Recommended Study Sequence

This unit will be available from 2007. This unit offers several modules of practical applications in engineering and industrial design software from which students get to choose two modules. Each module is taught over a period of six weeks. Lectures are delivered online via WebCT and will be enhanced by weekly computer laboratory practicals. Emphasis is placed on teaching students practical software applications skills tied to the needs of the industry.

Designers prescribe the use of our limited materials resources with evey product that transpires from their work. With an informed approach to design, based on a sound knowledge of materials from their origins to their disposal as well as manufacturing processes, systems and technologies, a designer can minimise the impact products have on the global community.

This unit is a problem based project unit. Students are expected to conduct self studies under supervision by academic staff. Students will identify research topics in consultation with supervisors, carry out literature survey in the fields of engineering and building construction, define research objectives and scope, establish research methodology and prepare a research plan.

This unit is a continuation of unit Master Project 1 and is a problem based project unit. Students are expected to conduct self studies under supervision by academic staff and deliver the final outcomes of the research topics that are proposed in Master Project 1. Students will employ the identified methodologies to carry out the research plans and fulfill the research objectives with the defined scope. Each individual student is required to produce an oral presentation and a final written report in the fields of engineering and building construction. Students will acquire problem solving skills in this unit.

This unit introduces students to advanced topics in the structural design of reinforced concrete, pre-stressed concrete and steel structures. It will discuss the stiffness, stability and strength of structural elements and structural systems composed of these materials.

This unit introduces students to the aspects of structural analysis of beams, trusses, frames and plates. It covers several displacement based methods for the analysis of trusses, beams and frames, i.e. slope deflection method and matrix method. The basic concepts of plate bending analysis will be discussed. This unit aims to teach students to master necessary skills in structural analysis as well as skills in using computer software to analyse complex structures.

This unit exposes students to the concepts of drainage analysis. It focuses on the surface water components of a hydrologic cycle. The hydrologic theories will be integrated with the hydraulic principles to enable holistic analysis of a catchment.

This unit will provide an overview of soil mechanics concepts required for the solution of practical geotechnical engineering problems. Students will be taught soil and foundation analysis including design techniques. The topics will cover shallow foundations, pile foundations, the stability of earth retaining structures, excavations, soft soils, groundwater flow and stability of slopes. Practical engineering cases will be emphasized.

To provide an understanding of the microbiology of water and wastewater and the role of the micro organisms in waste treatment, utilisation and management. The topics addressed will include the following: water and wastewater characteristics, microbial characterisation, nutrient transformations, methods in waste utilisation and, management, industrial effluent treatment process, novel treatment process and recycling technology.

This unit exposes students to the concepts of drainage analysis. It focuses on the surface water components of a hydrologic cycle. The hydrologic theories will be integrated with the hydraulic principles to enable holistic analysis of a catchment.

This unit will provide an overview of soil mechanics concepts required for the solution of practical geotechnical engineering problems. Students will be taught soil and foundation analysis including design techniques. The topics will cover shallow foundations, pile foundations, the stability of earth retaining structures, excavations, soft soils, groundwater flow and stability of slopes. Practical engineering cases will be emphasized.

The unit provides advanced materials on ecological sustainability (e.g. life cycle analysis of water sensitive urban design components, water recycling and reuse and rainwater tanks), water quality modelling (stormwater pollution build up and washoff and contaminant transport in natural rivers) and wastewater treatment using traditional and new techniques. This involves application of software packages and computer programs to analyse and design a number of real world environmental engineering projects. The unit is delivered on a project-based learning mode.

This unit covers continuous and discrete control systems. It reviews and builds on the fundamental concepts of the theory of feedback in continuous and discrete time to examine the analysis and design of advanced continuous and discrete time linear control systems. Transfer function and state variable methods are employed. Instruction makes use of extensive experimental tasks. There is also considerable use of Matlab simulations.

This unit covers all major network technologies: asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), Internet, and telephony. Essential networking topics such as protocol layering, multiple access, switching, scheduling, routing, congestion control, error and flow control, and network security are covered in detail. An engineering approach is taken to provide insight into network design.

This unit extends work on modern digital design techniques and the process of creating a digital circuits, from design specifications to the implementation of more complex digital circuits and systems. Topics include: a review of logic design techniques; hardware description languages (HDL); digital circuit modelling using an HDL; logic simulations; state-of-the-art digital circuit design tools; programmable logic devices; digital circuit implementation rapid circuit prototyping; and integration of HDL, a digital circuit design tool and programmable logic devices in a single design process.

This unit covers the design fundamentals of cellular systems, including frequency reuse, channel assignments, radio wave propagation in mobile environments, modulation techniques, coding techniques, spread spectrum and multiple access. It includes topics from emerging wireless technologies, and third-generation mobile communication systems and standards.

This unit introduces students to the digital processing of speech and image signals. Topics include speech generation, analysis/synthesis and speech/speaker identification, FFT implementation, shift theorem, filters correlation and convolution, image reconstruction. On the completion of this unit, students will be exposed to the latest developments in the area of multimedia signal processing.

