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MECH2100 – Machine Element Design

Lecturer Dr Bill Daniel
Course Link UQ Site
Faculty EAIT
Prerequisites MECH2300 + (MECH2305 or METR2800)
Contact Hours 3 Lecture hours, 2 Tutorial hours
Semester(s) Taught Semester 2
Course Units 2
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Rating

Total average

56.4/100
Learning Materials ( 54 )
Learning Activities ( 53.7 )
Blackboard Management ( 53.7 )
Course Content ( 50.3 )
Course Structure ( 50.3 )
Contact Availability ( 57 )
Course Difficulty ( 76 )

Reviews (3)

Chad
   
MECH2100 – Machine Element Design 13.6

This course is so bad, the assignments are impossible, the content is not taught, the lecturer, Hal, does not speak very well.. the list goes on.
There is so much work involved in this course and the assignments are all numbers marked only - meaning there is no consideration for working. You make one mistake 50 hours prior and every value you have after is incorrect resulting in a fail for assignments.
Semester taken

Semester 2 - 2016

Your program/major

Bachelor of Mech Eng

Is lecture attendance necessary?

No

Is the textbook necessary?

No

Positives
  • Gearboxes are interesting
Negatives
  • Assignments are VERY time consuming
  • Assignments are really easy to fail
  • Lecture is bad
Posted on October 4, 2018 3:29 pm
Anonymous
   
MECH2100 – Machine Element Design 58.6

I really disliked this course.

Hal Gurgenci took it the semester I did it, and I just found him to be a bad course coordinator. Didn't really know what he wanted from the students, confusing lectures, and also belittled me on the blackboard discussion board when I asked a question.

The tutors also didn't seem to know what to tell us sometimes and then gave us really bad marks.

Online quizzes were not very fun. Course content is difficult. The design question on the final exam is a nightmare.
Semester taken

Semester 2 - 2015

Your program/major

Mechanical Engineering

Is lecture attendance necessary?

It helps

Is the textbook necessary?

Yes you need it for all of the assignments and for formulas etc

Positives
  • Learn about gearboxes
Negatives
  • Lectures are not good
  • No direction in assignments
  • Hard final exam
Posted on June 10, 2017 12:39 pm
Will
   
MECH2100 – Machine Element Design 97.1

I found MECH2100 to be a very enjoyable course that teaches you a lot of useful content and then gets you to apply it. The course content builds upon MECH2300 and largely focuses on the forces, stresses etc. and applies them to designing practical applications like welding, gears, shafts, bolts, bearings etc.

The course is well structured with weekly quizzes that test you on the content you learn each week, and then there are two large design projects which are done in groups of nine. These require you to apply the knowledge you've gained to effectively design a structure, and then a gear box.

The content was enjoyable, and applying it in the design projects was enjoyable. The text book is a must have for the open book final, and is very useful for the quizzes and the design projects.
Semester taken

Semester 2 - 2014

Your program/major

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical

Is lecture attendance necessary?

Yes

Is the textbook necessary?

Yes

Positives
  • Enjoyable
  • Practical
  • Biily D
Negatives
  • Requires a lot of work
  • Design Projects are difficult
  • Billy D
Posted on November 10, 2014 10:15 am

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