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Manufacturing Automation and IT (MCEN90057)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Overview
Availability | Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
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Automation and Information Technology (IT) is essential for the survival of a company within the current manufacturing environment. This subject takes a hierarchical view of manufacturing operations which are associated with a task, part, product and order completion. After a broad introduction to the role of automation in industry and beyond, this hierarchical approach to considering manufacturing operations is discussed. The subject discusses, in turn, the different requirements for manufacturing automation and information systems that are required to manage each of the different levels of the hierarchy culminating in an examination of automation and information systems beyond the factory as they apply to an industrial supply chain.
Topics covered are grouped in terms of the different levels of the operational hierarchies, starting at the lowest level of device control and automation and working through to control and information requirements of the organisation and its supply chain. This subject will incorporate real-world problems and industrial grounding activities to reinforce aspects of the work practically.
Intended learning outcomes
On the successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- ILO1. Identify the different objectives of automation in industrial and non-industrial applications.
- ILO2. Demonstrate the in-depth understanding of fundamental concepts in the hierarchical approach as well as every aspect in the production and factory level control and information management system.
- ILO3. Analyse performance requirements for full automation of industrial machines and robots.
- ILO4. Design the overall system including how to operate, model, plan and control productions cell level operations to ahieve the desired performance.
- ILO5. Apply modelling techniques of discrete event operations using state mahines and Petri Nets
- ILO6. Explain the state-of-the-art and the trend of emerging automation, information systems, and supply chain level information systems.
Generic skills
- The ability to use industrial observation to complement class-based learning.
- The ability to map theoretical tools onto real application scenarios.
- An understanding of how hierarchies enable the simplification of complex systems.
- The ability to plan work and to use time effectively.
- Ability to function effectively as an individual and in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission to the Master of Industrial Engineering, or Completion of 100 points in Master of Engineering Mechanical, Mechatronics, Mechanical with Business or Mechanical with Aerospace
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Mid-semester test. Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) 3-6 are addressed in this assessment.
| From Week 5 to Week 7 | 20% |
Oral presentation. ILOs 1 and 2 are addressed in this assessment.
| From Week 5 to Week 10 | 10% |
Individual written report. ILOs 1, 2, 5 and 6 are addressed in this assessment.
| From Week 12 to Week 13 | 30% |
Final written exam. ILOs 1-6 are addressed in this assessment.
| During the examination period | 40% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours of lectures, 30 hours of workshops/tutorials/discussions and 6 hours of industrial grounding activities (such as site visits, guest workshops) Total time commitment 200 hours Teaching period 26 July 2021 to 24 October 2021 Last self-enrol date 6 August 2021 Census date 31 August 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 September 2021 Assessment period ends 19 November 2021
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Industrial Engineering Course Master of Engineering Specialisation (formal) Mechatronics Specialisation (formal) Mechanical with Aerospace Specialisation (formal) Mechanical with Business - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022