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MEG101T/101/3/2014
Tutorial letter 101/3/2014
Maintenance Engineering I
MEG101T
Semesters 1 & 2
Department of Mechanical
and Industrial Engineering
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This tutorial letter contains important information about your module.
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CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME ..................................................................................... 3
1.1 Tutorial matter ...................................................................................................................... 3
2 PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE ....................................................... 4
2.1 Purpose ............................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Outcomes ............................................................................................................................ 4
3 LECTURER AND CONTACT DETAILS .............................................................................. 4
3.1 Lecturers ............................................................................................................................. .4
3.2 Department ............................................................................................................. ………..5
3.3 University……………………………………………………………………………………….……..5
4 MODULE RELATED RESOURCES……………………………………………………….………6
4.1 Prescribed books……………………………………………………………………………….…….6
4.2 Recommended books………………………………………………………………………….…….6
4.3 Electronic Reserves (e-Reserves)…………………………………………………………….……6
5 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE MODULE…………………………………….…..7
5.1 Contact with fellow students…………………………………………………………….…7
5.1.1 Study groups…………………………………………………………………………….…..7
5.1.2 MyUnisa……………………………………………………………………………….…….7
6 MODULE SPECIFIC STUDY PLAN .................................................................................... 7
7 MODULE PRACTICAL WORK AND WORK INTEGRATED LEARNING ............................ 8
8 ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................................... 8
8.1 Assessment plan .................................................................................................................. 8
8.2 General assignment numbers .............................................................................................. 9
8.2.1 Unique assignment numbers................................................................................................ 9
8.2.2 Due dates of assignments .................................................................................................... 9
8.3 Submission of assignments ............................................................................................... 10
8.4 Assignments ...................................................................................................................... 11
9 EXAMINATIONS ............................................................................................................... 11
10 OTHER ASSESSMENT METHODS .................................................................................. 12
11 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ............................................................................... 12
12 SOURCES CONSULTED………………………………………………………………..12
13 CONCLUTION……………………………………………………………………..……...12
14 ADDENDUM…………………………………………………………………………..…..12
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Please note / important notes: READ BEFORE CONTACTING ANYBODY
1 INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME Dear Student
We are pleased to welcome you to this module (MEG101T) and hope that you will find it both interesting and rewarding. We will do our best to make your study of this module successful. You will be well on your way to success if you start studying early in the semester/year and resolve to do the assignment(s) properly. You will receive a number of tutorial letters during the year. A tutorial letter is our way of communicating with you about teaching, learning and assessment. This tutorial letter contains important information about the scheme of work, resources and assignments for this module. We urge you to read it carefully and to keep it at hand when working through the study material, preparing the assignment(s), preparing for the examination and addressing questions to your lecturers. Please read Tutorial Letter 301 in combination with this tutorial letter as it gives you an idea of generally important information when studying at a distance and within a particular College. In this tutorial letter (101), you will find the assignments and assessment criteria as well as instructions on the preparation and submission of the assignments. It also provides all the information you need with regard to the prescribed study material and other resources and how to obtain them. Please study this information carefully and make sure that you obtain the prescribed material as soon as possible. We have also included certain general and administrative information about this module. Please study this section of the tutorial letter carefully. This can be included in Tutorial Letter 301, which is specific to each college. Right from the start we would like to point out that you must read all the tutorial letters you receive during the semester immediately and carefully, as they always contain important and, sometimes, urgent information. We hope that you will enjoy this module and wish you all the best! 1.1 Tutorial matter Some of this tutorial matter may not be available when you register. Tutorial matter that is not available when you register will be posted to you as soon as possible, but is also available on myUnisa.
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2 PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE
2.1 PURPOSE
This module is a 12-credit module, and is an introduction to the field (equivalent to the National Quality Framework level 5) of Maintenance Engineering. This module is part of the qualification, Diploma in Engineering: Mechanical. 2.2 Outcomes
The following chapters are covered for the subject component Maintenance Engineering I –
MEG101T:
From the Prescribed Textbook:
Chapter 1: Introduction to Reliability-Centred Maintenance Chapter 2: Functions Chapter 3: Functional Failures Chapter 4: Failure Modes and Failure Effects Analysis Chapter 5: Failure Consequences Study all chapters in your study guide.
