| Effective Term: | 2026/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
| Unit Title: | Physics for Engineers 2 |
| Unit ID: | ENGRG1004 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | (ENGIN1002 and ENGIN1003) |
| ASCED: | 039999 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
For all engineering disciplines, a fundamental understanding of not only materials and material structure, but also electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism is the core of being able to effectively find solutions to the challenges that are faced by the world. This unit will introduce you to the basic properties of the most commonly used materials in engineering, the principles of electric fields, electronics components, and electromagnetism in power generation and transmission. The unit will help students develop a comprehensive understanding of these three main topics and how the principles are applied. The key understanding of material properties will help engineers carry out engineering projects by performing material tests to determine the strength of materials and undertake a material selection process. The understanding of electricity, electronic, and electromagnetic will enable the incorporation of electrical drive and control and power generation to be integrated into the multidisciplinary engineering environment. |
| 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: |
| K1. | Identify and explain how material properties and behaviour are dependent on crystallinity, microstructure, and phase composition and how material processing can control these. |
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| K2. | Outline the interface between the design process, materials selection and manufacturing. |
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| K3. | Explain the techniques for the analysis of electrical and electronic systems, and and electromagnetic systems. |
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| K4. | Recognise the laws governing the behaviour of electrical and electronic systems. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Demonstrate problem solving in a clear, logical and concise way. |
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| S2. | Perform tensile testing in accordance with AS standards to determine key material properties. |
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| S3. | Develop appropriate mathematical models for the analysis of electrical and electronic systems. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Apply the material selection process to choose materials for a given application using the merit index or decision matrix method. |
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| A2. | Analyse material properties. |
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| A3. | Analyse simple electrical and electronic systems. |
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| A4. | Apply mechanics principles in the analysis of experimental outcomes and in simple design situations. |
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| Unit Content: |
Topics may include:
1. Material Properties, including atomic number, atomic mass, stoichiometry, crystal structure, mass and density.
2. Introduction to stress and strain and their measurement, modulus of elasticity,ductility, brittleness and hardness, electrical and magnetic properties, fracture, fatigue and creep, corrosion mechanisms.
3. Electric charge and field.
4. Conductors and insulators.
5. Electric potential.
6. Capacitance, resistance, electric circuits.
7. Power generation and transmission.
8. Magnetic field.
9. Maxwell’s equations.
10. Electromagnetic waves. |
| 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 | Learning outcomes
(KSA) | Assessment task
(AT#) | FEDTASK 1
Interpersonal | Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate, inter-act and work with others both individually and in groups. Students will be required to display skills in-person and/or online in: • Using effective verbal and non-verbal communication • Listening for meaning and influencing via active listening • Showing empathy for others • Negotiating and demonstrating conflict resolution skills • Working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams. | Not applicable | Not applicable | FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students will demonstrate the ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others. Students will be required to display skills in: • Creating a collegial environment • Showing self -awareness and the ability to self-reflect • Inspiring and convincing others • Making informed decisions • Displaying initiative | Not applicable | Not applicable | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students will demonstrate an ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using the imagination to create new ideas. Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically • Evaluating ideas, concepts and information • Considering alternative perspectives to refine ideas • Challenging conventional thinking to clarify concepts • Forming creative solutions in problem solving. | Not applicable | Not applicable | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students will demonstrate the ability to work fluently across a range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks. Students will be required to display skills in: • Finding, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and sharing digital information • Collating, managing, accessing and using digital data securely • Receiving and responding to messages in a range of digital media • Contributing actively to digital teams and working groups • Participating in and benefiting from digital learning opportunities. | Not applicable | Not applicable | FEDTASK 5
Sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students will demonstrate the ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions. Students will be required to display skills in: • Making informed judgments that consider the impact of devising solutions in global economic environmental and societal contexts • Committing to social responsibility as a professional and a citizen • Evaluating ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable challenges and generating and articulating responses • Embracing lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to diverse others • Implementing required actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | S1-S3, A1-A4 | Experimental work and / or projects to verify students ability to apply knowledge and skills acquired in the unit. | Reports, demonstrations, presentations | 10% - 30% | | 2. | K1-K4, S1-S3 | Relevant tasks and problems to enforce understanding of the students and help in gradual development of knowledge and skills throughout the unit. | Assignments, quizzes | 10% - 30% | | 3. | K1-K4, S1-S3 | Questions and problems related to the materials covered in the unit. | Tests | 40% - 60% |
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