MEC6881 Engineering systems performance analysis
Faculty of Engineering
MEC6881 Engineering systems performance analysis is a level 6, 0-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 0
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- Exam 50%
- and 1 other task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MEC6881
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After MEC6881
No unit lists MEC6881 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in the Engineering PHD program or with permission from the Faculty of Engineering. The unit assumes that you have the necessary foundational knowledge.
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Overview
This unit complements systems design. The unit will integrate fundamental concepts in solid and fluid mechanics and dynamics and, in so doing, will highlight the roles they play in determining the performance of an engineering system.
You will use advanced computational tools to study how these concepts are crucial to competitive economic performance and to the long-term sustainability of an engineered system.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- In-semester quizzes and reportsProjectThreshold hurdle50%
- Final assessmentExaminationThreshold hurdle50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate the fundamental principles of systems engineering design.
- 2
Integrate the concept of multi-disciplinary engineering in establishing satisfactory performance of an engineered system.
- 3
Synthesise the elements of the engineered system in order to identity the interdependency of each element to its overall performance.
- 4
Evaluate the performance of an engineered system in order to mitigate or eliminate potential weaknesses or failures.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Practical activities24 hours
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachSimulation or virtual practice
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours of independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.
Workshop activities.
Workshop activities.
Simulation-based group project.
Peer work is encouraged in workshops and in group project assessment. There is also a peer assessment component in another assignment.
Research element of computational modelling group project.
Learning resources
Required resources
"Systems engineering: Design principles and models" by Dahai Liu, published by CRC Press / Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Gregory Sheard
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Gregory Sheard
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MEC6881?
MEC6881 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MEC6881 offered?
In 2025, MEC6881 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is MEC6881?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MEC6881 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 50% of the final mark, alongside 1 other task.