3 LECTURER AND CONTACT DETAILS 3.1 Lecturers
The Lecturer responsible for this module is as follows:
Your lecturer: Mr Eric Mpilo Kula Tel No: 011 471 2887 Fax no: 011 471 2142 Email: [email protected] Availability: Monday to Friday during the period 09H00 to 14Ah00 Calls will only be attended to during these times All queries that are not of a purely administrative nature but are about the content of this Module should be directed to the lecturer. Please have your study material with you when you contact the Lecturer. Email and telephone numbers are included above but you might also want to write to the Lecturer. Letters should be sent to The Lecturer (MEG101T)
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Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering c/o Christiaan de Wet and Pioneer Avenue, Florida Private Bag X6 UNISA Florida 1710 PLEASE NOTE: Letters to lecturers may not be enclosed with or inserted into assignments. 3.2 Department You may contact the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering by post, e-mail, telephone, or online through myUnisa. Please refer to the booklet: my Studies @ Unisa that you received with your study material. Departmental Address:
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Unisa (Florida Campus) Private Bag X6 Florida 1710 Phone: 011 471 2963 Use the general E-mail address: [email protected] Find our department on the Internet at the online address: http://www.unisa.ac.za
Always state your STUDENT NUMBER and your Module Code MEG101T in all correspondence and enquiries to ensure prompt and efficient response from us. Whenever you contact the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, ensure that the first thing you mention after greeting is your subject code! 3.3 University If you need to contact the university about matters not related to the content of this module, please consult the publication My studies @ Unisa, which you received with your study material. This brochure contains information on how to contact the university (e.g. to whom you can write for different queries, important telephone and fax numbers, addresses and details of the times certain facilities are open). Always have your student number at hand when you contact the university. The details are as follows: Email: [email protected] Assignment queries: [email protected] Examinations: [email protected] Study Material: [email protected] Student Accounts: [email protected] Graduation: [email protected] Assistance with MyUnisa: [email protected]
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4 MODULE RELATED RESOURCES 4.1 Prescribed books Title: RCMII – Reliability-centred Maintenance Author: John Moubray Edition: 2th Edition, 1997 Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann ISBN nr: 0750633581
Please note that UNISA does not provide the textbook. You can source the textbook from your local bookshop or from the internet on the following websites: www.amazon.com or www.kalahari.net or www.loot.co.za.
Please note that your assignments in the prescribed textbook form a guide that will lead you through the course.
4.2 Recommended books Title: Management for Engineers Author: Payne, Andrew C; Chelsom John V Edition: 1996 Publisher: John Wiley and Sons ISBN nr: 0-471-95603-1 4.3 Electronic Reserves (e-Reserves)
All course materials are available on myUnisa https://my.unisa.ac.za under the module course code under Materials. Discussion forums are set up by your lecturer and available for discussions with your peers https://my.unisa.ac.za Some additional electronic resources are available from the Library site (via www.unisa.ac.za). You may electronically “post or upload your assignments in line with the guidelines explained in the booklet: My studies @ Unisa.
FOR THIS COURSE MEG101T THE GENERAL UNISA RULES REGARDING ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF ASSIGNMENTS IS NOT ALLOWED.
1. Do not email assignments to lecturers. 2. Do not fax assignments.
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5 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE MODULE Important information appears in your my Studies @ Unisa brochure. For information on the various student support systems and services available at Unisa (e.g. student counselling, tutorial classes, language support), please consult the publication My studies @ Unisa, which you received with your study material.
5.1 Contact with fellow students
5.1.1 Study groups
It is advisable to have contact with fellow students. One way to do this is to form study groups. The addresses of students in your area may be obtained from the following department:
Directorate: Student Administration and Registration PO Box 392 UNISA 0003
Please contact the Unisa Contact Centre at 0861 670 411.
5.1.2 MyUnisa
If you have access to a computer that is linked to the internet, you can quickly access resources and information at the university. The myUnisa learning management system is Unisia’s online campus that will help you to communicate with your lecturers, with other students and with the administrative departments of Unisa – all through the computer and the internet. To go to the myUnisa website, start at the main Unisa website, http://www.unisa.ac.za, and then click on the “Login to myUnisa” link on the right-hand side of the screen. This should take you to the myUnisa website. You can also go there directly by typing in http://my.unisa.ac.za. Please consult the publication My studies @ Unisa, which you received with your study material, for more information on myUnisa.
6 MODULE SPECIFIC STUDY PLAN Use your my Studies @ Unisa brochure for general time management and planning skills. Consistent work is important to the successful study of this module (and all other modules at UNISA). Queries from earlier chapters must be clarified as soon as possible instead of “leaving it to the end”. As concepts often cut across subsections, these queries can accumulate into a large problem if unattended to.
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In addition to the prescribed and recommended textbooks, you should look for additional textbooks. However as some textbooks may contain outdated information or concepts, it’s better to search for one in which the latest edition was published not more than 10 years ago.
