ENG1002 - Engineering design: Cleaner, safer, smarter - 2017

Fundamentals of electrical, chemical and materials engineering will be introduced and applied to provide technological solutions for real-world problems. Theory underpinning analogue and digital circuit design; energy and mass balance; materials processing and the role of functional materials will be presented. The contribution of each topic to a contemporary engineering application will be demonstrated.

Team-based projects will highlight the multidisciplinary nature of modern engineering. These concepts will be practiced through hands-on projects carried out by teams. Communication and teamwork skills will be developed through teamwork tasks.

At the successful completion of this unit you will be able to:

1. Apply (i) Ohm's and Kirchhoff's laws, (ii) equivalent resistance and (iii) Nodal analysis to find voltages and currents for elements in simple electrical circuits.
2. Analyse basic circuits containing (i) transistors (via the simple model), (ii) resistors and capacitors and to (iii) formulate Thevenin/Norton equivalent circuits.
3. Describe the functions of standard electrical laboratory equipment and how to use them to measure electrical quantities in circuits.
4. Apply the following concepts (i) conservation of mass and (ii) mass and mole fraction, in the mass balance analysis of engineering systems.
5. Identify how chemical reactions affect the mass balance analysis of engineering systems.
6. Apply energy balance analysis to determine the enthalpy and temperature of a system for engineering systems with and without chemical reactions.
7. Determine the expansion of materials as the temperature of the material is increased.
8. Apply the concept of resistivity in calculating the resistance of an electrical component.
9. Identify how the band gap of a material influences its optical and electronic properties and explain how the chemistry of a semiconductor affects its electronic properties.
10. Function as part of a team and communicate effectively with team members.
11. Generate and present written reports in a professional engineering format from a template.

Continuous assessment: 60%

Examination (3 hours): 40%

Students are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component (assignments, tests, mid-semester exams, laboratory reports) and at least 45% in the final examination component and an overall mark of 50% to achieve a pass grade in the unit. Students failing to achieve this requirement will be given a maximum of 45% in the unit.

2 hours lectures, 3 hours of laboratory and workshop activities and 7 hours of private study per week.

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Professor Julia Lamborn

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ENG1010, ENG1030