DRC1501/101/1/2020

Tutorial Letter 101/1/2020

Drawing: Chemical Engineering I

DRC1501
Semesters 2
Department of Civil & Chemical Engineering

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Please register on myUnisa, activate your myLife email address and make sure that you have regular
access to the myUnisa module website, DRC1501-2020S2, as well as your group website.

Note: This is a fully online module and therefore it is only available on myUnisa.

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 CONTENTS
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1 INTRODUCTION TO THE MODULE .................................................................................................... 3

1.1 Purpose ............................................................................................................................................. 4
1.2 Outcomes .......................................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 ECSA Graduate Attribute................................................................................................................... 4
2 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS .......................................................................................... 4
2.1 Lecturer(s) ......................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Department ....................................................................................................................................... 5
2.3 University ........................................................................................................................................... 5
3 RESOURCES ....................................................................................................................................... 5
3.1 Prescribed book(s) ............................................................................................................................ 5
3.2 Recommended book(s) ..................................................................................................................... 5
3.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves) ........................................................................................................ 5
3.4 Library services and resources information ....................................................................................... 6
4 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES ....................................................................................................... 6
5 STUDY PLAN ...................................................................................................................................... 7
6.1 What does it mean to study fully online? ...................................................................................... 7
6.2 myUnisa tools .................................................................................................................................. 7
6 PRACTICAL WORK ............................................................................................................................. 7
7 ASSESSMENT ..................................................................................................................................... 8
7.1 Assessment criteria ........................................................................................................................... 8
7.2 Assessment plan ............................................................................................................................... 8
7.3 The examination ................................................................................................................................ 9
8 Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................... 9

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Dear Student

Welcome to Module DRC1501: Chemical Engineering Drawing I.

This tutorial letter serves as a guideline to this module and provides you with general
administrative information as well as specific information about the module. Please read through
this tutorial letter carefully as it contains valuable information about this module.

Because this is a fully online module, you will need to use myUnisa to study and complete the
learning activities for this module. Visit the website for DRC1501 on myUnisa frequently. The
website for your module is DRC-20-S2.

As part of this tutorial letter, we wish to inform you that Unisa has implemented a transformation
charter based on five pillars and eight dimensions. In response to this charter, we have also placed
curriculum transformation high on the agenda. For your information, curriculum transformation
includes the following pillars: student-centred scholarship, the pedagogical renewal of teaching
and assessment practices, the scholarship of teaching and learning, and the infusion of African
epistemologies and philosophies. These pillars and their principles will be integrated at both the
programme and module levels, as a phased-in approach. You will notice the implementation
thereof in your modules, and we encourage you to fully embrace these changes during your
studies at Unisa.

1 INTRODUCTION TO THE MODULE

Welcome to the module Chemical Engineering Drawing (code DRC1501), offered by the
Chemical Engineering section in the School of Engineering at Unisa. This module is delivered
fully and only online. Go to the website at https://my.unisa.ac.za and log in using your student
number and password .

The online study material for this module consists of Tutorial letter 101 and a study guide(under
the old code DCE1501) Don not be confused by this old code because the content is the same
for DRC1501.You can print these documents if you wish to do so. The study guide will be
available online under the official study material from the menu options.

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1.1 Purpose

Engineering drawing is a formal and precise way of communicating information about the shape,
size, features and precision of physical objects, and accurately and unambiguously captures all
the geometric features of a product, a component or engineering plant. The end goal of an
engineering drawing is to convey all the required information that will allow a manufacturer or
engineer to produce that component or plant.

1.2 Outcomes

For this module, you will have to master several outcomes related to the knowledge area of
Chemical Engineering Drawing I ( code DRC 1501):

(1) Understand drawing, dimensioning, sketching, lettering, uniformity and standardisation,

instrument drawing.

(2) Drawing techniques: oblique drawings, isometric drawings, orthographic projection and
auxiliary views, sectional views and introduction to assembly drawing.

1.3 ECSA Graduate Attribute

To satisfy ECSA Graduate Attribute (GA 6),

Graduate Attribute 6: Professional and technical communication

Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing within an engineering context.

• Audiences are engineering peers, academic personnel and related engineering persons
using appropriate formats;
• Methods of providing information include the conventional methods of the discipline, for
example engineering drawings, physical models, bills of quantities as well as
subjectspecific methods.

2 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS

2.1 Lecturer(s)

The primary lecturer for this module is Mrs Molebogeng Nkobane.

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Department: Civil and Chemical Engineering

Telephone: 011 471 2156
E-mail: nkobamp@unisa.ac.za

If you want to contact your lecturer via e-mail, please make sure that you include the module
code and your student number in the subject line of the e-mail. Lecturers work on a number of
modules each and get many e-mails to which they must reply. Also, make sure that your subject
line is descriptive, like "DRC1501 query about Assignment 1".

