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AMME4010: Major Industrial Project (2020 - Semester 1)
| Unit: | AMME4010: Major Industrial Project (24 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Senior Advanced |
| Faculty/School: | School of Aerospace, Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
A/Prof Jabbarzadeh, Ahmad
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| Session options: | Semester 1, Semester 2 |
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| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | [36 credits of 3000 level units of study and minimum WAM 65%]. |
| Prohibitions: | AMME4111 OR AMME4112 OR AMME4121 OR AMME4122 OR ENGG4000 OR MECH4601 OR BMET4111 OR BMET4112 OR BMET4010. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | Students spend 6 months at an industrial placement working on a major engineering project relevant to their engineering stream. This is a 24 credit point unit of study, which may be undertaken as an alternative to AMME4111/4112 Thesis A & B, and two 4000/5000 level units of study, comprising EITHER one core/general unit of study and one Specialist Elective, OR two Specialist Electives. This unit of study gives students experience in carrying out a major project within an industrial environment, and in preparing and presenting detailed technical reports (both oral and written) on their work. The project is carried out under joint University/industry supervision, with the student essentially being engaged fulltime on the project at the industrial site. Places in this unit are limited and dependent on the availability of suitable industry partners. Students will be required to have consistently high academic results in their previous years. If there are more applicants than there are available positions an applicant will be chosen based on the highest WAM and and other suitability factors relating to the project and the company. For students whose degree includes ENGG4000, AMME4010 counts in place of this unit. Students whose degree includes the Professional Engagement Program must enrol in all PEP units. AMME4010 will count toward the Engineering Work requirement of ENGP3000. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | None. |
| Additional Notes: | For students whose degree includes ENGG4000, AMME4010 counts in place of this unit. Students whose degree includes the Professional Engagement Program must enrol in all PEP units. AMME4010 will count toward the Engineering Work requirement of ENGP3000. |
| Department Permission | Department permission is required for enrollment in this session. |
| Timetable: | AMME4010 Timetable | ||||||||||
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Attributes listed here represent the key course goals (see Course Map tab) designated for this unit. The list below describes how these attributes are developed through practice in the unit. See Learning Outcomes and Assessment tabs for details of how these attributes are assessed.
| Attribute Development Method | Attribute Developed |
| Understanding of engineering fundamentals is reinforced and taken to more advanced level | (1) Maths/ Science Methods and Tools (Level 4) |
| Students develop in depth technical expertise on the engineering processes involved with the project | (2) Engineering/ IT Specialisation (Level 5) |
| Students typically spend a considerable amount of time on design and problem solving | (4) Design (Level 5) |
| Students must research, critically assess, and report on literature related to their project Students must produce a large professional quality report and give a seminar |
(6) Communication and Inquiry/ Research (Level 4) |
| Students work within an engineering team and must organise and schedule tasks project objectives | (7) Project and Team Skills (Level 5) |
| Students spend six months working in an engineering role at an industrial site. | (8) Professional Effectiveness and Ethical Conduct (Level 4) |
For explanation of attributes and levels see Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table 2018.
Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.
(6) Communication and Inquiry/ Research (Level 4)| Assessment Methods: |
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| Assessment Description: |
Presentation/Seminar: Presentation to peers and supervisors Report: Progress report Thesis: A major report on the project Project: Regular meetings with supervisors |
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| Policies & Procedures: | See the policies page of the faculty website at http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/student-policies/ for information regarding university policies and local provisions and procedures within the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies. |
Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
| Week | Description |
| Week 1 | Project work at industrial site |
| Week 2 | Project work at industrial site |
| Week 3 | Project work at industrial site |
| Week 4 | Project work at industrial site |
| Week 5 | Project work at industrial site |
| Week 6 | Project work at industrial site |
| Week 7 | Project work at industrial site |
| Week 8 | Project work at industrial site |
| Week 9 | Project work at industrial site |
| Week 10 | Project work at industrial site |
| Week 11 | Project work at industrial site |
| Week 12 | Project work at industrial site |
| Week 13 | Project work at industrial site |
| Assessment Due: Thesis | |
| STUVAC (Week 14) | Final report due |
| Exam Period | NA |
Course Relations
The following is a list of courses which have added this Unit to their structure.
Course Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
| Attribute | Practiced | Assessed |
| (6) Communication and Inquiry/ Research (Level 4) | Yes | 35% |
| (7) Project and Team Skills (Level 5) | Yes | 1% |
| (8) Professional Effectiveness and Ethical Conduct (Level 4) | Yes | 16% |
| (5) Interdisciplinary, Inclusiveness, Influence (Level 5) | No | 0.5% |
| (4) Design (Level 5) | Yes | 23% |
| (2) Engineering/ IT Specialisation (Level 5) | Yes | 24.5% |
| (3) Problem Solving and Inventiveness (Level 5) | No | 0% |
| (1) Maths/ Science Methods and Tools (Level 4) | Yes | 0% |
These goals are selected from Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table 2018 which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table 2018 for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.
