MTE3544

Management and practice in materials engineering ( 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL)

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Offered:
Clayton First semester 2006 (Day)

Synopsis: Students learn to understand the interrelationship of innovation and invention, the generation and exploitation of intellectual property. By following the life cycle of manufactured goods, they see environmental effects and follow obsolescence to waste and the recycling chain. Students learn to use aids to decision making, including the identification of likely critical processes. Entering the manufacturing environment, they receive overviews of quality management and quality control, and the relationship between design, manufacture and product life. They glimpse the major forces governing workplace relations and work place conditions in Australia.

Objectives: On successful completion of this course students will be able to: 1. understand the interrelationship of innovation and invention 2. understand the generation and exploitation of intellectual property 3. understand the life cycle of manufactured goods from genesis to obsolescence 4. follow obsolescence to waste and the recycling chain. Students will have - an understanding of management structures - an understanding of the major forces governing workplace relations and work place conditions in Australia - an appreciation of aids to decision making, including the identification of likely critical processes - an overview of quality management and quality control - an appreciation of the relationship between design, manufacture and product life.

Assessment: Six written assignments: 80% + Two oral presentations: 20%

Contact Hours: 24 one-hour lectures, 18 one-hour tutorials and 102 hours of private study throughout the semester

Prerequisites: MTE2543 or permission