Bachelor of Technology (Engineering) major in Electrical

This unit introduces students to the discipline and practice of professional engineering. The role of engineers and some of the important concepts that characterise the engineering approach to solving technical problems are described. In addition, the importance of appropriate communication, teamwork and the management aspects of engineering are introduced. The unit includes a group design project that takes the student through the engineering design process from client specification, around an iterative design loop, to a fully documented final solution.

This unit introduces students to functions, calculus, descriptive statistics, probability and random variables, and their application to solve applied problems. Students will be introduced to functions and their properties, differential and integral calculus and its application to optimisation, area and rectilinear motion problems, arithmetic and geometric and sequences, sets and probability, descriptive statistics and discrete and continuous random variables. This unit is designed for students who have passed year 11 ATAR Mathematics Methods or MAT1108 Foundations of Mathematics or equivalent.

This unit develops students’ knowledge of common engineering materials and manufacturing processes and enables them to select materials on the basis of their inherent properties. Students will be introduced to the structure and properties of materials, and the types of defects that can arise. Students will also gain the knowledge to analyse the failure of engineering products and systems, with due consideration to the geometry of components. Strengthening mechanisms that can be applied to different materials will also be examined. Overall, the unit enables students to develop a direct link between the structure and mechanical behaviour of materials.

This is a broadly based unit which introduces students to physics used within a variety of contexts. Physics principles and methods applicable to translational and rotational motion, electricity and magnetic fields will be investigated. The unit is designed for students who have not completed upper level secondary school physics and satisfies the physics prerequisites for enrolment in various engineering units.

This unit provides a thorough coverage of the principles of engineering mechanics with a focus primarily on the fundamentals of statics and application of these principles to problems related to engineering structures and systems.

This unit will build on students’ knowledge of functions and calculus to consider a range of techniques used to solve problems arising in applied contexts. Students will be introduced to complex numbers, functions of two variables and their derivatives, differentiation of hyperbolic, inverse trigonometric and reciprocal trigonometric functions, related rates problems, integration techniques and their application to solve volume and length problems, the solution of first and second order differential equations and their application to applied problems. This unit is designed for students who have passed ATAR Mathematics Methods or MAT1137 Introductory Applied Mathematics or equivalent.

This unit introduces a range of concepts that are fundamental to the fields of electrical and electronic engineering. Students will develop their conceptual and analytical understanding of electrical circuits and systems through lectures, tutorials and laboratory work.

This unit provides an introduction to the concepts of energy and resources, including resource estimation and extraction, and the conversion and use of energy resources for supporting domestic, commercial and industrial needs. The unit covers principles of sustainable energy and resource use, energy sources, resource extraction and energy conversion, transmission and utilisation; and the associated economic costs and benefits, and environmental impacts. The design of simple energy systems is introduced together with their all-of-life costs and benefits using computer-based modelling tools.

This unit develops skills in solving complex engineering problems using computer-aided approaches. The unit builds on previously developed skills in engineering analysis, and extends the underlying theories to encompass problems that may be dynamic or non-linear, and often require computer-based modelling for their solution.

This unit introduces students to technical drawing and the use of computer-aided design tools. Students will progress from hand sketching to engineering drawings that meet relevant Australian Standards and the use of computer-aided design tools.

This unit provides an introduction to the fundamentals of programming, including data manipulation, control structures, and abstraction. The unit focuses upon developing the ability to design and implement programs in Python and C languages to solve problems.

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This unit introduces the innovation sequence and the ethical requirements of the engineering profession. The innovation component explores the processes behind the research, development, adoption and implementation of new technologies. Entrepreneurial skills, negotiating skills, and communication skills are emphasised. The ethics component introduces the professional responsibilities related to ethics, industrial relations, occupational health and safety, and concern for the community and the environment. Issues of sustainability and internationalisation are also discussed.

