The course is run over 12 months, consists of 9 units in

total and requires two semesters full-time study to

complete. These comprise of nine (9) core units.

Pathways in Engineering are designed to prepare
students for entry into university-level programmes
leading to :
Engineering
Mining Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering
In one of the following disciplines
Students must complete the following nine (9) core units:
It is recommended you take the units in order as listed, but it is not compulsory.
Chemical Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Civil & Construction Engineering
Computer Systems Engineering
Electronic & Communication Engineering
Electrical Power Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechatronic Engineering
Software Engineering
Mining Engineering
Metallurgical Engineering
EngineeringAll Streams
Semester 1
ACE100 Academic Communication for Engineers 100
EMTH120 Engineering Mathematics 120
EMCH100 Engineering Mechanics 100
EP100 Engineering Programming 100
EFPC100 Engineering Foundations: Principles & Communication 100
EngineeringAll Streams
Semester 2
EMAT100 Engineering Materials 100
ESYS100 Electrical Systems 100
EMTH140 Engineering Mathematics 140
(prerequisite unit EMTH120)

EFDP100 Engineering Foundations: Design & Processes 100
Definition - a unit that is required to be successfully completed prior to enrolment into the unit
CRICOS Code : 038771K

Academic Communication for
Engineers 100
This unit is specifically designed to
develop key communication skills. The
aims of this unit are to develop students
understanding of, and skills in: critical
reading, including note-taking,
summarising and evaluating arguments;
team-building and team-work skills;
academic writing skills including
paraphrasing, quoting and referencing;
report writing; delivering oral
presentations; academic writing style.

Electrical Systems 100
Fundamentals of DC Circuits;
Fundamentals of AC Circuits; Electro-
mechanics and Energy Conversion;
Electronics; Instrumentations and
Control.

Engineering Foundations: Design and
Processes 100
Design horizons. Design as a process;
cost-benefit as a driver, and top-down as
an approach. Requirements
specifications; identifying features, design
specifications, and setting priorities.
Systems design; creative thinking
methods for innovative solutions. Design
tools. Management and design.
Operational design; reliability,
sustainability, ergonomics,
maintainability. Engineering information
systems. Legal protection for designs.

Engineering Foundations: Principles
and Communication 100
Structure of the engineering industry.
How engineering works. Working as an
engineer. The engineer and the
environment. Working in a team.
Reporting. Communicating as an
engineer. Academic writing and ethical
scholarship.

Engineering Materials 100
Structure of atoms, Coordination number
Crystal structure, Noncrystalline
structures, Gases, Liquids, Solid
solutions in metals and ionic,
compounds, Point defects, Line defects,
Boundaries, Magnetic behaviour,
Introduction to Organic Chemistry,
Alkanes, Alkenes and alkynes, Benzene
and aromaticity, Functional groups and
reactivity, Electrochemistry, Electron
transfer reactions, Corrosion testing,
Phase Equilibria, Microstructure and Heat
Treatment, Polymers, Ceramics and
Glasses, Materials Selection, Case
Studies,.

Engineering Mathematics 120
This unit consists of some of the following
topics arithmetic and Algebra. Equations
of lines. Functions and their graphs.
Inverse functions. Limits of functions.
Trigonometric ratios and applications.
Sine and cosine rules. Radian measure.
Newton's method.


Engineering Mathematics 140
This unit consists of some of the following
topics geometric vectors; Vector
operations; Scalar products; Orthogonal
vectors and projections; Cross product;
Homogeneous 2nd order linear ODEs
with constant coefficients; Method of
undetermined coefficients; Method of
variation of parameters; Applications;
Numerical solutions of 1st order ODEs:
Euler, Improved Euler and Runge-Kutta
Methods.

Engineering Mechanics 100
This unit consists of some of the following
topics Newton's Laws; Forces as vectors,
equilibrium of concurrent and non-
concurrent forces; Couples and
distributed forces. Equilibrium of
statistically equivalent systems; Free
bodies and free-body diagrams;
Momentum flux of all fluid flows.
Bernoulli's equation.

Engineering Programming 100
The need for and importance of writing
computer programs, sequencing the
solution of a problem of sub-activities/
instructions. Designing an algorithm.
Practical programming in 'C' (the
vocabulary, the grammar and the
structure)- input-output, storage and
assignment, single-path programs, logic
statements, loops and arrays. Scientific
and engineering libraries of routines,
compilation and de-bugging; validation.
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