• Offered by ANU Wide
  • ANU College ANU Wide
  • Course subject ANU Extension
  • Academic career UGRD
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Offered in Autumn Session 2020
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This course is designed for students who wish to gain an awareness of the existing and emerging engineering concepts, technologies and career pathways. It focuses on identifying and understanding the relevance of engineering systems to people, and the societal and ethical responsibilities of the engineers. International students are not able to enrol in this course.

Topics covered in year 11 will include: 

·         Exploration of disciplines across fields within engineering and computer science. 

·         An overview of the engineering design process including specific activities and techniques for defining a problem, identifying design criteria and generating and evaluating concepts

·         Introduction to the use of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) tools, specifically SolidWorks

·         Relevance and importance to modern engineering of the systems approach which encompasses the ANU’s engineering philosophy and program.

·         Engineering and related academic skills including, research, design, communication and reflection.

 

Topics covered in year 12 will include:

·         Using the engineering design process to complete a conceptual design and prototype or model for a real-world engineering problem from the EWBA Challenge.

·         Use 3D printers to explore the possibilities of prototyping and engineering design.

·         Detailed examination of the elements of engineering and the responsibilities of engineers in a global environment.

·         Communicating engineering concepts using different media.

·         Reflective and ethical practice applied through projects, engagement with course material and research assignments.

In response to COVID-19: Please note that Semester 2 Class Summary information (available under the classes tab) is as up to date as possible. Changes to Class Summaries not captured by this publication will be available to enrolled students via Wattle. 

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Requisite and Incompatibility

To enrol in this course you must have successfully completed EXTN1005A

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

Student Contribution Band:
2
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.

The list of offerings for future years is indicative only.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.

Autumn Session

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
5231 31 Jan 2020 04 Jun 2020 25 Jun 2020 15 Nov 2020 In Person N/A

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