At Caulfield, seven degree programs are available: a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Computing), Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Computing), Bachelor of Engineering (Industrial and Computing), Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical and Computing), Bachelor of Technology (Advanced Manufacturing Technology), Bachelor of Technology (Aerospace) and Bachelor of Technology (Computer Studies).
(Civil and Computing); (Electrical and Computing); (Industrial and Computing); (Mechanical and Computing)
The BE degrees taught entirely at Caulfield are of four years duration if taken full-time, or up to eight years if taken part-time. Each degree may be awarded either as a pass degree or as a degree with honours.
The degree courses place particular emphasis on the practice of engineering and each course provides for broad training in the chosen discipline. About 20 per cent of the course content directly relates to computers, computer application and computing skills. This means that students are awarded a degree of Bachelor of Engineering in one of four areas: civil and computing, electrical and computing, industrial and computing, or mechanical and computing.
(Civil and Computing); (Electrical and Computing); (Industrial and Computing); (Mechanical and Computing)
The core and elective subjects required at each level in the courses are listed in full in the subject lists included after this section of the handbook. Students should become familiar with the requirements for completion of a particular degree set out in the subject lists.
At all levels and in all disciplines many subjects have prerequisites. Students should ensure that all prerequisites have been met before enrolling in a subject. If a subject is failed which is a prerequisite it is the student's responsibility to withdraw from a subject which has the failed subject as a prerequisite.
At the beginning of second level, students enrol in one of the four degrees offered at Caulfield - civil and computing, electrical and computing, industrial and computing or mechanical and computing.
In the following section the nature and content of the courses offered at Caulfield is briefly explained.
Knowledge and understanding
A graduate with the award of Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Computing) will be expected to have a general knowledge and understanding of:
The graduate should have understanding and skills relating to the following specific topics:
The graduate is expected to display the following general attributes:
Graduates will be expected to be aware of and responsive to issues such as:
Civil engineers work in branches such as structural engineering, soil engineering, rock engineering, dam engineering, hydraulic engineering, highway engineering, traffic engineering, sanitary engineering, water resources engineering, town planning and coastal engineering. In any of these branches a civil engineer may work in the functional areas of research, investigation, design, construction or operation and the undergraduate course in the Department of Civil Engineering prepares a student accordingly.
The civil engineering course includes basic science as a necessary foundation for engineering science, which in turn provides a foundation for the applied science and a background for the applied art of civil engineering. Thus at level one, a major section of the course consists of the basic sciences of mathematics, physics and electrical technology. Level-one studies also introduce studies in applied mechanics, engineering communications and computer studies.
Level-two subjects expand and extend the coverage of engineering science with studies in fluid mechanics, materials science and further mathematics and computing. The applications to engineering are elucidated by studies in structural engineering and surveying. Engineering management is also introduced.
Level-three subjects further extend the studies in engineering science but with an increasing emphasis on their integration with applied civil engineering. Studies in structural engineering, computer applications and engineering management are continued. Geology and soil mechanics, geotechnical engineering, timber engineering, and hydrology, hydraulics and public health engineering are introduced; an industrial project is also undertaken. Students are also introduced to infrastructure systems engineering.
Level-four further expands on earlier studies in computing, engineering management and construction, structural engineering and the industrial project. Students are exposed to civil engineering design which draws together much of the material covered in earlier studies. Traffic engineering and planning and municipal and highway engineering are covered. Students also elect to study either project management, geotechnics or computer applications.
A feature of the course is an annual one-week camp at a location away from Melbourne, attended by third and fourth-year students. At this camp, students learn to apply the results of their civil engineering studies to practical civil engineering problems. Students are also required to obtain work experience during the long vacations.
The overall aim of the course is to prepare a well-rounded professional poised for employment in any of a wide range of civil engineering occupations and eager for continuing education to remain abreast of latest developments in his or her discipline.
The course leading to the Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Computing) has as its main objectives the development of the following attributes in its graduates.
