Introduction
This unit aims to introduce students to the profession of engineering and covers professional skills including design, communication (written, oral, visual and technical), teamwork and project management. This unit will help students clarify an engineering career path and will build their skill-set towards being a competent engineer with skills in both open-ended problems and solution focused outcomes. Student will work in groups to produce a solution to a real world problem.
Summary 2021
| Unit name | Engineering Statics |
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| Unit code | XPD142 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | Academic Division Provost |
| Discipline | University Pathways |
| Coordinator | TBC |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Fees
Teaching
| Assessment | Assignments – 10% Test – 20% Laboratory Reports – 20% Examination – 50% |
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| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | Hibbeler, R.C., Engineering mechanics. Statics. 14th ed. 2015, Singapore: Pearson Education South Asia., 2015. ISBN- 13: 978-0133918922 |
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