Product Design Technology 2

Course aim

Introduction to materials and processes for high volume manufacturing describing the ecological, economic, social, and health consequences of these materials and processes.

Course content

Understand and apply material properties and applications in relation to mass market manufacturing situations; understand how the impact of new material and manufacture technologies are shaping the future and consider their effect on society; modern manufacturing and materials, in respect to context, supply in a world of diminishing resources, use, and social and ecological impact; sustainable design and manufacturing principles, product life cycle assessment, social and environmental cost, the toxicology of materials, issues relating to renewable and non renewable resources, ecological, social and industrial sustainability; critically assess and observe environmental issues which are immediately related to their professional responsibility; evaluate the impacts of design solutions against the criteria of reducing, reusing, recycling and repairing; introduction to the issues surrounding global procurement and supply, in the international value chain.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
GRAP 1025	Product Design Technology 1

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks
Field Placement (Fieldwork - site visits)	5 hours x as required

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assessment 1- Material & Process Analysis, Assessment 2- Assembly Analysis, Assessment 3- Analysis and design, Assessment 4- Site Visit Reports

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.