive Robotics
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
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Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
SENG1120, MATH1510 and MATH1110
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Assignments on History, Theory and Application. As
per course outline.
Examination: Formal As per the University's exam timetable. A final
examination is worth at least 40% of the final
grade. A student must achieve at least 40% in the
final exam to be eligible to pass the course.
Projects As per course outline.
Contact
Hours:
Computer Lab: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for COMP3330
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Course Description
COMP4110 Special Topic A Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Electrical Eng and Computer Science
Teaching
Methods:
Problem Based Learning
Field Study
Lecture
Description: This course consists of a series of lectures and/or practical work in an area
of advanced computer science of contemporary interest. The content of the
course may vary from year to year according to developments in technology
and the presence of academic visitors.
Course
Objectives:
Objective 1) To give students the opportunity to study new areas of research
which are introduced by new or visiting academic staff, or new research
interests of existing staff.
Objective 2) To present current research issues in these areas.
Objective 3) To develop research and communication skills.
Course
Content:
This course consists of a series of lectures and/or practical work in an area
of advanced computer science of contemporary interest. The content and
availability of a particular course may vary from year to year according to
developments in technology and the presence of academic visitors.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
Permission from Head of Discipline
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Other: (please
specify)
Continuous assessment as per course outline.
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Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for COMP4110
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Course Description
INFT2009 Systems and Software Development Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Semester 1 -
2008
Ourimbah
Semester 1 -
2008
Holmes Colleges Sydney
Semester 1 -
2008
Port Macquarie Nth Coast Inst
Trimester 2 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Faculty: Faculty of Science and Information Technology
School: School of Design, Communication and Info Tech
School of Design, Communication and Info Tech
Teaching
Methods:
Problem Based Learning
Lecture
Student Projects
Computer Lab
Description: This course focuses on how software developers must address the whole
software development process in defining and solving problems arising in
the information management of a modern event-driven organisation. The
approach follows the object-oriented (OO) methods expressed by the Unified
Process software development life-cycle. The social and professional
responsibilities of computing experts in the life cycle and the impact of the
system on its intended users are critically examined.
Students gain experience in project management, requirements elicitation,
analysis, software quality assurance, interface design, verification, validation,
implementation and testing strategies, and post-implementation
maintenance and evaluation within a project setting aimed at delivering an
event-driven information system.
Credit cannot be gained for INFT2009 and SENG2130.
This course has the essential criterion of a pass grade in the final
examination.
Course
Objectives:
On successful completion of this course, a student will have:
1. a firm basis for understanding the life cycle of a systems development
project;
2. an understanding of the analysis and development techniques required as
a team member of a medium-scale information systems development
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a team member of a medium-scale information systems development
project;
3. an understanding of the ways in which ethical and social responsibilities
play a part in information systems development;
4. experience in developing information systems models;
5. experience in developing systems project documentation.
Course
Content:
1. Historical overview of systems and software development life-cycle
models from classical to object-oriented techniques.
2. Personal, professional, and social responsibilities in information and
computing technologies and how they need to be considered in all phases of
software development.
3. Requirements elicitation, analysis and development using uml models.
4. Project evaluation and project management.
5. Design procedures.
6. Implementation strategies.
7. Testing strategies.
8. Post-delivery maintenance.
Replacing
Courses:
INFT1040, SENG2120,INFO2020, INFO2030, INFT2001, INFT2004, INFT2006
Transitional
Arrangements:
Students who have successfully completed SENG2120, SENG2130,
SENG3110, INFO2020, INFO2030, INFT2001, INFT2004, INFT2006 cannot
obtain credit for INFT2009.
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
INFT1004 or SENG1110 or equivalent
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Class
Essays / Written
Assignments
Assignments and Group Projects
Examination: Formal Final Examination. This component is an Essential
Criterion. A mark of at least 50% in the Final
Examination is required to demonstrate that the
student has fulfilled Course Objective 1
(understands the systems development life cycle)
and Course Objective 2 (understands analysis and
development techniques involved in professional
information systems). This is not assessed
elsewhere in the course.
On passing the exam, a final mark will be given in
the course and it will be recorded that the student
has satisfied the essential criterion.