Knowledge and understanding
A graduate will be expected to know and understand:
A graduate will be expected to be able:
A graduate will be expected to display:
Most high-technology plants and services are the result of achievements in electrical engineering and its dynamic disciplines of electronics, microelectronics and digital technology. The application of microelectronics has resulted in the explosive development of computers, automation and communications in recent years. These developments will continue into the future.
Electrical engineering is an exciting and challenging area of study for women and men, and graduates have excellent employment opportunities. Within the branches of electrical, electronic and computer engineering there is a wide range of choice to meet the interests and aspirations of each graduate.
The full-time, four-year degree course at Caulfield is strongly vocation-oriented in order to train electrical, electronic and communications engineers who can quickly assimilate into professional employment.
The course is structured to provide a thorough understanding of the principles and applications of the various disciplines. In addition it is designed to develop personal qualities that are essential for a professional engineer, such as ethics, creativity and sound judgement to create systems for the benefit of society.
The first year is common with the other engineering courses at Caulfield and covers basic studies including electrical technology and computer science.
The following two years cover essential studies which provide breadth and depth of understanding of electrical, communication, power, automatic control and computing systems.
The final year is devoted to studies at a professional level, for which elective subjects permit specialisation in automatic control, electronics, communications, computer systems and electrical power. Year-three and year-four projects permit students to complete substantial engineering tasks of their choice. Computing and management subjects are included throughout the course.
A graduate with the award of Bachelor of Engineering (Industrial and Computing) may be expected to display the following attributes.
Knowledge and understanding
A student will be expected to have a knowledge and understanding of:
The student should be able to:
The graduate is expected to display:
Industrial engineers design productive systems comprising people, machines, materials and money. They are people with creative and innovative skills and a knowledge of engineering, computing and business principles. Their main aims are to create an efficient and effective workplace to achieve a high productivity and high performance - the maximum output from an organisation for the same input of effort and resources and the meeting of important objectives. These aims involve industrial engineers paying due regard to all production aspects, as well as product quality and human factors. Only in this way can a company compete in today's world and fulfil the needs of its customers, employees and owners.
Monash industrial engineering training, covers the basic applied sciences and engineering to provide skills in dealing with complex engineering equipment. This includes computer-based equipment, so skills in both electronics and computing are developed. But every company depends on its finance and on the skill of its employees, hence studies in both business and social subjects are also undertaken. Safety in the work place and a knowledge of new materials are also included. Industrial engineering draws on a broader range of skills than perhaps any other engineering course at Caulfield. The degree course at Caulfield is strongly vocation-oriented in order to train industrial engineers who can quickly assimilate into professional employment.
The course is structured to provide a thorough understanding of the principles and applications of the various disciplines. In addition, it is designed to develop personal qualities that are essential for a professional engineer, such as personal communication skills, ethics, creativity and sound judgement to design and establish systems for the benefit of society.
The first year is common with the other engineering courses and covers basic studies including computer science and engineering communications.
Knowledge and understanding
Graduates will be expected to display broad knowledge and understanding of fundamental principles involved in their chosen field of mechanical engineering and to apply these principles competently and responsibly to the design, manufacture, installation, control and operation of new and existing systems, the maintenance and management of machines, thermodynamic processes, manufacturing processes, materials handling plants and general engineering systems. They will be expected to have acquired a basic understanding of:
Graduates will be expected to be able to critically appraise, plan and manage industrial projects as individuals and as members of a team; and to approach work, community responsibilities and personal development in a professional manner. They will be expected to have developed professional skills enabling them to:
Graduates will be expected to have developed attitudes facilitating leadership, lifelong learning, cultural curiosity and ethical responsibility to the community. They will be expected to display:
Mechanical engineering is the practice that has arisen from the need to generate, transmit and control mechanical energy. This practice brings with it the need to study methods of generation, transmission and control and increasingly to employ scientifically based tools. Today, mechanical engineering has as its core the interaction of people and machines and the control of that interaction. Mechanical engineers will be found designing, manufacturing and commissioning nuclear power plants, controlling physical environments, aerospace development, exploring forms of transportation, devising new machines and ways of controlling new machines and concerning themselves with all aspects of mechanical handling systems and methods of production of anything manufactured in material form. They will be found not only in factories, research establishments, or in a consulting practice, but also in the mineral resource, chemical process and agricultural industries. They will regard their function as one of design, production, operation, consulting, technical management, general management, research and development and maintenance of complex plants.
