41301 Industrial Engineering
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Credit points: 6 cp
Result type: Grade and marks
There are course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Description
In times of digital transformation, advanced manufacturing and robotics, the effective use of both automation and human resources becomes very important. Fundamental to this challenge, Industrial Engineering addresses planning and designing industrial production and associated working conditions. Students are equipped with methods and tools to plan, design, optimise and evaluate working and production systems, including tools and machinery, as well as workers’ roles and conditions in the production process. The main elements are the structure and standardisation of products and workflows, development of assembly concepts, planning material supply, and feasibility studies. Students are able to design productive and efficient working systems and processes. This includes executable and safe working conditions as well as adequacy of work content, task, environment and collaboration.
Subject learning objectives (SLOs)
Upon successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
| 1. | Demonstrate basic understanding of the elements of production and working systems in the context of social, environmental and economic needs. |
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| 2. | Analyse and improve production and working systems using basic industrial engineering concepts and methods. |
| 3. | Apply the basic principles of communication in professional engineering contexts. |
Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
This subject also contributes specifically to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs):
- Socially Responsible: FEIT graduates identify, engage, and influence stakeholders, and apply expert judgment establishing and managing constraints, conflicts and uncertainties within a hazards and risk framework to define system requirements and interactivity. (B.1)
- Design Oriented: FEIT graduates apply problem solving, design thinking and decision-making methodologies in new contexts or to novel problems, to explore, test, analyse and synthesise complex ideas, theories or concepts. (C.1)
- Collaborative and Communicative: FEIT graduates work as an effective member or leader of diverse teams, communicating effectively and operating autonomously within cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural contexts in the workplace. (E.1)
Teaching and learning strategies
This subject is structured around solving real-life problems in the context of production and working systems. The subject consists of weekly 3h workshops. Each weekly workshop builds the necessary foundational knowledge and skills to successfully complete the production and working systems project.
Workshops are highly interactive and emphasise active learning, collaboration and an appreciation of the complexities of real-life production and working system design. They also provide continuous opportunities for formative feedback. Ongoing individual and group feedback will be provided in class, during student consultations and online for assessment tasks. Workshops include a variety of learning and teaching activities such as short presentations, group and individual problem-solving activities focusing on different aspects of production and working system design, project work, and project presentations. Active and practice-based learning will be facilitated through case studies and practical exercises in a clearly defined and real-life context.
An aim of this subject is to help you develop academic and professional language and communication skills in order to succeed at university and in the workplace. To determine your current academic language proficiency, you are required to complete an online language screening task, OPELA (information available at https://www.edu.au/research-and-teaching/learning-and-teaching/enhancing/language-and-learning/about-opela-students) [or a written diagnostic task]. If you receive a Basic grade for OPELA [or the written diagnostic task], you must attend additional Language Development Tutorials (each week from week [3/4] to week [11/12] in order to pass the subject. These tutorials are designed to support you to develop your language and communication skills. Students who do not complete the OPELA and/or do not attend 80% of the Language Development Tutorials will receive a Fail X grade.
Content (topics)
- Industrial Engineering in today’s competitive environment
- A brief history of IE
- Product development
- Factory organization
- Digital factory
- Assembly planning and design
- Work planning
- Time and motion studies
- Workstation design
- Effective written, visual and oral communication
- Product and target costing
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Current State Analysis Report
| Objective(s): | This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs): 1 and 3 This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs): B.1 and E.1 |
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| Type: | Report |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Weight: | 40% |
| Length: | Approximately 2000 words |
Assessment task 2: Quiz
| Objective(s): | This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs): 1 and 2 This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs): B.1 and C.1 |
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| Type: | Quiz/test |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Weight: | 30% |
| Length: | 60 minutes |
Assessment task 3: Future State Design Presentation
| Objective(s): | This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs): 1, 2 and 3 This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs): B.1, C.1 and E.1 |
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| Type: | Presentation |
| Groupwork: | Group, group assessed |
| Weight: | 30% |
| Length: | 30min per group |
Minimum requirements
In order to pass the subject, a student must achieve an overall mark of 50% or more.
It is a requirement of this subject that all students complete OPELA. Students who received a Basic grade in the OPELA test are required to attend 80% of the Language Development Tutorials in order to pass the subject. Please see the UTS Student Rules Section 3.8.
Recommended texts
See Canvas.