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has satisfied the essential criterion.
All students sitting the examination will be judged
to have had sufficient opportunity to demonstrate
their attainment of the relevant course objectives.
Those who fail to satisfy the essential criterion will
have the normal avenues of appeal open to them.
In the event of a successful appeal the student will
be given a supplementary assessment to determine
whether the student has satisfied the essential
criterion.
Contact
Hours:
Computer Lab: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Course Timetables for INFT2009
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Course Description
INFT2040 Database Management Systems Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Semester 1 -
2008
Ourimbah
Semester 1 -
2008
Holmes Colleges Sydney
Semester 1 -
2008
UoN Singapore
Trimester 3 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 2 -
2008
UoN Singapore
Faculty: Faculty of Science and Information Technology
School: School of Design, Communication and Info Tech
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Computer Lab
Description: Provides students with theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the use
of databases and database management systems in information technology
applications. The logical design, physical design and implementation of
relational databases are covered as well as some of the challenges and
problems in the design and operation of enterprise level database systems.
This course has essential criterion of a pass grade in the final examination.
Course
Objectives:
On completion of this course students will have the ability to:
1. Understand and evaluate the role of database management systems in
information technology applications within organisations;
2. Recognise and use various logical design methods and tools for
databases;
3. Derive a physical design for a database from its logical design;
4. Implement a database solution to an information technology problem;
5. Program using the SQL data definition and SQL query languages;
6. Recognise the value of and understand the problems associated with the
use of procedural language extensions to SQL;
7. Understand problems related to multi-user database systems such as
integrity, security and concurrency.
Course
Content:
Topics will generally include:
1. The role of databases and database management systems.
2. Database models.
3. Logical design of databases.
4. Physical design of databases.
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4. Physical design of databases.
5. An SQL query language.
6. Procedural language extensions to SQL.
7. Relational Algebra.
8. Data integrity and security.
9. Database issues such as distributed databases and query optimisation.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
SENG1110 or INFT1004 or INFT1001 or equivalent.
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Class Class test.
Essays / Written
Assignments
Assignment work which may be divided into
separate assignments or be given as a single multi-
part assignment.
Examination: Formal Final examination. This component has Essential
Criterion. A mark of at least 50% in the Final
Examination is required to demonstrate that the
student has fulfilled Course Objective 1
(understand and evaluate the role of database
management systems in information technology
applications within organisations); Course Objective
2 (recognise and use various logical design
methods and tools for databases); Course Objective
3 (derive a physical design for a database from its
logical design); and Course Objective 7 (understand
problems related to multi-user database systems
such as integrity, security and concurrency). These
are not comprehensively assessed in the other
assessment items but are examined thoroughly in
the Final Examination. On passing the exam, a final
mark will be given in the course and it will be
recorded that the student has satisfied the essential
criterion.
All students sitting the examination will be judged
to have had sufficient opportunity to demonstrate
their attainment of the relevant course objectives.
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their attainment of the relevant course objectives.
Those who fail to satisfy the essential criterion will
have the normal avenues of appeal open to them.
In the event of a successful appeal the student will
be given a supplementary assessment to determine
whether the student has satisfied the essential
criterion.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 26 Hour(s) per Term for the Full Term
Computer Lab: for 24 Hour(s) per Term for the Full Term
Computer Laboratory can incorporate a practical session or tutorial.
Lectures and Computer Laboratories will be delivered in block mode of
approximately 6 weeks for part-time students at UoN Singapore.
Course Timetables for INFT2040
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Course Description
GENG1000 Computer Aided Engineering Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Semester 1 -
2008
Ourimbah
Trimester 3 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Architecture and Built Environment
School of Architecture and Built Environment
School of Engineering
School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Laboratory
Tutorial
Description: Develops basic spatial skill through the use of a solid modelling system.
Skills at interpreting and visualizing 3D objects in 2D format are developed.
Creation and assembly of solid model representation of machine
components. Creating 2D engineering drawings from solid models.
Development of advanced technical sketching skills to aid communication in
engineering design. Exposure to basic workshop practice techniques and
application of the basic skills to undertake a project.
