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Monash College Unit Guide

INTRODUCTORY ENGINEERING COMPUTING (MCD1160)

Purpose

The practice of engineering involves applying scientific and technical knowledge, common sense, and experience to solving problems of practical significance for people. Engineers today depend heavily on the use of computers. This course will provide grounding in the basic functioning of a computer system and how it is used within the engineering environment.

Students will be required to apply these important skills to specific engineering projects and cases in lectures and tutorials. Students are expected to participate actively in group work designed to enhance their professional skills.

This unit is designed to extend the students’ base knowledge into the following areas:

  • Word advanced features
  • Excel
  • Access
  • PowerPoint
  • Project

It is expected students will investigate, explore and discuss engineering concepts and issues and solve problems in class using computers.

Prerequisites

Nil

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Use the formatting features of a word processor
  2. Use utilities and advanced features provided with a word processor
  3. Create and format a spreadsheet
  4. Use functions and formulas to perform calculations in a spreadsheet
  5. Use graphics in a spreadsheet
  6. Use advanced facilities of a spreadsheet
  7. Identify the features of a relational database
  8. Create and modify database tables and their relationships
  9. Create database queries, form and reports
  10. Design Power point Slides, incorporating text, graphics and sound, and presentation of information, including the use of bullet points
  11. Design slide shows, animation of a slide, slide transitions, use of templates & the auto content wizard
  12. Start Project and work with its key screen features
  13. Create a new project and understanding elements of project management theory
  14. Create tasks, task durations, create relationships between tasks in a project
  15. Enter the various cost types into a project and an overview of constraints and deadlines
  16. Adjust the schedule to meet constraints and gain an overview of project monitoring

Assessment

  • Word assignment based on lab report (15%)
  • Excel assignment based on lab report (20%)
  • Access assignment (20%)
  • PowerPoint assignment based on chemistry presentation (20%)
  • Project assignment based on engineering case (25%)
  • No Final Exam

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