Required texts

Required Textbooks:

• John Bird, Higher Engineering Mathematics, ISBN 978-1-138-67357-1
• Holly Moore, Matlab for Engineers, ISBN: 978-1-292-23120-4
• Glyn James, Modern Engineering Mathematics, ISBN: 978-1-292-08073-4

Useful Texts Include:

• Gary K. Rockswold (2017), Algebra and Trigonometry with Modeling & Visualization, 6/E
• Margaret L. Lial, (2016) College Algebra, 12/E
• Stroud, K.A. (1995) Engineering Mathematics.

Submission of assessment items

Special assessment requirements

Special assessment requirements.

The EM unit uses both formative and summative forms of assessment. Students are required to satisfactorily complete a number of assignments and assessable items and to perform satisfactorily in the final assessment. Specifications for the assignments and requirements for satisfactory completion are given on the EM unit website on Canvas (LearnOnline).

Assignments are meant to be individual work, although talking a problem over with another student or tutor is considered one reasonable way of learning. However, the actual assignment submission must be your own work. Students are expected to familiarise themselves with the University's Student Conduct Rules (). Experience has shown that students who do not do their own work are unlikely to pass the unit.

Assignment submissions will be assessed for addressing the specific requirements of each assignment, as stated in the assignment descriptions. All assessment items will receive a numerical mark, which together in their entirety define a student's final grade and mark as outlined in section 5a.

Responsibility for understanding

If there is any doubt with regard to the requirements of any particular assignments or assessment procedure, the onus for clarifying the issue rests with the student who should
contact the unit Convener or tutor. Further, it is the responsibility of students to ensure that they are correctly enrolled in the unit and that the tutor and Student Administration have their correct contact details.

Final Grade and Mark

To obtain a particular grade in this unit it is necessary that there are no outstanding submissions at the end of Week 13. All assessment items will receive a numerical mark. The final grade will be determined as a weighted average of the individual assessment items as follows:

Final grade = (Test_1 mark + Test_2 mark +Test_3 mark +Test_4 mark) x 0.15 + (Assignment_1 mark  + Assignment_2 mark) x 0.20   (note that the marks for each assessment are scaled to 100 before performing this calculation)

To be awarded a particular grade in EM, students must meet all the requirements listed below. That is, all grades are conditional upon the following minimum requirements:

The unit convener reserves the right to question students orally (either online or face to face) on any assessable component of the unit and adjust grades/marks accordingly (including the final mark/grade).

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and 91Porn (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Learner engagement

Participation requirements

Your participation in all activities will enhance your understanding of the unit content and therefore the quality of your assessment responses. Lack of participation may result in your inability to satisfactorily pass assessment items. Experience has shown that students who do not attend the classes (either online or face to face) will have difficulty in passing the subject.

Required IT skills

It is assumed that the student has basic understanding of computers.

In-unit costs

Textbook (hard copy or online) and Scientific calculator.

Work placement, internships or practicums

Not applicable to this unit.

Additional information

Foundation of Unit

This unit provides an introduction of fundamental technical concepts in the area of Engineering Mathematics as well as an overview of basic programming concepts in Matlab.

Provision of information to the group

Notifications through the Canvas Announcements Forum or the Canvas Discussion Forums are deemed to be made to the whole class.  It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that they check for announcements on the Unit's Canvas website.  Students should ensure they check their student email regularly.  The Canvas discussion forums will be checked by staff regularly.

Use of student email account

The University Email policy states that "students wishing to contact the University via email regarding administrative or academic matters need to send the email from the University account for identity verification purposes".  Therefore all unit enquiries should be emailed using a student university email account. Students should contact servicedesk@canberra.edu.au if they have any issues accessing their university email account.

In all cases of absence, sickness or personal problems it is the student's responsibility to ensure that the unit Convener is informed. The minimum participation requirement must be met in order to pass the unit (regardless of supporting documentation).

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