Course
Objectives:
Develop spatial skills
Develop technical sketching skills
Interpretation of 3D objects from 2D format
Develop basic workshop practice skills
Skills of using solids model
Course
Content:
1. Understanding spatial concepts in relation to engineering design;
2. Building solid models and assemblies of machine components;
3. Create engineering drawings in 2D format in accordance with the
Australian Drawing Standard, AS1100;
4. Freehand technical sketching in 2D and axonometric formats;
5. Develop and use workshop practice skills
Replacing
Courses:
MECH1220
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
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Delivery:
Assumed
Knowledge:
Nil
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Regular Assignments
Examination: Formal * Note, any modification to the above assessment
arrangement will appear in the course outline
normally issued in week 1.
Contact
Hours:
Laboratory: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Lecture: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
6 hrs per week
Course Timetables for GENG1000
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Course Description
GENG1001 Introductory Mechanics Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 1 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Semester 1 -
2008
Ourimbah
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Engineering
School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Tutorial
Description: Introduces some basic principles of engineering mechanics in as simple a
manner as possible. The course covers a basic introduction to both statics
and dynamics. Emphasis is placed upon the gaining of real understanding of
the laws and principles of mechanics.
Course
Objectives:
At the end of the course the student will have:
- a basic understanding of the laws and principles of mechanisms.
- the ability to analyse and solve simple problems in mechanics.
- an understanding of the assumptions and limitations of the approach
used.
Course
Content:
Part 1 - Statics
- Basic assumptions of theory of structures: ideal materials, small
deflections.
- Redundancy, stability.
- Stress, strain, extension of bars.
- Compatibility.
- Bending Moment and Shear Force diagrams for simple beams.
- Properties of areas.
- Stresses due to bending: normal and shear.
- Column buckling.
- Hydrostatics.
Part 2 - Dynamics
- Kinematics and Kinetics in Cartesian, normal, tangential, and polar
coordinate systems.
- Rectilinear and curvilinear motion.
- Newton's laws of motion.
- Friction.
- Work and energy.
- Conservative systems.
- Impulse and momentum.
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- Impulse and momentum.
Replacing
Courses:
MECH1350
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
Nil
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Regular Assignments
Examination: Formal
Quiz - Class * Note, any modification to the above assessment
arrangement will appear on the course outline
normally issued in week 1.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
6 hours/week
Course Timetables for GENG1001
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Course Description
GENG1002 Introduction to Engineering Computations Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Semester 2 -
2008
Ourimbah
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Engineering
School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Computer Lab
Description: Introduces students to the use of computers in Engineering. Typically less
than half the class has had previous substantial experience with computers
and a substantial minority have none. The course assumes no previous
knowledge and has the objective of achieving competency in a high-level
programming language as well as improving problem-solving skills.
Course
Objectives:
* Introduce students the to use of computers in Engineering.
* Teach the use of the high-level programming language, Fortran 95/2005,
for engineering calculations.
* Provide an overview of more advanced programming.
* Extend competence to other high-level languages.
Course
Content:
The course has two components.
The core component covers the following:
1. Introduction to computers, programming language and associated
problem solving skills.
2. The elements of Fortran Applications: variable types, assignment
statements, library functions, control structures, functions and procedures,
arrays, formatting.
In addition one of the following discipline-specific modules will be taken:
1. An introduction to MATLAB (or MAPLE)
OR
2 a) An introduction to Visual Basic for Applications, and
b) Introduction to using Excel for engineering computations: fitting curves to
experimental measurements, creating publication quality graphs, solving
equations, Excel and user-defined functions, selected topics on
programming Excel for numerical analysis and statistics.
Replacing
Courses:
MECH1080
Transitional
Arrangements:
Not applicable.
Industrial
Experience:
0
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Experience:
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
Nil
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Examination: Formal
Quiz - On-line Terminal Test
* Note, any modification to the above assessment
arrangement will appear on the course outline
normally issued in week 1.
