Download Faculty of Engineering & Surveying Graduate Diploma of Engineering with Honours (GradDipEng(Hons))

Faculty of Engineering & Surveying – 529
Faculty of Engineering & Surveying
Postgraduate courses
The Faculty of Engineering & Surveying offers a
number of postgraduate awards by coursework.
Research Masters and PhD degrees are described
separately in the Research Higher Degrees Handbook
which is available from the Office for Research in
Hobart (phone (03) 6226 7597) and Launceston (phone
(03) 6324 3733). The course code (e.g. N6Z, N6E) is
given after the degree abbreviation. Campus Hbt means
Hobart.
Course code: N6Z
Enquiries – contact persons see page 38.
On completion this will enable you to be accepted into
Master’s or PhD programs.
Admission requirements & prerequisites
Postgraduate courses offered by the
Faculty of Engineering & Surveying
Course
Campus
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full-time years
Graduate Diploma of Engineering
with Honours
(GradDipEng(Hons)) N6Z
Hbt
Graduate Diploma in Spatial
Information Science with Honours
(GradDipSIS(Hons)) N6E
Hbt
Master of Technology
(MTech) N7A
Hbt
Master of Engineering
(by research) (ME) N8A
Hbt
Master of Engineering Science
(by research) (MEngSc) N8C Hbt
Master of Spatial Information
Science (by research)
(MSIS) N8F
Hbt
Master of Surveying
(by research) (MSurv) N8B Hbt
Doctor of Philosophy
(by research) [Engineering]
(PhD) N9A
Hbt
Doctor of Philosophy
(by research) [Surveying]
(PhD) N9B
Hbt
Doctor of Engineering [a]
To be accepted as a candidate for the Graduate Diploma
of Engineering with Honours you must either have an
appropriate degree from the University of Tasmania, or
have completed an engineering qualification with
sufficient merit from another institution.
Course structure
1 529
1 530
1 530
1–3
1–3
1-3
1–3
To qualify for the award of the Diploma, a candidate
must satisfactorily complete a program of study and
project work as prescribed by the Faculty. The
candidate must:
• select units from those listed in Schedule A
below, which have not previously been counted
by the candidate towards an award of the
University, with a total weight of at least 60%,
unless the Faculty determines otherwise; and
• under supervision, carry out and write a report
on a project, with a weight of 40%, which is
equivalent in standard to that required for BE
Honours.
Project enrolment codes
ACC590
2–5
2–5
[a] see Rules Handbook and/or Research Higher
Degrees Handbook, 1997
Rules of awards
Rules of the following awards can be found in the Rules
Handbook.
GradDipEng(Hons) Project –
Civil Engineering
ACM595 GradDipEng(Hons)
Project Mechanical Engineering
AEA592 GradDipEng(Hons) Project –
Electrical Power Engineering
AEA593 GradDipEng(Hons) Project – Electronics
and Computer Engineering
AEA594 GradDipEng(Hons) Project – Computer
Systems Engineering
Candidates will be expected to complete the course in
one year of full-time study or not more than two
consecutive years of part-time study.
Units not offered in 1997 are detailed on the world wide web at: http://www.admin.utas.edu.au/HANDBOOKS/handbooks.html
Note: readers are advised that the Department of Surveying & Spatial Information Science is closed
and the staff re-assigned to the Department of Geography & Environmental Studies in the Faculty
of Science & Technology. The Faculty of Engineering and Surveying is consequently known now
as the Faculty of Engineering. The Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering has been
renamed the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Engineering & Surveying
The Graduate Diploma of Engineering with Honours
may be the bridging program you need, if you already
hold an approved Bachelor’s degree and would like to
further your studies in Engineering.
Postgraduate
courses
Graduate Diploma of Engineering
with Honours (GradDipEng(Hons))
530
University of Tasmania – Course and Unit Handbook
Schedule A – Units approved for the
Graduate Diploma of Engineering with
Honours
Unit Code &Title
Graduate Diploma in Spatial
Information Science with Honours
(GradDipSIS(Hons))
Weight
ACM401
ACC413
ACC414
ACM420
ACM423
ACC431
ACC434
ACC445
ACC446
ACM460
ACM470
ACM475
AEA461
Robotics, Dynamics and Control
8.5
Structural Mechanics 3
8.5
Stress Analysis
8.5
Aerodynamic Design
8.5
Gas Dynamics and Turbomachines 8.5
Hydraulics
8.5
Geomechanics 2
8.5
Traffic and Highway Engineering
8.5
Environmental Engineering
8.5
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning 8.5
Heat and Mass Transfer
8.5
Advanced Manufacturing
8.5
Business Strategies and Marketing
for Engineers
6.0
ACM462 Engineering Management and Law 6.0
AEA407 Electronic Systems
8.5
AEA408 Control Engineering
8.5
AEA409 Engineering Systems
8.5
AEA412 Computer & Data Networks
8.5
AEA413 Software & Knowledge Engineering 8.5
AEA414 Image Processing a Computer Vision 8.5
AEA416 Computer Systems 2
8.5
AEA43l Signal Processing
8.5
AEA432 Digital Communications
8.5
AEA441 Power Systems 2
8.5
AEA445 Power Electronic Drive Systems
8.5
AEA446 Industrial Power Engineering
Applications
8.5
AEA447 Measurement and Process
Control [a]
8.5
AEA831 Digital Signal Processing [a]
16.67
AEA833 Image Processing and Computer
Graphics [a]
16.67
AEA835 Artificial Intelligence [a]
16.67
AEA836 Corporate Information and
Telecommunication Networks [a] 16.67
AEA837 Integrated Services Digital
Networks [a]
16.67
AEA316 Processor Architecture and Design 8.5
AEA419 ASIC Design
8.5
Units offered by other departments:
KCA312 Systems [b]
16.67
KEA432 Geology for Engineers
8.5
Approved units offered by the Department of
Mathematics and the Department of Computer
Science and listed in Group 3 of Schedule A of the
degree of Bachelor of Science
A unit offered by another Faculty approved by the
Academic Dean of Engineering & Surveying for this
purpose.
