CHEMMAT 304 : The Future of Energy
Engineering
2025 Semester Two (1255) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
- Mandatory sessions such as labs are pre-timetabled for Weeks 2, 3, 8, 11 and 12 (subject to change) because of group activities that require the presence of all students. We will discuss exact dates, tasks and time management details in Week 1. Please also see the Attendance Policy below.
- This course uses assessment tools, such as the Entrepreneurial Mindset Profile and 16Personalities, that examine employability skills and capabilities to drive personal and professional growth.
- Students are expected to participate proactively and responsibly in all learning activities, including professional oral and written communication and presenting.
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 2: | Sustainability |
| Capability 5: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 6: | Communication |
| Capability 7: | Collaboration |
| Capability 8: | Ethics and Professionalism |
Learning Outcomes
- Analyse, critically evaluate, discuss and present a range of power generation and energy storage technologies related to their environmental sustainability, societal impact and economic significance. (Capability 2.1, 6.1 and 7.1)
- Brainstorm, propose, design, create, communicate and present a solution to a given complex problem (project work) using effective teamwork and employability skills. (Capability 5.1, 6.1 and 7.1)
- Assess, evaluate, actively build, apply, communicate and present a range of employability skills through project work. (Capability 7.1 and 8.2)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Quizzes | 24% | Individual Coursework |
| Project | 44% | Group & Individual Coursework |
| Assignments | 32% | Group & Individual Coursework |
| 3 types | 100% |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
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This course has no exam.
A passing mark is 50% or higher, according to University policy.
Students must submit assessments and participate in sessions identified by an asterisk (*) in Canvas to pass the course.
Students are expected to actively and responsibility participate in all learning activities.
Workload Expectations
Students are active and responsible participants in the learning process. As such, students are strongly encouraged to treat this course as a professional workplace environment by attending in-person lectures (LECs), workshops (WRKs) and labs (LABs).
This course is a standard 15-point course. Students are expected to spend 10 hours per week in each 15-point course they are enrolled in. For this course, you can expect
- 7 weeks of typical LEC-style learning. A typical teaching week has 3 face-to-face times of 1 hour each, spent with the teaching staff and classmates. Face-to-face time can mean lectures, learning in groups and guest lectures.
- 4 weeks of WRK-style learning requiring mandatory in-person attendance. A workshop will be 1 hour of face-to-face time with the teaching staff and all team members. Face-to-face time can mean team building activities, project work and student presentations.
- 1 week of LAB-style learning in the multidisciplinary learning spaces (MDLS), requiring mandatory in-person attendance. There are three lab sessions in total. Each lab session is 3 hours long to provide students with enough time to set up experiments, use tools and devices (e.g., laser cutters and 3D printers), optimise processes and collect data. Student teams are expected to carry out their project work independently, but the teaching staff provides constant support. The lab week is free of lectures and workshops.
- 1 hour of in-person Health & Safety inductions to the MDLS 3D printer and laser cutter rooms. Once inducted, a student can finalise the project work at their convenience.
- LECs + WRKs = 3 x 1 hour x 11 weeks = 33 hours
- LABs = 3 x 3 hours = 9 hours
- Independent study across the entire semester = 150 hours - 33 hours - 9 hours = 108 hours
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
At the beginning of the semester, the activities that require mandatory in-person attendance will be identified in the lecture and assessment schedule published on Canvas. Students must prioritise mandatory activities for successfully completing this course.
The activities for the course are pre-scheduled. You find in your timetable
- Lectures (LECs). They are scheduled for the weeks when there are no workshops or labs.
- Workshops (WRKs). They are mandatory and scheduled for Weeks 2,3, 11 & 12 (subject to change).
- Labs (LABs). They are mandatory and scheduled as a block of 3 x 3 hours for Week 8 (subject to change).
Only lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities (e.g., in-class group work, workshops, labs) will not be available as recordings.
Learning Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
All learning resources will be provided through Canvas or during lectures.
Health & Safety
Students must ensure they are familiar with their Health and Safety responsibilities, as described in the university's Health and Safety policy.
The use of the MDLS facilities requires online (Canvas module plus quiz) and in-person inductions to the equipment and spaces by the professional staff in charge. The wearing of closed shoes, eye protection, lab coats, gloves and other safety measures might be required.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
- approachable teaching staff and friendly classroom environment ('relational learning' pedagogy),
- constructive alignment and student-centred design of topics, learning outcomes, content and assessment,
- optimisation of workload,
- formative and effective individual feedback ('assessment for/as learning' pedagogy),
- the engaging style of assignments ('authentic assessment' pedagogy),
- use of flat-floor seminar rooms with moveable chairs for workshops and group work ('relational learning' pedagogy),
- hands-on project for developing employability skills and interdisciplinarity using the MDLS 3D printer and laser cutting facilities, and more.
Other Information
Students work in teams to complete a hands-on project spanning the course's entire duration. The project helps students explore and develop employability skills and interdisciplinarity for solving complex problems, which employers highly seek in university graduates. During workshops and labs, we will exchange the lecture theatre for the Unleash Space and the MDLS where student teams get to play with toy-sized alternative fuel vehicles and rapid prototyping techniques.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework, tests and examinations as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against electronic source material using computerised detection mechanisms. Upon reasonable request, students may be required to provide an electronic version of their work for computerised review.
Assignments require demonstrating academic integrity and citing and referencing the work of other people correctly.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
The teaching staff is known for fostering a friendly and productive relationship with open communication between students and staff.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Learning Continuity
In the event of an unexpected disruption we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the University Website for information about how to proceed.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.