Design for Manufacture 1: Materials and Processes
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 48
2021 teaching periods
Hawthorn
Higher Ed. Semester 1 | Higher Ed. Semester 2 | |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
AND
DID10003 Product CAD: 3D Modelling
OR
DPD20001 Product CAD
AND
DID20003 Product Visualisation 2: Explanatory & Technical Sketching
OR
DID20007 Product Visualisation 2: Digital Sketching
Aims and objectives
Unit Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this Unit will be able to:
1. Identify suitable materials and manufacturing processes to inform project direction (K1 K4)
2. Prepare drawings to AS1100 for manufacture (A2)
3. Analyse the suitability of different materials for the project according to specific manufacturing processes and their application within a given conceptual and theoretical framework (K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2)
4. Develop fully resolved prototypes of design intent (S1 S2 S3 A2)
This Unit of Study will contribute to the student attaining the following Swinburne Engineering Competencies:
K1 Basic Science: Proficiently applies concepts, theories and techniques of the relevant natural and physical sciences.
K2 Maths and IT as Tools: Proficiently uses relevant mathematics and computer and information science concepts as tools.
K3 Discipline Specific: Proficiently applies advanced technical knowledge of the specific discipline within that context.
K4 Emerging Disciplinary Trends: Interprets and applies current or emerging knowledge from inside and outside the specific discipline.
K5 Practice Context: Discerns and appreciates the contextual factors affecting professional engineering practice.
K6 Professional Practice: Appreciates the principles of professional engineering practice in a sustainable context.
S1 Engineering Methods: Applies engineering methods in practical applications.
S2 Problem Solving: Systematically uses engineering methods in solving complex problems.
A2 Communication: Demonstrates effective communication to professional and wider audiences.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
This unit will involve up to 150 hours of work including:
Type (On-campus) | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact Lecture Tutorial Workshop |
1 2 2 |
12 12 12 |
12 24 24 |
Online Contact | N/A | ||
Specified Learning Activities | N/A | ||
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study, | Recommend | 90 | |
TOTAL | 150 hours / 12.5 credit points |
Assessment
Tasks and Details | Individual or Group | Weighting | Unit Learning Outcomes that this assessment task relates to |
Research Documentation | Group | 25% | 1, 3, 5 |
Major Project | Individual | 50% | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Workshop Project | Individual | 25% | 2, 4, 5 |
General skills outcomes
• Critical analysis and evaluation skills
• Ability to synthesise knowledge
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to work independently
• Teamwork skills
Content
• Types of timber, joining and finishing
• Types of plastics, polymers
• Composites
• Injection moulding
• Blow moulding
• Rapid prototyping
• Plastic extrusion
• RIM – Reaction Injection Moulding
• Rotational moulding
• Thermoforming
• Plastic finishing and joining
• Types of metals and mechanical properties
• Sand casting
• Investment casting
• Pressure die casting
• Sheet forming and fabrication
• Metal finishing and joining
• CNC Manufacture
• Laser Cutting
Study resources
- Reading materials.