[a] may not be offered in 1997.
[b] contact department for availability and details
Course code: N6E
This diploma meets the needs for professional development and training for people working primarily in land
based sciences (e.g. foresters, geographers, town
planners, surveyors) who need to apply spatial
information science technology in their work or study.
Admission requirements & prerequisites
A Bachelor’s degree of the University of Tasmania, or
an equivalent qualification, with a major appropriate to
the proposed course of study.
An applicant who does not satisfy these prerequisites
but who has extensive practical experience in the
operation of spatial information technology or in a
related profession, may be admitted subject to the
requirement that additional coursework be undertaken
as part of the Graduate Diploma.
Course rules are detailed in the Rules Handbook.
Course structure
Candidates must complete the course in one year of
full-time study or not more than two years of part-time
study.
Candidates, in conjunction with their supervisor, select
a course which has the following components:
Coursework 50%:
Coursework will be selected from units offered by
the Department of Surveying and Spatial Information Science or other such units offered by other
departments as the Faculty may prescribe from
time to time.
Project 50%:
ASA580
Graduate Diploma Project Work
Note: The details of the units and project constituting the course of study are approved at the time of
initial enrolment.
Master of Technology (MTech)
Course code: N7A
It is essential for practising engineers and scientists to
keep up with the rate of technological advancement.
Important developments have occurred in computer
hardware and software systems, communications
systems and networking, VLSI and ASIC technology,
For an explanation of abbreviations used in schedules see inside back cover.
Faculty of Engineering & Surveying – 531
The Departments of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
and Civil & Mechanical Engineering offer the following
coursework streams:
Overall course code
ACC824
ACM822
ACM823
AEA850
AEA820
Civil Engineering
Energy and Fluid Systems
Mechanical & Production Engineering
Power Engineering and Process Control
Information Systems and Automation
Admission requirements & prerequisites
To be accepted as a candidate for the degree of Master
of Technology you must either:
• have a Bachelor’s degree (with Honours) from
an Australian higher education institution;
• have satisfactorily completed an approved eightsemester higher education program and have
potential to complete the degree as demonstrated in study and/or professional
performance;or
• have satisfactorily completed a degree or
equivalent qualification, and have potential to
complete the degree as demonstrated by study
and/or professional performance, and have
knowledge and skills equivalent to those of a
candidate as shown above.
Course structure
Each candidate for the degree must:
• satisfactorily pass the equivalent of six graduate
units representing two semesters of full-time
study (see the Specimen Courses below); and
• submit for examination and satisfactorily pass a
thesis representing the equivalent of one
semester of full-time research investigation.
Candidates are advised to discuss and finalise their
The course as described above will normally be
completed in 16–18 months of full-time study. The
maximum duration for part-time study is three years.
Fee
The fee for the program for Australian students is
$5,400 (i.e. $600 per unit); the fee for overseas students
is $13,500 per year.
Specimen courses
Examples of possible courses of study in the different
areas of specialisation are given below. However,
depending on the interests of the particular student and
after discussion with the Course Coordinator, one or
more of the units may be replaced by other units listed
in Schedule A below. All courses and units are also
subject to minimum enrolment.
Civil Engineering
ACM813 Advanced Structural Mechanics
ACC814 Stress Analysis
ACC831 Advanced Hydraulics
ACC834 Advanced Geomechanics
ACM802 Advanced Management
Plus one additional unit from Schedule A as approved
by the Head of Civil & Mechanical Engineering
Energy and Fluid Systems
ACM802
ACM820
ACM860
ACM865
ACC814
ACC831
Advanced Management
Advanced Fluid Mechanics
Energy Management and Systems
Heat Transfer and Process Drying
Stress Analysis
Advanced Hydraulics
Mechanical & Production Engineering
Either ACM802 or ACM878
ACM802 Advanced Management
ACM878 Occupational Health and Safety
ACM803 Robot Kinematics, Dynamics and
Control
ACM875 Advanced Manufacturing
ACM876 Modern Manufacturing and Quality
Control
ACC814 Stress Analysis
ACM805 Mechanical Noise and Vibration Control
Units not offered in 1997 are detailed on the world wide web at: http://www.admin.utas.edu.au/HANDBOOKS/handbooks.html
Postgraduate
courses
The Master of Technology maximises the candidate’s
employment value by the involvement of experienced
and academically qualified engineers and/or computing professionals from industry in the teaching of the
program.
thesis topic with a supervisor and be adequately
prepared for the thesis investigation as soon as possible
after enrolment. Candidates are encouraged to suggest
projects which are relevant to their jobs or careers,
although the Faculty reserves the right to modify or
reject such suggestions.
