Polymers and Polymer-based Composites (both report and presentation)

Project Report and Presentation 2 / SEM725 Materials for Additive Manufacturing / 19T1

SEM725 Assessment 1/2

SEM725 Assessment Task 2 (total of 2 pages)

Project Report & Presentation 2: Polymers and Polymer-based Composites

for Additive Manufacturing (40%)

1. Project Report 2 (30%) – Due Week 10 (9am, Monday, 13th May 2019)

Background

Additive manufacturing (AM), a layer-wise process that builds parts by depositing a series of layers,

has emerged as a new paradigm for advanced manufacturing. It has many benefits for part

fabrication. Most distinctively, it reduces waste and offers the possibility of producing complex

parts that cannot be made by traditional manufacturing. Common materials used for AM include

polymers, metals, ceramics and composites, of which polymers surpass all other materials in

terms of the annual usage of AM materials. Polymeric materials that are broadly used for AM

consist of thermoplastics, thermosets and hydrogels in the form of filament, liquid and powder.

Polymer-based composites reinforced with microscale/nanoscale particulates are another

important category of AM materials that are much stronger than polymers but are still

lightweight for a broad spectrum of applications in aerospace, automobile, sports and healthcare.

Purpose of Assessment

This project aims to develop a comprehensive and critical understanding of existing issues relevant

to the development and utilisation of a specific type of AM polymeric materials or polymer-based

composites for structural applications. A project report of approximately 2000 words (excluding

abstract & references) with up to 8 figures and 4 tables will be developed by demonstrating in-

depth understanding of the polymer AM process, theory/literature, and experimental results of the

process-microstructure-property relationships.

This project report is worth 30% of the total mark for this unit. With the initial support of several

review/overview journal articles, you will select a topic from a provided list or create your own

project report topic, conduct a comprehensive literature search/review and write a report in a

professional manner including:

• Appropriate section headings and document layout

• Appropriate referencing in IEEE format

• Captions for all figures and tables used

• Consistent professional document style (e.g. same size font, bold titles)

• Correct use of formal and academic language

• The use of spelling checker/grammatical checker

• Valid signed/named/dated SEBE Assignment Coversheet

Project Report Format

The project report should use the format below (or similar) and use an appropriate referencing in

IEEE format and conform to the University plagiarism policy.

• Project title

• Abstract (up to 150 words)

• Introduction

• Research problem statement

• Research methodology and experimental design

• Results

• Discussion

• Conclusions

• References

Project Report and Presentation 2 / SEM725 Materials for Additive Manufacturing / 19T1

SEM725 Assessment 2/2

2. Project Presentation 2 (10%)

Week 10: 10am-12pm, Thursday, 16th May & 2pm-4pm, Friday, 17 May 2019

Week 11 10am-12pm, Thursday, 23rd May & 2pm-4pm, Friday, 24th May 2019

Submission of PPT slides to DeakinSync: Week 10, 9am, Wednesday, 15th May 2019

Purpose of Assessment

This assessment task is an oral presentation where students must demonstrate that they can clearly

and professionally communicate their understanding of the project report to a technical audience.

Each student will provide a succinct oral summary of the project report and be prepared for

answering technical questions. The key focuses of this assessment are how well the student can

communicate their understanding to the audience and whether the student is able to address the

questions in an appropriate and professional manner.

The presentation will be 5 minutes plus 3-5 minutes for questions (maximum 10 min). ALL

students must present at their scheduled time in their studios during Week 10 and Week 11 of

trimester. Your slides and any other presentation media should be uploaded to the unit site in

DeakinSync by the submission deadline.

Assessment Criteria

This project presentation is worth 10% of the total mark for this unit. The assessment criteria will

include:

• Audience engagement – attract and maintain the attention of the audience through use of

speaking techniques that may include: variability in tone and expression, eye contact, humour,

clear analogies, etc.

• Visual engagement – appropriate use of supporting visual materials and media.

• Structure and timing – presentation is easy to understand, flows well from each section and

has an appropriate amount of time dedicated to each section.

• Coverage and relevance – appropriate depth and breadth of technical information so that the

audience can understand the importance of the research work, current research gaps, latest

developments, your critical thinking and analysis, future perspectives as well as current research

limitations.

• Justification and analysis – convey a clear understanding of the relevant literature in justifying

the research necessity and conclusions, and in answering questions.