Contact
Hours:
Computer Lab: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
5hrs/week
Course Timetables for GENG1002
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Course Description
GENG1803 Introduction to Engineering Practice Units:10
Course
Availability:Trimester 3 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Semester 2 -
2008
Ourimbah
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Tutorial
Description: Designed to introduce students to the scope and practice of professional
engineering and the role it plays in today's society. Emphasis is placed on
developing a range of technical skills and innovative thinking to find
solutions to social needs within a sustainable framework. Teamwork and
project management skills are also developed, and applied in a group design
project.
Course
Objectives:
The objective of the course is to introduce the wider context of professional
engineering: at one level dealing with the interplay between the profession,
industry and the community; and at another level, with the interplay between
analysis, synthesis, and management of processes. The course also provides
a rationale and foundation for future subjects in engineering and
engineering management through group projects involving problem based
learning.
Course
Content:
Formal lecture topics include:
Sustainability Principles
Life Cycle Analysis
Systems thinking
Technology and Society
Ethics
Role of engineers and scientists
Professional responsibility
Project Management and Decision making
Process Economics
Group based projects include:
Teamwork and organisational skills
Project management
Decision making
Process selection and design
Environmental impact and economic analysis
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Students are also exposed to a limited amount of "discipline-specific"
material so that they are able to better appreciate their chosen profession.
Library Skills and Report Writing Sessions are also included so that students
are better able to source relevant resource material and present their
findings in a technical framework.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
Nil
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Other: (please
specify)
Assessment in this course will consist of a formal
examination, regular assignments, quizzes and
major project.
Refer to course outline for information.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
A bus will be provided to transport Ourimbah students to Callaghan for all
classes
Course Timetables for GENG1803
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Course Description
GENG3830 Engineering Project Management Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Trimester 3 -
2008 Singapore
UoN Singapore
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Case Study
Lecture
Self Directed Learning
Description: Aims to provide students with an understanding of how to manage and
conduct Engineering Projects and knowledge and awareness of the tools
required to do so. Provides students with a knowledge of the various
engineering project management facets including managing the resources,
controlling the budget, procurement and planning, environmental
management, safety management systems, obtaining approvals, contract
specification etc. Also provided will be an awareness of innovation and the
busness enviroment within which the Engineering Projects are conducted.
Course
Objectives:
The purpose and objective of the course are to provide students with:
a. Introductory knowledge of the conduct and management of engineering
enterprises and the structure and capabilities of the engineering workforce.
b. Appreciation of the commercial, financial and marketing aspects of
engineering projects and programs and the requirements for successful
innovation.
c. Ability to assess realistically the scope and dimensions of a project or
task, as a starting point for estimating costs and scale of effort required.
d. Understanding of the need to incorporate cost considerations throughout
the design and execution of a project and to manage within realistic
constraints of time and budget.
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constraints of time and budget.
e. General awareness of business principles and appreciation of their
significance.
Course
Content:
The course will include the following topics:
1.Engineering Economics (4 lectures)
2.Engineering Project Management
3.Innovation and Entrepreneurship
4.Organisations and Management
5.Decision Making
6.Corporate Governance
7.Managing in a Global Environment
8.Managing Change and Innovation
The course will also involve specialist lectures by industry practitioners.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
GENG1803
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Class
Essays / Written
Assignments
Other: (please
specify)
Refer to course outline for detailed information
Case Scenario/PBL
exercises
Projects
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Student projects will be run as a combination of invited presentations,
project work and directed study.
Course Timetables for GENG3830
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Course Description
PHIL3910 Technology and Human Values Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Semester 2 -
2008
Distance Education - Callaghan
Faculty: Faculty of Education and Arts
School: School of Humanities and Social Science
Teaching
Methods:
Lecture
Tutorial
Description: Teaches the nature and systematic analysis of normative design decisions, in
particular in engineering, in the context of a systems dynamic approach to
modelling. It sets that study in a larger framework of analysis of Western
commercial, political and social systems and their functioning, and of the
professional ethics that flow from that.
Course
Objectives:
(1) to give students a knowledge of the nature and basic principles of
normative design decisions, in particular in engineering, in the context of a
systems dynamic approach to modelling.
(2) to impart to students the skills required for them to be able to engage in
critical assessment of design practice and in design problem solving that
meets larger societal expectations as well as those of good engineering
design.
