| Effective Term: | 2027/20 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
| Unit Title: | Machine Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis |
| Unit ID: | MREGC5006 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 030799 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit introduces advanced condition monitoring methods used in engineering asset management. Students will examine visual inspection and non-destructive testing techniques, lubricant contamination and wear debris analysis, electrical machine monitoring, vibration analysis, and fault diagnosis approaches for evaluating system and component condition. This is a core unit for students seeking practical knowledge in condition monitoring and asset management. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| Skills: |
| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| Other outcomes: |
| O1. | Critically evaluate and justify condition monitoring strategies for engineering assets within lifecycle and organisational performance contexts. |
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| O2. | Apply diagnostic techniques, including vibration analysis, non-destructive testing, and wear debris analysis, to assess system condition and predict failures. |
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| O3. | Develop a comprehensive condition-monitoring plan that incorporates standards, compliance obligations, and risk-based decision-making principles. |
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| O4. | Interpret and analyse monitoring data to provide actionable insights for maintenance decisions and alert thresholds. |
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| O5. | Communicate condition-monitoring results and professional recommendations effectively through technical reports and peer review processes. |
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| Unit Content: |
This unit covers an understanding of condition monitoring, its benefits and techniques, visual inspection techniques, non-destructive testing, analysis techniques for wear debris/contaminants in lubricants, condition monitoring of electrical machines and vibration analysis.
Topics may include:
1. Introduction to condition monitoring.
2. Visual Inspection & Non-Destructive Testing techniques. Machine Condition Monitoring techniques.
3. Wear Debris and Lubricant Contaminant Analysis
4. Performance analysis of assets.
5. Vibration analysis.
6. Data collection and analysis of vibration phase angle.
7. Developing and implementing a condition monitoring program. |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
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| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | | Level | FEDTASK 1
Interpersonal | Students at this level will demonstrate an advanced ability in a range of contexts to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups. Students will be required to display high level skills in-person and/or online in: • Using and demonstrating a high level of verbal and non-verbal communication • Demonstrating a mastery of listening for meaning and influencing via active listening • Demonstrating and showing empathy for others • High order skills in negotiating and conflict resolution skills\\ • Demonstrating mastery of working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams. | Y - Present | FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students at this level will demonstrate a mastery in professional skills and behaviours in leading others. • Creating and sustaining a collegial environment • Demonstrating a high level of self -awareness and the ability to self-reflect and justify decisions • Inspiring and initiating opportunities to lead others • Making informed professional decisions • Demonstrating initiative in new professional situations. | Y - Present | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students at this level will demonstrate high level skills in working in complexity and ambiguity using the imagination to create new ideas. Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically to generate and consider complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level • Analysing complex and abstract ideas, concepts and information • Communicate alternative perspectives to justify complex ideas • Demonstrate a mastery of challenging conventional thinking to clarify complex concepts • Forming creative solutions in problem solving to new situations for further learning. | Y - Present | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students at this level will demonstrate the ability to work competently across a wide range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks. Students will be required to display skills in: • Mastering, exploring, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and sharing digital information professionally • Collating, managing complex data, accessing and using digital data securely • Receiving and responding professionally to messages in a range of professional digital media • Contributing competently and professionally to digital teams and working groups • Participating at a high level in digital learning opportunities. | Y - Present | FEDTASK 5
sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students at this level will demonstrate a mastery of considering and assessing the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting professional ethical and sustainable decisions. Students will be required to display skills in: • Demonstrate informed judgment making that considers the impact of devising complex solutions in ambiguous global economic environmental and societal contexts • Professionally committing to the promulgation of social responsibility • Demonstrate the ability to evaluate ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable challenges and generating and articulating responses • Communicating lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to the diverse professional others • Generating, leading and implementing required actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life | Y - Present |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | Professional Standards |
| 1. |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Industry Case Study Analysis and Report (Two Stages: analysis & refinement) |
Analysis and report |
20 - 40% |
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| 2. |
1, 3, 5 |
Peer Review Activities (written critique + recorded justification video) |
Peer review, Analysis and report |
20 - 40% |
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| 3. |
1, 2, 3 |
Asynchronous Online Technical Discussion Forum |
Technical Discussion and Analysis |
10 - 20% |
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