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COURSE PRO FORMA
IMPORTANT:
Contents of this Pro Forma shall not be changed without the Senate’s approval for items indicated with *. Changes
to the other items can be approved at the Academy/Faculty/Institution/Centre level.
Academy/Faculty/Centre Engineering
Department Mechanical engineering
Programme Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
Course Code* KMEM4344
Course Title* Tribology
Course Pre-requisite(s)/ None
Minimum Requirement(s)
Student Learning Time (SLT)* 120
Credit Hours* 3
Course Learning Outcomes* By the end of this course, students are able to:
1. Recognise progress of technology and its impact on economy, environ-
ment, energy and quality of life.
2. Interpret phenomenon of friction, wear and lubrication
3. Identify various technologies of lube oil analysis / to select suitable tech-
nique for different situation.
4. Identify various types of lube and their properties and application of tribol-
ogy principles.
5. Interpret tribology component failure mechanism mode through proper
analysis.
Transferable Skills Communication skills
Critical thinking and problem solving skills
Team work skills
Synopsis of Course Contents Introduction to tribology, friction, wear. Lubricated areas and lubrication,
boundary lubrication, type of rolling bearing, bearing materials, journal bear-
ing analysis, tribological failure, lube oil monitoring and monitoring tech-
niques
Learning Strategies (lecture, tutorial, work- Lecture, AL, CL, tutorial, Video , Lab
shop, discussion, etc.)
Assessment Weightage* Continuous assessment : 40 %
(Mid Sem Test: 20%, Lab reports: 20%)
Final Examination : 60 %
Methodologies for Feedback on Perfor- Marks for continuous assessment will be posted on the student notice board
mance before final examination and course grades will be determined after final
examination.
Criteria in Summative Assessment
Refer to Kaedah-Kaedah Universiti Malaya (Pengajian Ijazah Pertama)
2013 Peraturan-Peraturan Universiti Malaya (Pengajian Ijazah Pertama)
2013
UM-PT01-PK03-BR003(BI)-S04