This unit will be available from 2007. This unit covers all topics associated with the measurement and presentation of physical parameters. A wide range of transducers are presented in detail, while instrumentation includes a detailed analysis of a multitude of analog and digital circuits used to amplify, transmit and display electrical signals. The application of these modules in modern measurement equipment is discussed.

This unit covers continuous and discrete control systems. It reviews and builds on the fundamental concepts of the theory of feedback in continuous and discrete time to examine the analysis and design of advanced continuous and discrete time linear control systems. Transfer function and state variable methods are employed. Instruction makes use of extensive experimental tasks. There is also considerable use of Matlab simulations.

This unit covers all major network technologies: asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), Internet, and telephony. Essential networking topics such as protocol layering, multiple access, switching, scheduling, routing, congestion control, error and flow control, and network security are covered in detail. An engineering approach is taken to provide insight into network design.

This unit covers planning techniques for energy and electrical power systems. It also covers the economics of various options and reliability of electrical power systems.

This unit covers the principles and techniques in signal processing. Topics include sampling and quantisation of analogue signals, analysis of digital signals in the time domain and frequency domain, digital filter design, multi-rate signal processing, signal processing hardware and finite word-length effects in hardware implementation. Students develop skills of analysing and designing digital signal processing systems.

The subject covers various types of electrical motors and drive systems, their applications and control. The unit aims to introduce an advanced study of electrical machines and drives. It also covers application considerations and modern developments in high performance drive systems. This course covers various types of the speed control, the starting, the braking and the dynamics of different electrical machines and drives.

This unit will be available from 2007. This unit covers all topics associated with the measurement and presentation of physical parameters. A wide range of transducers are presented in detail, while instrumentation includes a detailed analysis of a multitude of analog and digital circuits used to amplify, transmit and display electrical signals. The application of these modules in modern measurement equipment is discussed.

This unit covers all major network technologies: asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), Internet, and telephony. Essential networking topics such as protocol layering, multiple access, switching, scheduling, routing, congestion control, error and flow control, and network security are covered in detail. An engineering approach is taken to provide insight into network design.

This unit extends work on modern digital design techniques and the process of creating a digital circuits, from design specifications to the implementation of more complex digital circuits and systems. Topics include: a review of logic design techniques; hardware description languages (HDL); digital circuit modelling using an HDL; logic simulations; state-of-the-art digital circuit design tools; programmable logic devices; digital circuit implementation rapid circuit prototyping; and integration of HDL, a digital circuit design tool and programmable logic devices in a single design process.

This unit introduces students to the digital processing of speech and image signals. Topics include speech generation, analysis/synthesis and speech/speaker identification, FFT implementation, shift theorem, filters correlation and convolution, image reconstruction. On the completion of this unit, students will be exposed to the latest developments in the area of multimedia signal processing.

This unit covers the design fundamentals of cellular systems, including frequency reuse, channel assignments, radio wave propagation in mobile environments, modulation techniques, coding techniques, spread spectrum and multiple access. It includes topics from emerging wireless technologies, and third-generation mobile communication systems and standards.

This unit covers the principles and techniques in signal processing. Topics include sampling and quantisation of analogue signals, analysis of digital signals in the time domain and frequency domain, digital filter design, multi-rate signal processing, signal processing hardware and finite word-length effects in hardware implementation. Students develop skills of analysing and designing digital signal processing systems.

This unit will be available from 2007. This unit covers all topics associated with the measurement and presentation of physical parameters. A wide range of transducers are presented in detail, while instrumentation includes a detailed analysis of a multitude of analog and digital circuits used to amplify, transmit and display electrical signals. The application of these modules in modern measurement equipment is discussed.

To develop an understanding of the advanced concepts involved in Robotics. The kinematics, dynamics, control and sensing aspects in robotics will be studied. In addition, the current development in the mobile robotics area will be introduced. There will be a considerable use of MATLAB in the unit.

This unit will advance the skills of mechanics, mechanical systems and automation in the practice of engineering design as applied to mechatronic devices and systems. The ability to perform detailed design analysis of machine elements as well as hydraulic servo control systems as applicable to manufacturing and process machinery is the intended outcome of undertaking this unit and project-based tasks will form part of the learning process and team work experience.

This unit covers continuous and discrete control systems. It reviews and builds on the fundamental concepts of the theory of feedback in continuous and discrete time to examine the analysis and design of advanced continuous and discrete time linear control systems. Transfer function and state variable methods are employed. Instruction makes use of extensive experimental tasks. There is also considerable use of Matlab simulations.

The subject covers various types of electrical motors and drive systems, their applications and control. The unit aims to introduce an advanced study of electrical machines and drives. It also covers application considerations and modern developments in high performance drive systems. This course covers various types of the speed control, the starting, the braking and the dynamics of different electrical machines and drives.