MTE3201 Materials in a complex world 2: Characterisation, identification and selection

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Select and safely use appropriate experimental characterisation techniques to gather suitable evidence with which to identify materials, and manage these results in a professional manner.

2. 2

   Use appropriate evidence, within the context of existing literature, to make judgements about the reasons that  particular materials and processes have been used to fabricate a given product.

3. 3

   Discuss broader considerations relevant to materials selection choices including economic, environmental, societal and cultural aspects.

4. 4

   Appreciate and communicate uncertainty and imprecision in experimental findings and formulate appropriate and valid conclusions in situations where incomplete or conflicting evidence exists.

5. 5

   Interpret and discuss the significance of a set of experimental results in a concise, accurate and professionally written report.

6. 6

   Interpret technical information effectively for a non-technical audience as part of a team.

7. 7

   Manage open-ended projects to a satisfactory completion.