The undergraduate course is designed to provide a fundamental and broad training to allow graduates to steer their course into any of these areas as they now exist or as they might develop in future. The course offers a sound training in engineering experimentation and in the physical and engineering sciences. It includes comprehensive studies in design in which the analytical tools are brought to bear in a synthesis which accounts satisfactorily for economic, organisational and human factors. The use of computers in data reduction and in system modelling is studied. Third and fourth years include an industrial project whilst, during the final year, either a major experimental project or substantial participation with a design team actively engaged with practising engineers is arranged. The results are presented by thesis and orally.
The design of the course attempts also to acknowledge the interdisciplinary nature of modern engineering and to provide the graduate with a facility for expanding his or her own development into related fields. It provides a working knowledge of the elements of control, stress systems, electronics instrumentation, microcomputers and managerial procedures.
(Civil and Computing) * (Electrical and Computing) * (Industrial and Computing) * (Mechanical and Computing)
The degree of Bachelor of Engineering with honours at Caulfield is awarded for meritorious performance in the course as a whole. No additional time is required. All subjects which have a numerical mark are considered in the determination of an honours result, but greater weight is given to the subjects in the later years of the course.
The Bachelor of Technology (Advanced Manufacturing Technology) (BTech(AMT)) degree is of three years duration if taken full-time or up to six years if taken part-time. It forms part of a program which links university degrees with courses in designated TAFE colleges.
The BTech(AMT) is articulated to approved associate diploma and advanced certificate courses in Holmesglen, Peninsula, Barton and Casey institutes of TAFE. TAFE courses which have already been approved for entry include manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, mechanical design drafting, automated systems and materials technology, but other associate diplomas in appropriate areas of engineering and applied science will also be considered. The second and third years of the degree are taught on the Caulfield campus of the university. The diplomates gain advanced standing to the second year of the BTech(AMT).
The course provides a specialised education designed to meet the needs of industry for technologists having a detailed knowledge of advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) and its associated management techniques. Graduates may be employed in areas such as quality management and control, production or process management, CAD/CAM, health and safety, scheduling and planning and shift or workshop supervision.
A special feature of the BTech(AMT) is that it gives advanced standing into the third level of the Bachelor of Engineering (Industrial and Computing) degree. The degree may also qualify the graduate for entry into graduate diplomas in engineering, business or education.
A graduate with the award of BTech(AMT) may be expected to display the following attributes.
Knowledge and understanding
Graduates will have acquired knowledge and understanding of:
Graduates will develop skills in:
The graduate is expected to develop:
First level
Completed at an approved TAFE institute.
Second and third levels
Level two focuses on developing the basic maths, sciences, computing, materials and manufacturing knowledge needed by the students.
Level three broadens the student's knowledge by introducing a range of management topics such as quality management, maintenance management, and managing people. There is also further development in technical subjects related to advanced manufacturing, such as CAD/Robotics. An industrial project is undertaken which will enable students to spend some time working on a substantial topic of interest to industry. Electives subjects are available at each level.
The core and elective subjects required at level two and three in the courses are listed in full in the subject lists for the Bachelor of Technology degrees included after this section of the handbook. Students should become familiar with the requirements for completion of the degree set out in the subject lists.
Students should ensure that all prerequisites and corequisites have been met before enrolling in a subject. If a subject is failed which is a prerequisite it is the student's responsibility to withdraw from a subject which has the failed subject as a prerequisite.
The Bachelor of Technology (Aerospace) (BTech(Aerospace)) degree is of three years duration if taken full-time or up to six years if taken part-time. It forms part of a program which links university degrees with courses in designated TAFE colleges.
