Admission and Unit Information - Master of Engineering

This unit offers several streams of practical applications in engineering and industrial design software. Students get to choose a software application stream depending on their key program. Lectures and assignments are delivered online and are enhanced by face to face contact with stream coordinators. Emphasis is placed on teaching students practical software applications skills relevant to industry needs.

This unit is a problem based project unit. Students are expected to conduct self studies under supervision by academic staff. Students will identify research topics in consultation with supervisors, carry out literature survey in the fields of engineering and building construction, define research objectives and scope, establish research methodology and prepare a research plan.

This unit is a continuation of unit Master Project 1 and is a problem based project unit. Students are expected to conduct self studies under supervision by academic staff and deliver the final outcomes of the research topics that are proposed in Master Project 1. Students will employ the identified methodologies to carry out the research plans and fulfill the research objectives with the defined scope. Each individual student is required to produce an oral presentation and a final written report in the fields of engineering and building construction. Students will acquire problem solving skills in this unit.

The dramatic socio-cultural change required to address sustainability imperatives demands practical, adaptive, proactive and precautionary innovation from a wide range of disciplines. Sustainable Design is a multi-disciplinary unit which explores the challenges faced by post-industrial cultures. It develops forward-thinking and collaborative problem-solving skills to enable students to envision and implement change in their own disciplinary contexts. Sustainable Design investigates the socio-cultural drivers that potentially endanger or improve upon the future of human health and environmental sustainability. This unit provides a unique opportunity for postgraduate students from different fields to come together and apply their skills and knowledge to wider human and environmental problems.

This unit introduces students to the aspects of structural analysis of beams, trusses, frames and plates. It covers several displacement based methods for the analysis of trusses, beams and frames, i.e. slope deflection method and matrix method. The basic concepts of plate bending analysis will be discussed. This unit aims to teach students to master necessary skills in structural analysis as well as skills in using computer software to analyse complex structures.

This unit exposes students to the concepts of drainage analysis. It focuses on the surface water components of a hydrologic cycle. The hydrologic theories will be integrated with the hydraulic principles to enable holistic analysis of a catchment.

This unit will provide an overview of soil mechanics concepts required for the solution of practical geotechnical engineering problems. Students will be taught soil and foundation analysis including design techniques. The topics will cover shallow foundations, pile foundations, the stability of earth retaining structures, excavations, soft soils, groundwater flow and stability of slopes. Practical engineering cases will be emphasized.

This unit introduces students to advanced topics in the structural design of reinforced concrete, pre-stressed concrete and steel structures. It will discuss the stiffness, stability and strength of structural elements and structural systems composed of these materials.

This unit exposes students to the concepts of drainage analysis. It focuses on the surface water components of a hydrologic cycle. The hydrologic theories will be integrated with the hydraulic principles to enable holistic analysis of a catchment.

The unit provides advanced materials on ecological sustainability (e.g. life cycle analysis of water sensitive urban design components, water recycling and reuse and rainwater tanks), water quality modelling (stormwater pollution build up and washoff and contaminant transport in natural rivers) and wastewater treatment using traditional and new techniques. This involves application of software packages and computer programs to analyse and design a number of real world environmental engineering projects. The unit is delivered on a project-based learning mode.

This unit will provide an overview of soil mechanics concepts required for the solution of practical geotechnical engineering problems. Students will be taught soil and foundation analysis including design techniques. The topics will cover shallow foundations, pile foundations, the stability of earth retaining structures, excavations, soft soils, groundwater flow and stability of slopes. Practical engineering cases will be emphasized.

Analysis of sustainability with engineering perspective is increasingly becoming important in the modern world. Also, in the future sustainability will include risk engineering. Hence, engineers with in-depth understanding of different tools that can be used for both sustainability and risk analysis will have significant competitive edge in their future career. The main objective of this unit is to introduce different tools available for sustainability and risk analysis in various engineering applications. The content includes renewable/alternative energy systems, energy/resource efficiency, sustainable/green buildings, sustainable transport and infrastructure, sustainable water management, environmental management systems, sustainability reporting, life cycle analysis, probability/reliability theory, risk assessment models, overall system analysis.

