UNIT OUTLINE REPORT

EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

UNIT TITLE : Principles of Industrial Maintenance
UNIT CODE : ENS2170
CREDIT POINTS : 15
FULL YEAR UNIT : No
MODE OF DELIVERY : On-campus
Off-campus
MODE OF DELIVERY DETAILS : Students undertaking the University Certificate in
Maintenance Engineering must enrol in this unit in the
off-campus mode. Any other students wishing to
undertake this unit must enrol in the on-campus mode.


DESCRIPTION
This unit introduces the principles of maintenance in the context of mechanical engineering.
Students in this unit will build upon their prior understanding of mechanical systems to then
explore the different approaches to maintaining them. The wider activities associated with the
maintenance department and its structure are introduced. A range of topics relevant to industrial
maintenance practice are also covered including component life times, costing, lubrication as
well as safety.

LEARNING OUTCOMES
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
1. identify the differences between the main approaches to industrial maintenance;
2. describe the basic technical and administrative environments through which
maintenance activities occur;
3. describe the wider impact of maintenance operations on safety and the environment.

UNIT CONTENT
1. Fundamental approaches to maintenance.
2. Maintenance costing.
3. The maintenance department, its staffing and structure.
4. Component life time and reliability.
5. The planning and scheduling function.
6. Machine lubrication.
7. Maintenance documentation and reporting.
8. Maintenance safety and the environment.
9. Sustainable maintenance practice.
10. Case studies in maintenance.

TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESSES
Lectures and tutorials.

GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES
The following graduate attribute will be developed in this unit
Ability to communicate
Critical appraisal skills

ASSESSMENT
Grading Schema 1

Item On-Campus Assessment Value
Review Review of maintenance related topic 25%
Assignment Problems and/or case studies 25%
Examination End of semester examination 50%


Item Off-Campus Assessment Value
Review Review of maintenance related topic 25%
Assignment Problems and/or case studies 25%
Examination End of semester examination 50%


To be eligible to pass this unit, students must pass the end-of-semester examination.

SIGNIFICANT REFERENCES
Stephens, M. P. (2004). Productivity and reliability-based maintenance management. New
Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc.
R. K. Mobley (Ed.). (2001). Plant engineers handbook. New-York: The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Inc.
Wiremann, T. (2008). Maintenance work management processes. New-York: Industrial Press,
Inc.
Mobley, K., Higgins, L., & Wikoff, D. (2008). Maintenance engineering handbook (7th ed.).
Boston: McGraw-Hill Professional.



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