MTE6881 Applied crystallography in advanced materials characterisation
Faculty of Engineering
MTE6881 Applied crystallography in advanced materials characterisation is a level 6, 0-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering. It isn't offered in 2023. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 0
- Offered in 2023
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MTE6881
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MTE6881
No unit lists MTE6881 as a prerequisite in the 2023 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.
Overview
The scattering of different types of radiation from crystalline materials gives fundamental insight into materials properties at various length scales, beginning with atomic structure and culminating in interatomic bonding. The unit will be taught as a series of modules covering essential knowledge in each area of diffraction (X-ray diffraction, electron diffraction, and neutron diffraction), including a solid coverage of crystallography and how it is applied in all of the characterisation techniques that reside within each of these areas of diffraction.
The unit explores the complementarity of the different techniques and radiations through strategically aligned laboratory classes. The data collected in each lab session, from different experiments and instruments, will be combined throughout the course of the unit with the aim of solving a real materials science problem that is of current interest or a hot topic.
Approximately 50% of this unit is based on the flipped classroom, and data analysis from laboratory sessions will be carried out in workshop-style sessions using the knowledge and instruction gained from the online modules.
Offerings in 2023
The 2023 handbook lists no offerings for MTE6881.
Assessment
- Moodle quizzesThreshold hurdle20%
- AssignmentsThreshold hurdle40%
- Final assessmentThreshold hurdle40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
perform ultra-high resolution materials structure analysis using a combination of diffraction techniques
- 2
use high-performance computing clusters to run large materials analysis computations in parallel
- 3
use crystallography as both a tool and philosophy in materials characterisation
- 4
combine information from different techniques to answer complex research questions and address complex materials characterisation problems
- 5
write technical research papers that address current materials characterisation problems and combine results from a variety of diffraction techniques
- 6
apply combinations of modelling, simulation and quantitative data analysis for the extraction of meaningful information about the probed materials.
Workload and teaching
- Applied sessions24 hours
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
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.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MTE6881?
MTE6881 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MTE6881 offered?
MTE6881 has no offerings listed in the 2023 handbook.
How much work is MTE6881?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MTE6881 have an exam?
No. MTE6881 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.