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Courses Handbook 2013

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2013.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2012.

308809 (v.1) Engineering Graphics 232

Area: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Credits: 12.5
Contact Hours: 4.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Computer Laboratory: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Syllabus: Fundamentals of engineering drawing: Drawing instruments, drawing notation (letters, numbers and symbols), lines, scales, layouts of drawing sheets, Australian drawing standards (AS1100: Part 201). Creating and Interpreting 2D drawings: Principles of projection, orthogonal projections - third angle and first angle projection, auxiliary views. Dimensioning, sectioning - methods and symbols, welding - standards and terminology, surface texture, representation of common features, fits and tolerances, working drawings, requirements of detail and assembly drawings. Representation of mechanical items/ systems: Threads, fasteners threaded and riveted assemblies, springs, gears, splines, knurling, ball and roller bearings. 3D Visualization: Pictorial views - isometric and oblique projections. Computer aided drafting: Systems and techniques, AutoCAD fundamentals, Drawing setup, organization and display, modifying drawings, multiview drawings, sectional and auxiliary views, dimensioning styles, solid modelling fundamentals, creating 2D multiviews from solid Models. Graphs and charts: Introduction to graphs and charts, conventions, scales and reference axes etc.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 020117 Operating Systems
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2013 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2013 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        
2013 Miri Sarawak Campus Semester 1 Y        
2013 Miri Sarawak Campus Semester 2 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

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