All students enrolled in a Bachelor of Technology course at Edith Cowan University are required to gain at least 8 weeks full-time equivalent professional practice before they can graduate from their degree. It is expected that this practical experience will enable the student enrolled in a course leading to an Engineering Technologist degree to work under supervision in office, laboratory, or site-based environments, where the student can appreciate a range of technologies and workplace issues that relate to engineering practice. This work experience can be done at any time, but mostly undertaken during the summer or mid-semester breaks where several tuition free weeks are available. It is acceptable for students to accrue the equivalent of the 8 weeks in non-contiguous blocks, or part-time over longer periods.

This unit requires students to apply the engineering principles and skills they have learned in their coursework units to a major technology project. The project is selected in consultation with an academic supervisor, and can be nominated by the supervisor, by the student, or by an industry partner. In this project students will apply established methods in the technology domain to broadly defined problems, investigate background knowledge in the area, formulate objectives, analyse results and report solutions or outcomes for the task or problem.

This unit covers organisational structure and the strategies and approaches used in directing, controlling, planning and forecasting within engineering and related organisations. Personnel management and an overview of financial analysis as it relates to engineering management are included as well as a detailed overview of engineering project management tools and practices. The unit also addresses professional responsibility and awareness of ethical, cultural and environmental implications for professional engineers.

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This unit introduces use of measurement equipment and techniques for acquiring data for the purpose of monitoring and controlling the behaviour of a system. The student explores technologies associated with data acquisition and analysis, and the measurement of physical parameters and their translation to electrical quantities. The student also studies the transmission, recording and analysis of the data and provides application examples of measurement systems. Virtual instruments are also introduced.

This unit provides students with an introduction to digital electronics. Memory functions, memory types, and the design of large memory arrays are explained and programmable logic devices are introduced. Digital design and analysis methods, top-down design, Algorithmic State Machines (ASM), synthesis of ASM, sequencing and control and Central Processing Unit (CPU) design are covered. An introduction to Hardware Description Language (HDL), and simulation and testing of digital systems is also included.

In this unit, students are provided with the background theory needed to understand the operation of basic analog electronic circuits such as rectifiers, signal shapers, single and multi-stage amplifiers, and operational amplifiers. Students will also learn the principles of operation, modeling, and application of analog electronic devices.

This unit introduces the basic concepts of signal and system analysis including continuous-time signals and systems, convolution, the Laplace transform, frequency analysis with the Fourier series and Fourier transform and an introduction to discrete-time signals and systems. Students will be exposed to applications drawn broadly from electronics, communications, control, mechanical engineering, etc.

This unit introduces the basic concepts and fundamental components of electrical power systems. Basic electrical power concepts such as alternating current, real, reactive and apparent power, and multi-phase power are reviewed. This is followed by coverage of electrical power generation and transmission. The unit concludes with the analysis of power systems from the point of view of power flow.

This unit builds upon fundamental electric circuit and physics principles to introduce the concepts of modern electro-mechanical systems, including DC, AC single phase and polyphase electrical machines. Various types of transformers are also covered. Students will gain theoretical and practical experience with a number of electro-mechanical power conversion and power generation systems through lecture and laboratory activities.

This unit builds upon fundamentals of electrical engineering and introduces students to advanced topics in electrical networks. Appropriate simulation tools are used extensively both as demonstration and problem solving tools. The concept of the transmission line is introduced, and its applications in real-world engineering systems are discussed. This is followed by investigations of general single- and multi-port electrical networks and electrical filters. Passive and active RC filter implementations are also considered.

This unit explores energy conversion, switching converter concepts, dc-dc converters, rectifiers, inverters, PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) and modulation strategies, ac-ac converters. General issues in power electronics such as discontinuous mode of operation, real sources and loads, power semiconductors and interfacing, magnetics fundamentals and control issues are also investigated.

In this unit students will gain practical knowledge of industrial automation systems and their functions. Techniques for the analysis, design and implementation of industrial control systems are introduced. A balanced approach between theory and practice is used giving the students a comprehensive exposure to the highly industry relevant field of industrial automation. An advanced project concentrates on a specific industrial control application that evolves along a path of increasing complexity to integrate the basic principles previously acquired by designing small-scale systems that can be found in the real world.