The BTech(Aerospace) is articulated to approved associate diploma and diploma courses in engineering (aerospace systems) at Kangan Institute of TAFE and approved associate diploma courses in mechanical engineering at, for example, Holmesglen, Barton, Peninsula and Casey Institutes of TAFE. The second and third years are taught on the Caulfield campus of Monash University. Holders of associate diplomas gain advanced standing to second year of the degree while holders of the Diploma in Engineering (Aerospace Systems) from Kangan TAFE gain advanced standing into a combined level 2 and 3 of the degree. The course is designed to meet the specialist needs of aerospace industry in the area of maintenance and management.
A graduate with the award of BTech(Aerospace) may be expected to display the following attributes:
Knowledge and understanding
Graduates will have acquired a basic knowledge and understanding of:
A graduate will be expected to be able to:
The graduate is expected to display:
First level
This is completed at an approved TAFE institute.
Second and third levels
The basic science subjects offered in level two of the degree are designed to reinforce the externally taught level-one subjects and to provide a sound basis for the introductory aerospace subjects. To allow an early development of an awareness of the maintenance, management and regulatory issues facing the aerospace industry, level two contains a number of subjects which involve field trips, workshop experience and knowledge of aerospace regulations.
Level three builds on the introductory aerospace subjects with the extension of the fundamental concepts to the actual world. Design topics are covered as are the concepts of quality and its management in the work-place as well as safety and work-place management. Elective subjects are available in each semester of level three to enable the student to undertake study in an area of interest from the subjects offered by the department.
The core and elective subjects required at level two and three in the courses are listed in full in the subject lists for the Bachelor of Technology degrees included after this section of the handbook. Students should become familiar with the requirements for completion of the degree set out in the subject lists.
Students should ensure that all prerequisites have been met before enrolling in a subject. If a subject is failed which is a prerequisite it is the student's responsibility to withdraw from a subject which has the failed subject as a prerequisite.
The Bachelor of Technology (Computer Studies) (BTech(CompSt)) degree is of three years duration if taken full-time or up to six years if taken part-time. It forms part of a program which links university degrees with courses in designated TAFE colleges.
The BTech(CompSt) is articulated with the Associate Diploma in Technology (Computing) which is run at the Holmesglen and Peninsula institutes of TAFE. The first year of the program is common to both the associate diploma and the degree. The second and third years of the degree are taught on the Caulfield and Peninsula campuses of the university. The course aims to produce technologists who are flexible in their thinking and so are able to respond to the changing needs of industry.
The BTech(CompSt) aims to develop graduates who can contribute their knowledge, skills and attitudes in the field of computer studies and who have a broad knowledge of the technological principles of computer studies, usable industrial skills, and an ability to respond to the changing needs of industry.
Knowledge and understanding
Graduates will have acquired a basic understanding of:
Graduates are expected to have the ability to:
Graduates will be expected to display:
First level
Completed at an approved TAFE institute.
Second and third levels
Six subjects are studied in each of the four semesters which comprise the second and third years of the Monash degree. Full-time study involves approximately twenty hours of class time per week in each semester.
Level two of the course includes subjects in the areas of engineering programming, electronics, mechanics, mathematics, principles of database systems, operating systems and digital design.
Level three builds on level two with more advanced subjects including technology management, professional communications, systems analysis, computer-aided manufacturing, data communications and an industrial project.
Students take two electives subjects per year, and may choose from a wide range of subjects including microprocessor programming, computer graphics and object-oriented programming. All electives must be approved by the course leader.
The core and elective subjects required at level two and three in the course are listed in full in the subject list for the Bachelor of Technology degrees included after this section of the handbook. Students should become familiar with the requirements for completion of the degree set out in the subject list.
Students should ensure that all prerequisites have been met before enrolling in a subject. If a subject is failed which is a prerequisite it is the student's responsibility to withdraw from a subject which has the failed subject as a prerequisite.
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