MENT104
Manufacturing and Fabrication Operations
This unit gives the opportunity to students to investigate possible methods to integrate Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) whilst focusing on product design and manufacturing/ fabrication operations. Assessment methodologies of practical tasks and typical psychomotor performance rubrics will also be discussed to enable participants to conduct own research on the subject.
By the end of this programme, participants should be able to:
a. Develop a critical understanding of STEM Education;
b. Engage with research and develop pedagogic methods to introduce learners to ‘true lengths’, ‘intersection lines’, ‘true shapes’ and the procedures to develop nets of transition pieces;
c. Develop a critical understanding of design processes and manufacturing/ fabrication concepts commonly followed to engineer a product;
d. Engage with literature on current developments of single point cutting tools including cutting speed calculations;
e. Develop a critical understanding of typical material joint configuration, edge preparation for the joint and the most advantageous weld position during production that could be adopted to ensure quality.
a. Explain how STEM education can be used as an integral approach across disciplines;
b. Demonstrate knowledge of methods used to present orthographic views of objects, sectional views and auxiliary views and how to extract true lengths and true shapes;
c. Demonstrate knowledge of CAD work and pencil sketching;
d. Demonstrate knowledge of manufacturing, fabrication and assembly processes;
e. Demonstrate knowledge of the effect of cutting speeds on surface finish and working lifetime of cutting tool;
f. Demonstrate knowledge of the following standards of: AWS and ISO;
g. Demonstrate knowledge of material joint preparation standards and fabrication (weld) positions to facilitate production.
a. Compute accurately the optimum cutting speed to machine a product on a lathe;
b. Apply the design process to develop transferable, creative problem solving skills of students;
c. Produce analytical solutions to problems or to explain science concepts behind the technology used to produce a product;
d. Produce a report to explain principles, concepts and benefits of allowed (permissible) tolerance in dimensions of machined and fabricated products;
e. Produce a report to explain how advanced product engineering performance analysis is applied to improve products;
f. Produce a report to explain different types of joint configurations used to fabricate and assemble products including: permanent joints as when soldering, brazing and welding is used and nonpermanent joints as when screws, rivets, bolts and studs are used.
This programme adopts continuous and summative methods of assessment including assignments, online tasks, reflective journals, projects and video presentations. For further details, kindly refer to the Teaching, Learning and Assessment Policy and Procedures.
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