In special circumstances, with the approval of the Head
of the Department, part of the thesis work may be
conducted off-campus.
Engineering & Surveying
robotics, signal processing, artificial intelligence and
knowledge based systems and networking, to mention
but a few. A more advanced knowledge than that
offered by the Bachelor of Engineering or the Bachelor
of Science is required in order to understand and to
explore the full potential of investment in technology.
The Master of Technology provides professional
updating and upgrading opportunities for engineers
and computing professionals who have gained a first
degree and been in employment for some years. The
Master of Technology is also suitable for those
graduates who wish to pursue a change of career
direction. The degree is also applicable to young
graduates who feel that their undergraduate training is
inadequate for the specialisation they are seeking.
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University of Tasmania – Course and Unit Handbook
Power Engineering and Process Control
AEA831 Digital Signal Processing
AEA835 Artificial Intelligence
AEA860 Transient Behaviour in Power Systems
AEA861 Optimisation in Power Systems
AEA863 Industrial Measurement Systems
Plus one other unit selected with the approval of the
course supervisor.
Information Systems and Automation
AEA831
AEA835
AEA841
AEA836
Digital Signal Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Organisation and Interfacing
Corporate Information and Transmission Networks
Plus two additional units from the following, according
to the sudent’s interest and background:
ACM803 Robot Kinematics, Dynamics and
Control
ACM875 Advanced Manufacturing
AEA833 Image Processing and Computer Vision
AEA863 Industrial Measurement Systems
Schedule A – Units Approved for the
Master of Technology [a]
Unit code & Title
Weight
ACC825 MTech (Civil Engineering)
50
ACM826 MTech (Energy and Fluid Systems)
thesis project
50
ACM827 MTech (Mechanical & Production
Engineering) thesis project
50
ACM802 Advanced Management
16.67
ACM803 Robot Kinematics, Dynamics and
Control
16.67
ACM805 Mechanical Noise and Vibrations
Control
16.67
ACM809 Operations Research for Engineers 16.67
ACM813 Advanced Structural Mechanics 16.67
ACC814 Stress Analysis
16.67
ACM820 Advanced Fluid Mechanics
16.67
ACC831 Advanced Hydraulics
16.67
ACC834 Advanced Geomechanics
16.67
ACM860 Energy Management and Systems 16.67
ACM865 Heat Transfer and Process Drying 16.67
ANP866 Timber Seasoning Technology
16.67
ACM875 Advanced Manufacturing
16.67
ACM876 Modern Manufacturing and
Quality Control
16.67
ACM877 CNC Machining – Theory and
Practice
16.67
ACM878 Occupational Health and Safety 16.67
AEA825
AEA855
AEA831
AEA832
AEA833
AEA835
AEA836
AEA837
AEA838
AEA839
AEA840
AEA841
AEA860
AEA861
AEA862
AEA863
AEA865
AEA866
AEA870
AEA880
AEA881
AEA882
AEA883
AEA884
MTech (Information Systems and
Automation) thesis project
MTech (Power Engineering and
Process Control) thesis project
Digital Signal Processing
Robotics and Automatic Control
Image Processing and Computer
Vision
Artificial Intelligence
Corporate Information and
Transmission Networks
Integrated Services Digital
Networks
Management of Information
Systems
Computer Aided Design and
Manufacturing
Computer Programming and
Applications
Computer Organisation and
Interfacing
Transient Behaviour in Power
Systems
Optimisation in Power Systems
Modelling and Control of
Processes
Industrial Measurement Systems
Special Studies in Power
Engineering and Process Control
Selected Course Unit [c]
Special Studies in Information
Systems
Selected Study A [b]
Selected Study B [b]
Selected Study C [b]
Selected Course Unit A [c]
Selected Course Unit B [c]
50
50
16.67
16.67
16.67
16.67
16.67
16.67
16.67
16.67
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16.67
16.67
16.67
16.67
16.67
16.67
16.67
16.67
16.67
16.67
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16.67
16.67
Notes:
[a] Not all the units listed here are offered in a
particular semester. A specific enquiry is
necessary to determine which units will be
offered within each student’s course duration.
[b] Each of these units is used for a program of
directed study in a topic specifically approved
for each student. A long study unit is equivalent to two graduate units in workload. A
supervisor is responsible for assessing the
program of study. No more than two equivalent graduate units may be chosen from the set
of Selected Study units.
[c] The head of the relevant department may
approve a student undertaking up to two
graduate units from other programs.
For an explanation of abbreviations used in schedules see inside back cover.