James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2020
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ME3515 - Advanced Manufacturing Engineering
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Prerequisites: | ME2525 |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering |
Subject Description
- Knowledge of advanced manufacturing engineering and technology for a wide spectrum of materials, material selection in engineering and areas of emerging technologies. Topics covered include precision machining processes, advanced machining processes, rapid prototyping and freeform fabrication; micro-fabrication, nano-fabrication and medical manufacturing; materials selection - the basics and case studies; process selection - case studies; materials and the environment.
Learning Outcomes
- understanding common knowledge of advanced manufacturing engineering and technology
- understanding general principles for materials selection in engineering
Subject Assessment
- Invigilated > End of semester exam - (50% - 70%)
- On-Course assessment, some of which may be invigilated - (30% - 50%)
Note that minor variations might occur due to the continuous subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.
Availabilities
Townsville, Study Period 1, Internal Usually available in even-numbered years. | |
| Census date: | Thursday, 26 Mar 2020 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 24 Feb 2020 to Friday, 19 Jun 2020 |
| Coordinator(s): | DR Elsa Dos Santos Antunes |
| Lecturer(s): | DR Elsa Dos Santos Antunes |
| Workload expectations: | The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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