(3) to enable students to effectively communicate their understanding and to
interact effectively so as to problem solve with diverse communal groups.
(4) to provide students a critical appreciation of the larger framework of
Western commercial, political and social systems within which engineering
practice operates, and of the professional ethics that flow from that.
Course
Content:
The course covers the nature of norms and their application, basic principles
of dynamic systems and of the choice of systems models and analyses and
their normative dimensions (e.g. robustness criteria), analyses of major
societal systems and their normative character and impacts, including on
engineering design, analyses of important normative design assessment
tools (such as impact assessment, cost-benefit-risk analysis), and an
introduction to principled professional ethics.
Replacing
Courses:
Nil
Transitional
Arrangements:
Nil
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Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
60 units of successfully completed subjects
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Tutorial Assignment, (750 words), 10%, is to help
students start on normative, not just factual,
analysis of engineering design problems, and will
also sharpen critical and communication skills.
Essays / Written
Assignments
Group Project (3,000-4,000 words), 20%, provides
opportunity to develop and extended normative
design analysis and consists of 4-6 students
getting together to produce a coherent account on
one topic. This will demonstrate the application of
both knowledge and skills, and provides experience
in performing multi-tasking group work.
Examination: Formal Examination, (2 hours), 50%, evaluates the depth
and systematicity of student understanding of basic
principles and how to apply them.
Group/tutorial
participation and
contribution
Tutorial Participation, 10%, allows assessment and
feedback on developing knowledge of subject and
on developing critical capacity to analyse and argue
issues in the subject. Attendance will be taken and
tutors will assess contribution to discussion.
Quiz - Tutorial Tutorial Quiz, (20 minutes), 10%, assesses students'
understanding of several key concepts introduced in
the first five weeks of the course.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 2 Hour(s) per Fortnight for 6 Weeks
One tutorial for organisation in week two(for all students) followed by five
two-hour fortnightly tutorials, PLUS a Quiz in week 7.
For particular dates and times refer to course guide available at first Lecture.
Course Timetables for PHIL3910
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Course Description
SURV1110 Surveying 1 Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 1 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Semester 1 -
2008
Ourimbah
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Engineering
School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Field Study
Lecture
Tutorial
Description: Introduces elementary plane surveying to students of surveying, civil
engineering and environmental engineering. It covers basic concepts relating
to such things as co-ordinate systems, and it introduces basic equipment
and its usage.
Course
Objectives:
1. Introduce students to fundamental surveying concepts such as horizontal
and vertical co-ordinate systems, horizontal and vertical angles and their
manipulation, and graphical presentation of three-dimensional information,
through contours.
2. Bring students to competency in differential levelling.
3. Introduce students to the capabilities and techniques of usage of the
following, and to develop basic usage skills, without detailed theory.
* electronic theodolites,
* coarse positioning through the Global Positioning System,
* electronic distance measurement systems,
4. Introduce students to concepts and practicalities of computer aided
drafting, and develop basic usage skills.
Course
Content:
* Introduction to fundamental concepts: horizontal and vertical co-ordinate
systems, horizontal and vertical angles; graphical presentations such as
contours.
* Differential levelling.
* Electronic theodolites.
* Distance measurement.
* Global Positioning System
* Basic drafting.
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* Basic drafting.
Replacing
Courses:
N/A.
Transitional
Arrangements:
N/A.
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
HSC or equivalent.
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal
Other: (please
specify)
7 field work assignments and computer aided
drafting assignments.
NOTE: Any modification to the above assessment
arrangement will appear on the course outline
normally issued in Week 1.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Tutorial: for 1 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Field Study: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for 7 Weeks
NOTE: The above distribution of contact hours may alter on a weekly basis
and will be confirmed in the course outline handed to students in Week 1.
Course Timetables for SURV1110
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Course Description
SURV1120 Surveying 2 Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Semester 2 -
2008
Ourimbah
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Engineering
School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Field Study
Lecture
Practical
Tutorial
Workshop
Description: Elementary field and office surveying theory and practice especially in
relation to civil engineering works, including areas and volumes, horizontal
circular and transition curves and vertical curves, long-sections and cross-
sections, and traverse calculations.