7 MODULE PRACTICAL WORK AND WORK INTEGRATED LEARNING There are no practicals for this module.
8 ASSESSMENT 8.1 Assessment plan
Assignments are seen as part of the learning material for this module. As you do the assignment, study the reading texts, consult other resources, discuss the work with fellow students or tutors or do research, you are actively engaged in learning. Looking at the assessment criteria given for each assignment will help you to understand what is required of you more clearly.
In some cases, additional assessment might be available on the myUnisa site for your module. For students attending tutorial sessions, tutors may also set additional tasks and give feedback in class.
Your assignments will each receive a percentage mark, as per the table below. These
marks are independent of the exam credit value. In order to qualify for sitting the
examinations, you have to submit all two assignments.
You will find your 2 (two) assignments for this subject in Annexure A at the back of
this tutorial letter. All two Assignments are compulsory. Please submit all three
assignments, duly completed, to UNISA before the closing dates stated in this section.
The mark for Maintenance Engineering I (MEG101T) is calculated as follows:
1. The year mark contributes to 20% of final mark and is calculated:
Year mark = (Assignment 1 x 0.5) + (Assignment 2 x 0.5)
2. The examination mark contributes to 80% of the final mark
The year mark is based on all the assignment marks obtained and their contribution
towards the final year mark are as shown in the table below:
ASSIGNMENT
NUMBER
CONTRIBUTION
TOWARDS YEAR
MARK
CONTRIBUTION
TOWARDS
EXAMINATION
CREDIT
CONTRIBUTION
TOWARDS
FINAL SUBJECT
MARK
1(Compulsory) 50 % 50 10 %
2(Compulsory) 50 % 50 10 %
TOTAL = 100 % = 100 Credits = 20%
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Please note: Although students may work together when preparing assignments, each student must write and submit his or her own individual assignment. In other words, you must submit your own ideas in your own words, sometimes interspersing relevant short quotations that are properly referenced. It is unacceptable for students to submit identical assignments on the basis that they worked together. That is copying (a form of plagiarism) and none of these assignments will be marked. Furthermore, you may be penalized or subjected to disciplinary proceedings by the university.
8.2 General assignment numbers Assignments are numbered consecutively per module, starting from 01 8.2.1 Unique assignment numbers
FIRST SEMESTER
Assignment 01 869236
Assignment 02 768156
SECOND SEMESTER
Assignment 01 865365
Assignment 02 818160
8.2.2 Due dates of assignments
The due dates for the submission of the assignments are
FIRST SEMESTER
Assignment 01 06/03/2014
Assignment 02 10/04/2014
SECOND SEMESTER
Assignment 01 21/08/2014
Assignment 02 25/09/2014
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8.3 Submission of assignments Failure to submit assignments on time may render you ineligible to sit for the exams at the end of the module. You will find your 2 (two) assignments for this subject in Annexure A at the back of this tutorial letter. All two Assignments are compulsory. Please submit all two assignments, duly completed, to UNISA before the closing dates stated in this section
Assignments should be addressed to:
The Registrar PO Box 392 UNISA 0003
You may submit written assignments and assignments done on mark-reading sheets either by post or electronically via myUnisa. Assignments may not be submitted by fax or email.
For detailed information and requirements as far as assignments are concerned, see the brochure My studies @ Unisa, which you received with your study material.
To submit an assignment via myUnisa:
1. Go to myUnisa.
2. Log in with your student number and password.
3. Select the module.
4. Click on assignments in the menu on the left.
5. Click on the assignment number you want to submit.
6. Follow the instructions on the screen.
VERY IMPORTANT POINTS TO CONSIDER : 1. IT IS COMPULSORY TO SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT 1 2. NO LATE ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED 3. KEEP A CLEAR COPY OF ALL THE ASSIGNMENTS FOR YOUR OWN
REFERENCE. THIS IS IMPORTANT, AS ASSIGNMENTS DO GET LOST SOMETIMES.
4. SUBMISSIONS OF ALL ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE TO THE BOOKLET: myStudies@Unisa
5. The booklet: my Studies @ Unisa explains how you may submit assignments electronically. Note: if you choose to submit your assignments electronically, make sure that you have fixed your Excel or Word files in such a way that it will print on one page wide and not spill over on to a second page. The assignment section just prints the file, they do not check to see whether parts of a page are cut off
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Students can contact UNISA at:
1. Unisa website (http://www.unisa.ac.za & http://mobi.unisa.ac.za All study related information is now available on the new Unisa corporate website in both web and mobi formats.
2. myUnisa (https://my.unisa.ac.za/portal https://my.unisa.ac.za/portal/pda) Students can
access their own information via the myUnisa website or mobi site.
