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Mechanical Engineering(GC). Guidance Officers & Career Advisers Seminar May 3 Associate Professor Dave Edwards Griffith School of Engineering. Griffith Engineering. Comprehensive @ Gold Coast Specialised @ Nathan. 2011 Guidance Officers & Career Advisors Seminar 2.
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Mechanical Engineering(GC) Guidance Officers & Career Advisers Seminar May 3 Associate Professor Dave Edwards Griffith School of Engineering
Griffith Engineering Comprehensive @ Gold Coast Specialised @ Nathan 2011 Guidance Officers & Career Advisors Seminar 2
Gold Coast Engineering 3 “traditional disciplines: • Civil • Electrical • Mechanical 2011 Guidance Officers & Career Advisors Seminar 3
Gold Coast Engineering 3 “traditional disciplines: • Civil • Electrical • Mechanical plus cross-disciplinary Mechatronics and Sports and Biomedical 2011 Guidance Officers & Career Advisors Seminar 4
Mechanical Engineering Why Mechanical in 2012? 2011 Guidance Officers & Career Advisors Seminar 5
Mechanical Engineering Why Mechanical in 2012? • demand from students • jobs • resources to support program new labs (and equipment) for 2013 2011 Guidance Officers & Career Advisors Seminar 6
Mechanical Engineering jobs Jobs in a range of industries including design, research and development and production: medical, automotive, mining, renewable energy, sports, marine and aerospace sectors. 2011 Guidance Officers & Career Advisors Seminar 7
Mechanical Engineering program General versus specialist 2011 Guidance Officers & Career Advisors Seminar 8
Mechanical Engineering program General versus specialist ● aeronautical ● automotive ● marine ● building services 2011 Guidance Officers & Career Advisors Seminar 9
Mechanical Engineering program Foundation of theory, reinforced by experience and innovation. Emphasis on mechanical design to provide the widest range of career opportunities. 2011 Guidance Officers & Career Advisors Seminar 10
Mechanical Engineering program Foundation of theory, reinforced by experience and innovation. Emphasis on mechanical design to provide the widest range of career opportunities. Electives allow a number of specialisations including vehicle technology. 2011 Guidance Officers & Career Advisors Seminar 11
40CP core 30CP Mech10CP elective Year 4 10CP core 60CP Mech10CP elective Year 3 20CP core 60CP Mechanical Year 2 Common 1st year Year 1 Mechanical Engineering program 2011 Guidance Officers & Career Advisors Seminar 12
Mechanical Engineering program 4 Strands: • Materials and Manufacturing • Thermofluids • Structures • Mechanical Design Specialisation: vehicle technology 2011 Guidance Officers & Career Advisors Seminar 13
Mechanical Engineering program Materials and Manufacturing Strand: • Engineering Materials • Manufacturing Technology • Advanced Manufacturing Technology • Design and Manufacture of Composites 2011 Guidance Officers & Career Advisors Seminar 14
Mechanical Engineering program Thermofluids Strand: • Thermodynamics • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics • Heat and Mass Transfer • HVAC (Heating, Ventilation & Air-conditioning) 2011 Guidance Officers & Career Advisors Seminar 15
Mechanical Engineering program Structures Strand: • Engineering Mechanics • Mechanics of Materials 1 • Mechanics of Materials 2 • Failure Mechanisms and Mechanics 2011 Guidance Officers & Career Advisors Seminar 16
Mechanical Engineering program Mechanical Design Strand: • Design of Machine Elements • Mechanical Engineering Design 1 • Mechanical Engineering Design 2 • Computational Methods 2011 Guidance Officers & Career Advisors Seminar 17
Mechanical Engineering program Vehicle technology : • Vehicle Design and Analysis • Advanced Vehicle Dynamics • Mechatronic System Design and Engineering 2011 Guidance Officers & Career Advisors Seminar 18
Gold Coast BEng Majors Civil engineering Electrical & Electronic engineering Mechatronic engineering Mechanical engineering Sports & Biomedical engineering 2011 Guidance Officers & Career Advisors Seminar 19
Nathan BEng Majors Electronic & Computer engineering Environmental engineering Microelectronic engineering Software engineering Sustainable Energy Systems engineering 2011 Guidance Officers & Career Advisors Seminar 20
Mechanical Engineering Thank you 2011 Guidance Officers & Career Advisors Seminar 21