Materials for Electronic Products

Materials for Electronic Products – M520

Academic year 2011/12

Learning outcomes

Apply knowledge and understanding of materials science to electronic product development.
Apply concepts from materials science to analyze design constraints and key cost drivers of computer memory and data storage products.
Identify and analyze commercial issues relating to energy consumption and life cycle planning of materials for electronic products.

Coursework marks

The coursework was marked out of 20 possible marks. Marks are provisional and subject to plagiarism detection using Turnitin and approval at the Unit Assessment Board.

392414 = 17

an ability to avoid the obvious and show insights that are individual and often unexpected
an awareness of environmental, legal or social issues related to product usage
an ability to find and use facts for comparison of products which fit within the context of materials science
a capacity to use supporting examples and references with a clear sense of order and purpose
a capacity to consistently use graphics for emphasis, clarity and audience interest
an ability to use poster structure and style for clarity and effect, as well as following conventional writing guidelines
an ability to deliver the presentation with verbal language, body posture and personal appearance that suggest a level of comfort

392464 = 16

an ability to avoid the obvious and show insights that are individual and often unexpected
an ability to find and use facts for comparison of products which fit within the context of materials science
a capacity to use supporting examples and references with a clear sense of order and purpose
an ability to deliver the presentation with verbal language, body posture and personal appearance that suggest confidence
a capacity to consistently use graphics for emphasis, clarity and audience interest
an ability to use poster structure and style for clarity and effect, as well as following conventional writing guidelines
an awareness of environmental issues related to product usage

397334 = 15

an awareness of environmental, legal or social issues related to product usage
an ability to find and use facts for comparison of products which fit within the context of materials science
a capacity to use supporting examples and references with a clear sense of order and purpose
an ability to deliver the presentation with verbal language, body posture and personal appearance that suggest a level of comfort
a capacity to use graphics for emphasis and clarity
an ability to use poster structure and style to express personal viewpoints, as well as following conventional writing requirements

423501 = 15

an ability to find and use facts for comparison of products which fit within the context of materials science
a capacity to consistently use graphics for emphasis, clarity and audience interest
an ability to deliver the presentation with verbal language, body posture and personal appearance that suggest a level of comfort
an attempt to follow conventional writing requirements, but with a number of avoidable mistakes

412356 = 14

an awareness of environmental, legal or social issues related to product usage
an ability to find and use facts for comparison of products which fit within the context of materials science
a capacity to use supporting examples and references with a clear sense of order and purpose
an ability to deliver the presentation with verbal language, body posture and personal appearance that suggest a level of comfort
an ability to use poster structure and style to express personal viewpoints, as well as following conventional writing requirements

443060 = 14

an awareness of environmental, legal or social issues related to product usage
an ability to find and use facts for comparison of products which fit within the context of materials science
an ability to deliver the presentation with verbal language, body posture and personal appearance that suggest a level of comfort
a capacity to use graphics for emphasis and clarity
an attempt to follow conventional writing requirements, but with a number of avoidable mistakes

392064 = 13

an awareness of environmental issues related to product usage
an ability to find and use facts for comparison of products which fit within the context of materials science
an ability to deliver the presentation with verbal language, body posture and personal appearance that suggest a level of comfort
an attempt to follow conventional writing requirements, but with a number of avoidable mistakes

402198 = 13

an awareness of environmental issues related to product usage
an ability to find and use facts for comparison of products which fit within the context of materials science
an ability to deliver the presentation with verbal language, body posture and personal appearance that suggest a level of comfort
an attempt to follow conventional writing requirements, but with a number of avoidable mistakes

416820 = 13

an ability to find and use facts for comparison of products which fit within the context of materials science
an awareness of environmental issues related to product usage
an ability to deliver the presentation with verbal language, body posture and personal appearance that suggest a level of comfort
an ability to follow conventional writing requirements, but with minimal awareness of choices that affect clarity and style

423763 = 13

an awareness of environmental issues related to product usage
an ability to find and use facts for comparison of products which fit within the context of materials science
an ability to deliver the presentation with verbal language, body posture and personal appearance that suggest a level of comfort
an ability to use poster structure and style to express personal viewpoints, as well as following conventional writing requirements
a capacity to support ideas with examples and references, but, often without structure or purpose

437080 = 13

an ability to find and use facts for comparison of products which fit within the context of materials science
an ability to deliver the presentation with verbal language, body posture and personal appearance that suggest a level of comfort
a capacity to use graphics for emphasis and clarity
an attempt to follow conventional writing requirements, but with a number of avoidable mistakes

473158 = 12

an awareness of environmental issues related to product usage
an ability to find and use facts for comparison of products which fit within the context of materials science
an ability to deliver the presentation with verbal language, body posture and personal appearance that suggest a level of comfort
an attempt to follow conventional writing requirements, but with a number of avoidable mistakes

387556 = 11

an ability to find and use facts for comparison of products which fit within the context of materials science
an ability to deliver the presentation with verbal language, body posture and personal appearance that suggest a level of comfort
a capacity to support ideas with examples and references, but, often without structure or purpose
an ability to follow conventional writing requirements, but with minimal awareness of choices that affect clarity and style

432497 = 11

an ability to find and use facts for comparison of products, but, often with lack of context and purpose
an ability to deliver the presentation with verbal language and personal appearance that do not distract the audience
an attempt to follow conventional writing requirements, but with a lack of structure and a number of avoidable mistakes

434694 = 9

an ability to find and use facts for comparison of products, but, often with lack of context and purpose
an attempt to deliver the presentation, but, often with technical, verbal or personal distractions
minimal effort to follow conventional writing requirements

Assessments

The coursework is aimed at applications of materials science and the primary assessment is the end of of unit examination.

The coursework contributed 20% to the unit mark.
90 minutes end of unit examination contributed 80% to the unit mark.
- The periodic table of elements will be provided with the exam paper.
- Students are permitted to bring one double sided A4 sheet of handwritten notes to the exam.
- 2010/11 Exam paper and the solutions.
- Practice questions are available for revision.

Syllabus topics and notes

Suggested textbooks

Callister, W., Rethwisch, D. (2008). Fundamentals of materials science and engineering: an integrated approach (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Hummel, R. (2004). Understanding materials science: history, properties and applications (2nd ed.). New York, NY, USA: Springer-Verlag.
Mitchell, B. (2004). An introduction to materials engineering and science for chemical and materials engineers. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Writing resources

Unit lecturer

Please contact Chi Nguyen with questions or suggestions.