Master of Engineering (Computer Aided Engineering and Design)

The main aim of the program is to prepare you to be a leader with a holistic understanding of emerging digital design and manufacturing technologies.

You will learn to apply Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) and Design to a wide range of industrial settings in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), including all design activities, manufacturing, maintenance and recycling of industrial products throughout their life cycle, from preliminary studies until end of life.

This will equip you to work in companies engaged in a global economic competition, as the adoption of PLM is a strategic choice to:manage the complexity of the product design and creation process accelerate the process of bringing innovative products to the market place and reduce development costs improve cooperation and collaboration across business unit and company boundaries increase personalisation and customer satisfaction promote technological innovation for long term growth in a competitive global market.You will learn how PLM, which is based on integrated CAE platforms and regarded by global industry as best practice, provides an active virtual collaborative platform to enable engineers in different sites or companies to collaborate effectively during the design phase.

The virtual platform also allows engineers to perform real-time geometric modifications and concurrent designs of different components/sub-assemblies, taking into consideration a wide range of requirements (including manufacturing and through-life support).The program requires in-person attendance, but also takes advantage of the capabilities of advanced CAE platforms to support online collaboration.You will gain firsthand experience in how CAE creates opportunities to share engineering knowledge and 3D data seamlessly between disciplines and design and manufacturing teams.

This provides the capability to develop engineering products at lower cost and higher speed than in the past.The program will expose you to RMIT’s state-of-the-art infrastructure at the Advanced Manufacturing Precinct (AMP), using Dassault Systemes’ software, which supports a virtual environment for collaborative project-based learning on campus and off campus.

You will have the opportunity to carry out high-level, industry-led, project-based design or research activity involving multinational companies and industry practitioners.In this program you will undertake a capstone project with the two 24 credit point courses OENG1126 Masters Engineering Project Part 1 and OENG1127 Masters Engineering Project Part 2.

In this project you will consolidate and expand the knowledge gained throughout the program through an in-depth experimental and/or analytical study of a highly technical and/or engineering management application.

All courses listed may not be available each semester.

Year One of Program

Complete the following Six (6) Courses:

Program entry requirements

A four year Bachelor Honours degree in any engineering field, at AQF level 8 or equivalent, with a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 out of 4.0, or a minimum of 60% average.

or

A four year Bachelor degree in any engineering field, at AQF level 7 or equivalent, with a minimum GPA of 2.0 out of 4.0, or a minimum of 60% average, AND at least two years of relevant and current industry experience.

or

A four year non-engineering Bachelor degree at AQF level 8 or equivalent, with a specialisation in Design relevant to the engineering field, with a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 out of 4.0, AND at least two years of relevant and current industry experience.

Relevant industry experience includes engineering practice, technical design in support of engineering practice, or industrial design practice that incorporates engineering.

International qualifications are assessed for equivalence with the above Australian Qualifications Framework qualifications.

English language requirements

International applicants: A minimum IELTS (Academic module) overall score of 6.5, with no band below 6.0, or equivalent.

Local applicants with international qualifications: If your four year International Bachelor degree was not taught in English you must undertake an IELTS test and achieve a score of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0, or equivalent.

For equivalents to English entry requirements, see the English equivalents web page.

Program Learning Outcomes*:

1. Needs, Context and Systems

• Describe, investigate and analyse complex engineering systems and associated issues (using systems thinking and modelling techniques)
• Exposit legal, social, economic, ethical and environmental interests, values, requirements and expectations of key stakeholders
• Identify and assess risks (including OH&S) as well as the economic, social and environmental impacts of engineering activities

2. Problem Solving and Design

• Develop creative and innovative solutions to engineering problems
• Anticipate the consequences of intended action or inaction and understand how the consequences are managed collectively by your organisation, project or team
• Develop and operate within a hazard and risk framework appropriate to engineering activities

3. Analysis

• Comprehend and apply advanced theory-based understanding of engineering fundamentals and specialist bodies of knowledge in the selected discipline area to predict the effect of engineering activities
• Apply underpinning natural, physical and engineering sciences, mathematics, statistics, computer and information sciences.

4. Professional Practice

• Initiate, plan, lead or manage engineering activities
• Understand the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of contemporary engineering practice in the specific discipline
• Apply systematic approaches to the conduct and management of engineering projects
• Demonstrate effective team membership and team leadership
• Communicate in a variety of different ways to collaborate with other people, including accurate listening, reading and comprehension, based on dialogue when appropriate, taking into account the knowledge, expectations, requirements, interests, terminology and language of the intended audience
• Display a personal sense of responsibility for your work
• Demonstrate orderly management of self, and professional conduct.

5. Research

• Plan and execute a substantial research-based project, with creativity and initiative in new situations in professional practice and with a high level of personal autonomy and accountability
• Be aware of knowledge development and research directions within the engineering discipline.
• Develop creative and innovative solutions to engineering challenges
• Assess, acquire and apply the competencies and resources appropriate to engineering activities
• Demonstrate professional use and management of information.
• Acknowledge (clearly) your own contributions and the contributions from others and distinguish contributions you may have made as a result of discussions or collaboration with other people

* As a Master's program this degree is designed to develop Stage 1 and Stage 2 professional competency requirements of Engineers Australia.