Engineering

This course offers insight into space, both the physical and developmental sides. It discusses robot needs in space and the historical and technological evolution of space robotics. This course examines teleoperation versus autonomy, as well as teleoperation systems and technology. After covering the main applications of robots in space (rovers, manipulators), it covers two practical examples: 1) an autonomous control application and 2) a teleoperated control application. Finally, this course looks at future applications of space robotics. 

This course examines theoretical concepts, methods and algorithms, as well as application and implementation issues.

This course explores the role of standards and standardization in shaping global technological, economic, and governance systems. It discusses how standards are created, who holds power in standard-setting organizations (SSOs), and how they influence markets, law, and innovation. This course focuses on real-world standardization processes and outcomes. Through case studies in transport, telecommunications, and digital technologies, it analyzes the political, legal, and technical dynamics of global standards, including emerging challenges related to AI, interoperability, and data governance. 

This course examines ideas regarding the scope of what engineering actually is, considerations regarding engineering in the Australian context, and the broad impacts engineering decisions have on people, community and the environment. 

This course delves into the science of aerodynamics, its history, from the earliest developments to the most modern advances, and how airplanes fly. It discusses concepts related to lift as applied to airplanes, birds, and other vehicles and the major contributions of the aerospace sector and future developments. This course examines the four forces of flight, fluids, how wings work (design and characteristics), and aerodynamics in high-performance sports. Students participate in a hands-on activity called the ¨Wind Tunnel Experiment¨ to see aerodynamics in action.  Finally, this course looks at the aeronautical industry in the news and evaluates the future of flight.  

This course teaches force analysis of aircraft, methods for establishing flight motion equations, scheme flight and aircraft performance, guided flight and guidance law, linearization approximation method of flight motion, analysis of flight dynamic characteristics, aircraft stability and maneuverability, basic structure and basic principles of flight control system, and flight control methods.

The course introduces information technology through the web as a core case study. It examines the hardware, software, networks, and operating systems that support websites and develops the knowledge and skills required to design and build a functional website.

This course covers fundamental concepts for ensuring nuclear safety; the roles of regulatory authorities, and issues related to the Fukushima incident. It emphasizes the technical essentials of nuclear safety regulation, including the roles of nuclear regulatory administration and safety research; deterministic safety assessment; probabilistic safety assessment, and risk quantification. 

As industries worldwide transition toward sustainable practices, this course provides an introduction to the intersection of sustainability and Industry 4.0. It focuses on the design and development of innovative products and services with the tools to link emerging technologies with ecological responsibility. By combining theoretical foundations with hands-on project work, the course equips students to understand how emerging technologies — including digital modeling, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), renewable energy, and advanced materials — can be leveraged to address pressing environmental and societal challenges. The course centers on Sustainable Prototype Challenge, in which students working in teams design a forward-looking product or service concepts. Through intensive assignments and workshops, participants apply principles of sustainable development, user-centered design, and technology-driven workflows to create a coherent final project. Deliverables include both a project prospectus and demonstrative materials (e.g., diagrams, mock-ups, or digital prototypes) that communicate the innovation’s environmental, functional, and social contributions, as well as feasibility. Students reinforce their learning through lectures, group critiques, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The course actively integrates perspectives from engineering, business, and design, preparing students to work across disciplines. In addition to gaining technical and creative skills, participants strengthen critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication abilities that are transferable to professional contexts.

This course gives students an overview of physical and chemical treatment systems for water and wastewater.

The course aims are to describe water and wastewater sources; explain the characteristics of water and wastewater (physical, chemical, and biological parameters); provide an overview of both national and international regulatory frameworks governing drinking water and wastewater management; discuss the fundamental principles of physical and chemical processes for water and wastewater treatment, and water reclamation; introduce water treatment processes including coagulation and flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, adsorption, disinfection, softening, and membrane filtration.