Course
Objectives:
1. Introduce students to fundamental concepts used to surveying of sites for
road and/or rail curves.
2. Introduce students to calculations to permit the setting out of circular and
transition horizontal and parabolic vertical road or rail curves.
3. Introduce students to surveys and drawing for long-sections and cross-
sections which allow the calculation of areas and volumes for earthworks for
road and rail curves.
4. Introduce students to concepts and practicalities of traversing, especially
for control relating to the above matters.
Course
Content:
* Surveys by total station and traverse, with relevant calculations.
* Horizontal circular curves
* Transition curves
* Vertical parabolic curves
* Long- and cross-sections
* Areas & volumes
Replacing
Courses:
N/A.
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Transitional
Arrangements:
N/A.
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
SURV1110 Surveying 1.
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Examination: Formal
Other: (please
specify)
Field work assignments, including any Survey Camp
assignments.
NOTE: Any modification to the above assessment
arrangement will appear on the course outline
normally issued in Week 1.
Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Field Study: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for 6 Weeks
NOTE: The above distribution of contact hours may alter on a weekly basis
and will be confirmed in the course outline handed to students in Week 1.
Course Timetables for SURV1120
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Course Description
SURV2650 Spatial Data Systems and Remote Sensing Units:10
Course
Availability:Semester 2 -
2008
Callaghan Campus
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
School: School of Engineering
Teaching
Methods:
Problem Based Learning
Lecture
Laboratory
Tutorial
Description: This course will provide students with a general knowledge of types of
spatial information and data base structures and of methods for data
analysis, classification and interpolation. Students will acquire skills in the
use of Geographical Information Systems and managing spatial data input,
verification, storage, output. Students will also obtain general knowledge of
the basic concepts of remote sensing and general radiation theory. They will
be exposed to a range of sensors and systems and will obtain a broad
knowledge of a wide range of remote sensing applications. The course will
provide students with general skills in image processing and image
interpretation.
Course
Objectives:
A1
To provide students with a working knowledge of the theoretical
background, methods and applications of spatial data analysis.
A2
To ensure that students obtain adequate skills in collecting, storing,
retrieving, transforming and displaying spatial data.
A3
To provide students with hands-on experience with data storage and
retrieval in computer based geographical information systems and exposure
to practical applications.
B1
To provide students with a working knowledge of the theoretical
background, methods and applications of remote sensing.
B2
To give students skills in image processing and interpretation of remote
sensing data.
B3
To expose students to a range of environmental applications of remote
sensing data.
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Course
Content:
This course will provide students with a general knowledge of:
1. Types of spatial information.
2. Data base structures.
3. Data analysis, spatial modelling, classification and interpolation methods.
The student will acquire skills in:
1. Use of Geographical Information Systems.
2. Managing spatial data input, verification, storage, output.
Students will obtain:
1. General knowledge of basic concepts of remote sensing and radiation
theory.
2. Exposure to a range of sensors and systems.
3. Knowledge of a wide range of remote sensing applications.
The course will provide students with:
1. General skills in image processing and image interpretation.
Replacing
Courses:
N/A.
Transitional
Arrangements:
N/A.
Industrial
Experience:
0
Modes of
Delivery:
Internal Mode
Assumed
Knowledge:
There are no pre-requisites for this course, although broad general
knowledge of SURV1110 or PHYS1200.
Course
Requisites:
Assessment
Items:Essays / Written
Assignments
Three numerical assignments for remote sensing.
Aimed at becoming familiar with key aspects of
radiation theory and obtaining practical experience
with image manipulation and classification
techniques.
Laboratory Exercises Six laboratory assignments aimed at obtaining
hands on experience with image display, geometric
corrections, image classification, multiple image
analysis, and suitability mapping.
Quiz - Class Two quizzes.
NOTE: Any modification to the above assessment
arrangement will appear on the course outline
normally issued in Week 1.
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Contact
Hours:
Lecture: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
Laboratory: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term
NOTE: The above distribution of contact hours may alter on a weekly basis
and will be confirmed in the course outline handed to students in Week 1.
Course Timetables for SURV2650