You may also contact her through myUnisa or if you would like face-to-face contact, you are
welcome to pay him a visit at the Science campus, Florida (GJ Gerwel (Block C) Office 5-68).
Note: An e-tutor maybe appointed for this module as well. Please check the myUnisa page of
this module.
2.2 Department

You can contact the Department of Civil and Chemical Engineering as follows:

Telephone number: 011 471 2048

E-mail: civil&chemical@unisa.ac.za

2.3 University

To contact the university, follow the instructions in the brochure Study@Unisa. Remember to have
your student number available whenever you contact Unisa.

When you contact the university, please include your student number to enable them to help you
more effectively.

3 RESOURCES

3.1 Prescribed book(s)

There are no recommended books for this module.

3.2 Recommended book(s)

There are no recommended books for this module.

3.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves)

There are no e-reserves for this module.

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3.4 Library services and resources information

The Unisa Library offers a range of information services and resources:

• for brief information go to: https://www.unisa.ac.za/library/libatglance

• for more detailed Library information, go to
http://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library
• for research support and services (e.g. Personal Librarians and literature search
services), go to
http://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library/Libraryservices/Researc h-
support

The Library has created numerous Library guides: http://libguides.unisa.ac.za

Recommended guides:
• request and find library material/download recommended material:
http://libguides.unisa.ac.za/request/request
• postgraduate information services:
http://libguides.unisa.ac.za/request/postgrad
• finding and using library resources and tools:
http://libguides.unisa.ac.za/Research_skills
• Frequently asked questions about the Library: http://libguides.unisa.ac.za/ask •
Services to students living with disabilities:
http://libguides.unisa.ac.za/disability

Important contact information:

• https://libguides.unisa.ac.za/ask - Ask a Librarian

• Lib-help@unisa.ac.za - technical problems accessing library online services
• Library-enquiries@unisa.ac.za - general library related queries
• Library-fines@unisa.ac.za - for queries related to library fines and payments

4 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

The Study@Unisa brochure is available on myUnisa: www.unisa.ac.za/brochures/studies

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This brochure has all the tips and information you need to succeed at distance learning and,
specifically, at Unisa.

5 STUDY PLAN

6.1 What does it mean to study fully online?

Studying fully online modules differs completely from studying other modules at Unisa.

• All your study material and learning activities for online modules are designed to be
delivered online via myUnisa.
• All your assignments must be submitted online. This means that you will complete all
your activities and submit all your assignments via myUnisa.
• All communication between you and the university happens online. Your lecturers will
communicate with you via email and SMS, and by using the Announcements, Discussions
and FAQs tools. You can also use all of these ways to ask questions and contact your
lecturers.

6.2 myUnisa tools

At times you will be directed to join discussions with your fellow students, and to complete activities
.It is crucial that you log in to myUnisa regularly.

We recommend that you do so at least once a week, to do the following:

• Check for new announcements. You can also set your myLife email account so that you
receive announcement emails on your cell phone.
• Complete the Discussion activities. When you complete the activities for each learning
unit, we want you to share your answers with the other students in your group.

To get the most out of the online module you MUST go online regularly, to complete the activities
and assignments on time.Use your my Studies @ Unisa brochure for general time management
and planning skills.

6 PRACTICAL WORK

There are no practicals for this module.

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 7 ASSESSMENT

7.1 Assessment criteria

Your assignments which contributes 30% of the final mark and a final examination which
contributes 70% of the final mark.

7.2 Assessment plan

This course is part of a semester system. Use your myStudies @Unisa brochure for general time
management and planning skills. The following is a breakdown of the formal assessment activities
as they become due during the year:
Assignment type Unique assignment Assignment cut-off
number submission dates

Assignment 1 Written 812332 31 August 2020

Assignment 2 Written 827344 15 September 2020

Assignment 3 Written 803139 28 September 2020

Because this is an online module, the assignments are not provided in this tutorial letter.
Instead, they will be posted online (under additional resources) as they become due, and
you will see them when you go online.

• 8.2.1 Year mark and final examination/other options

The assessment of this course is based on both formative and summative assessment. The final
mark for this module is calculated as follows:

• The year mark contributes 30% towards the final mark.

• The examination mark contributes 70% towards the final mark (sub-minimum of 40%)

The year mark is calculated based on the three assignments.

• Assignment 1 will assess GA 6 and contributes 20% to your year mark.

• Assignment 2 will also assess GA 6 and contributes 40% to your year mark.
• Assignment 3 will also assess GA 6 and contributes 40% to your year mark.

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Please note that you must submit both assignments (1) and meet the GA 6 to obtain exam
admission.

An examination will be scheduled for this module. The examination is a closed book examination.
Please refer to the Study@Unisa brochure for general examination guidelines and examination
preparation guidelines.

7.3 The examination

ALL QUERIES RELATED TO EXAMINATIONS MUST BE DIRECTED TO THE CALL CENTRE.

EXAM INFORMATION FOR THIS MODULE

Type of examination Closed book

Examination Language English

Non programmable calculators allowed Yes

Hours 4

8 Conclusion

This tutorial letter provides you with general administrative information as well as, specific
information about the subject.Do not hesitate to contact us via email if you are experiencing
problems with the content of this tutorial letter or with any academic aspect of the module.

We trust that you will enjoy this course.