Course Title: Use a SCADA system to assist Industry 4.0 operations in manufacturing and engineering

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5433 Diploma of Applied Technologies

Course Title: Use a SCADA system to assist Industry 4.0 operations in manufacturing and engineering

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 100

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.

 

Course Contact: Darren Mattingley

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99258311

Course Contact Email: darren.mattingley@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to use, monitor and maintain a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system to support Industry 4.0 operations in a manufacturing or engineering workplace.

This unit applies to individuals who use SCADA to gather data from local or remote sensors and instruments and then transmit and display this data at one or more control sites for monitoring and control purposes. The operations of the SCADA system are used to communicate with and support other Industry 4.0 related systems including digital twins, robotics, computer aided drawing (CAD), computer aided manufacturing (CAM), additive manufacturing, cloud and local enterprise resource planning system (ERP) and the industrial internet of things (IIoT).

The unit includes using SCADA to monitor both analog and digital signals, local and remote programming and networking through local hardware, such as programmable logic controllers (PLCs) or commercial hardware modules. SCADA systems covered by this are either hardware systems or internet and web-based SCADA.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Nil

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	MEM29006 Use a SCADA system to assist Industry 4.0 operations in manufacturing and engineering
Elements:	1. Assess state of current SCADA system integration with workplace Industry 4.0 operations 2. Use SCADA system and identify any potential improvements 3. Document and maintain SCADA system 4. Identify options for improved integration of SCADA with Industry 4.0 systems

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the  elements of this unit of competency.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral/written presentations and through the application of learned skills and insights. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on CANVAS.

Assessment Task 1: Project 1

Assessment Task 2: Project 2