This unit covers continuous and discrete control systems. It reviews and builds on the fundamental concepts of the theory of feedback in continuous and discrete time to examine the analysis and design of advanced continuous and discrete time linear control systems. Transfer function and state variable methods are employed. Instruction makes use of extensive experimental tasks. There is also considerable use of Matlab simulations.

This unit covers all topics associated with the measurement and presentation of physical parameters. A wide range of transducers are presented in detail, while instrumentation includes a detailed analysis of a multitude of analog and digital circuits used to amplify, transmit and display electrical signals. The application of these modules in modern measurement equipment is discussed.

This unit covers all major network technologies: asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), Internet, and telephony. Essential networking topics such as protocol layering, multiple access, switching, scheduling, routing, congestion control, error and flow control, and network security are covered in detail. An engineering approach is taken to provide insight into network design.

This unit covers planning techniques for energy and electrical power systems. It also covers the economics of various options and reliability of electrical power systems.

The subject covers various types of electrical motors and drive systems, their applications and control. The unit aims to introduce an advanced study of electrical machines and drives. It also covers application considerations and modern developments in high performance drive systems. This course covers various types of the speed control, the starting, the braking and the dynamics of different electrical machines and drives.

This unit covers the principles and techniques in signal processing. Topics include sampling and quantisation of analogue signals, analysis of digital signals in the time domain and frequency domain, digital filter design, multi-rate signal processing, signal processing hardware and finite word-length effects in hardware implementation. Students develop skills of analysing and designing digital signal processing systems.

This unit covers continuous and discrete control systems. It reviews and builds on the fundamental concepts of the theory of feedback in continuous and discrete time to examine the analysis and design of advanced continuous and discrete time linear control systems. Transfer function and state variable methods are employed. Instruction makes use of extensive experimental tasks. There is also considerable use of Matlab simulations.

To develop an understanding of the advanced concepts involved in Robotics. The kinematics, dynamics, control and sensing aspects in robotics will be studied. In addition, the current development in the mobile robotics area will be introduced. There will be a considerable use of MATLAB in the unit.

The subject covers various types of electrical motors and drive systems, their applications and control. The unit aims to introduce an advanced study of electrical machines and drives. It also covers application considerations and modern developments in high performance drive systems. This course covers various types of the speed control, the starting, the braking and the dynamics of different electrical machines and drives.

This unit will advance the skills of mechanics, mechanical systems and automation in the practice of engineering design as applied to mechatronic devices and systems. The ability to perform detailed design analysis of machine elements as well as control systems as applicable to manufacturing and process machinery is the intended outcome of undertaking this unit and project-based tasks will form part of the learning process and team work experience.

This unit covers all topics associated with the measurement and presentation of physical parameters. A wide range of transducers are presented in detail, while instrumentation includes a detailed analysis of a multitude of analog and digital circuits used to amplify, transmit and display electrical signals. The application of these modules in modern measurement equipment is discussed.

This unit covers the design fundamentals of cellular systems, including frequency reuse, channel assignments, radio wave propagation in mobile environments, modulation techniques, coding techniques, spread spectrum and multiple access. It includes topics from emerging wireless technologies, and third-generation mobile communication systems and standards.

This unit covers the principles and techniques in signal processing. Topics include sampling and quantisation of analogue signals, analysis of digital signals in the time domain and frequency domain, digital filter design, multi-rate signal processing, signal processing hardware and finite word-length effects in hardware implementation. Students develop skills of analysing and designing digital signal processing systems.

This unit covers all major network technologies: asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), Internet, and telephony. Essential networking topics such as protocol layering, multiple access, switching, scheduling, routing, congestion control, error and flow control, and network security are covered in detail. An engineering approach is taken to provide insight into network design.