3. E-mail ([email protected]) Students may send an e-mail to infor @unisa.ac.za for information on how to contact Unisa via e-mail.
4. SMS (32695 – only for students in South Africa) Students may send an SMS to 32695 for more information on how to contact Unisa via SMS. The sender will receive an auto response SMS with the various SMS options. The cost to the students per SMS is R100.
5. Fax (012 429 4150) Students will be able to fax their enquires to 012 429 4150, where after it will be distributed and processed by the relevant department.
8.4 Assignments Please see annexure 1 at the back of this document for the assignment questions.
9 EXAMINATIONS Use your my Studies @ Unisa brochure for general examination guidelines and examination preparation guidelines.
DIRECT ALL QUERIES RELATED TO EXAMINATIONS TO THE CALL CENTRE,
ASKING FOR THE EXAMINATION DEPARTMENT.
DO NOT CONTACT YOUR LECTURER WITH ANY EXAMINATION QUERIES.
ENSURE YOU HAVE A VALID EXAMINATION TIME TABLE OR HAVE
RECEIVED OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION OF EXAM ADMISSION WITH A DATE.
EXAMINATION INFORMATION FOR MAINTENANCE
ENGINEERING I (MEG101T)
Type of examination Closed book
Examination Duration 3 Hours
Examination Language English
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Calculators allowed - Memories of
programmable calculators must be cleared in
the presence in invigilator prior to start of the
examination
Yes
Take note: You will be examined on both theory and worked examples.
For general information and requirements as far as assignments are concerned, see the brochure My studies @ Unisa, which you received with your study material.
This module is offered in a semester period of 15 weeks. This means that if you are registered for the first semester, you will write the examination in May/June 2014 and the supplementary examination will be written in October/November 2014. If you are registered for the second semester, you will write the examination in October/November 2014 and the supplementary examination will be written in May/June 2015.
During the semester, the Examination Section will provide you with information regarding the examination in general, examination venues, examination dates and examination times.
10 OTHER ASSESSMENT METHODS No other assessment methods for this module.
11 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS The my Studies @ Unisa brochure contains an A-Z guide of the most relevant study information.
12 SOURCES CONSULTED Title: RCMII – Reliability-centred Maintenance Author: John Mowbray Edition: 2th Edition, 1997 Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann ISBN nr: 0750633581
13 CONCLUTION We hope that you will enjoy this module and wish you all the best!
14 ADDENDUM A—ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS
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SEMESTER 1 + 2
Assignment 01 You must present a report on an existing plant number system used by a heavy engineering company. Speak to those who apply maintenance in that company. Conduct interviews with various levels of personnel and departments. Section 1 Identify the advantages and disadvantages of the numbering system as used on the plant. (Two pages) Section 2 Sketch an abbreviated layout of this plant numbering system (One page) and an overview plan of the plant indicating the various sections and numbering system. Section 3 Give your recommendations that you will implement to overcome the disadvantages as mentioned in section 1. (One page) Section 4 one major problem with plant numbering system is that the location or stand position is recorded on the job card. This create a major problem with the history captured on the machine. Discuss this problem and explain how it can be overcome. There are many books available in libraries or on the internet that can assist you with this subject. Booklets, Pamphlets, brochures, computer disks, or any other relevant material must accompany the report form industry. Proof of authenticity must accompany the material: a letter from the person/s interviewed or consulted will suffice. This must typed on company letter head. Please respect copyright in all cases. Marks will be awarded as follows: Section 1 40% Section 2 20% Section 3 30% Section 4 10% All documents must typed in “font 12”
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SEMESTER 1 + 2
Assignment 02 You must present a report on the processing procedures of a job card on an existing plant used by a heavy engineering company. Speak to those who apply maintenance in that company. Conduct interviews with various levels of personnel and departments. Section 1 Identify the advantages and disadvantages of the existing job card as used in the company and the processing procedures of the job card. (One page) Section 2 Sketch a flow diagram of the job card passes through various departments and personnel. Start at the point where the card is requested to the point of filling it in the history file. (One page) Section 3 Give your recommendations that you will implement to overcome the disadvantages as mentioned in section 1. (One page) Section 4 One major problem with job cards in industry is that they get lost. To overcome this, companies have gone to electronic job card system. They make use of computer technology and do away with paper job cards. Investigate this new technology and write a report. (One page) There are many books available in libraries or on the internet that can assist you with this subject. Booklets, Pamphlets, brochures, computer disks, or any other relevant material must accompany the report form industry. Proof of authenticity must accompany the material: a letter from the person/s interviewed or consulted will suffice. This must typed on company letter head. Please respect copyright in all cases. Marks will be awarded as follows: