HMO101 - Principles of Optics
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
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| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Dipesh Bhattarai |
| Cohort rule: | Must be enrolled in D302 Bachelor of Vision Science/Master of Optometry. Up to 10 places may be offered to students not enrolled in D302, please contact health-enquire@deakin.edu.au |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 2 or 3 hours of classes per week (both face-to-face and online); 1 x 1 hour concept feedback seminar per fortnight; up to 6 x 2 hour application feedback seminars across the trimester; and 4 x 2 hour practical sessions across the trimester. |
Content
Specific topics include the physical nature of light, colour, reflection, refraction, plane and curved mirrors, thin and thick lenses and ray tracing. In studying these topics, students will also learn to apply the knowledge, for example by performing ray traces through optical elements, such as curved surfaces or lenses, and determining the different characteristics of the images formed by these elements. Practical classes will provide the opportunity for the students to observe the ‘real world’ effect of the different optical elements on light, whilst also introducing them to working in teams.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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| ULO1 | Describe a range of optics concepts and principles. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Record and/or identify optical elements, objects, images, distances and angles using the appropriate symbols sign conventions, units and magnitudes. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Identify the properties of an image (or conjugate object) produced by a range of individual optical elements, using either graphical or analytical approaches. Recognise the specific characteristics of the different elements involved. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Demonstrate a basic understanding of the geometrical and optical characteristics of the lenses used for the correction of spherical refractive error used in spectacles. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Describe the nature of light as a wave and a particle and define the basic photometric and radiometric parameters used to measure light. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO6 | Work and contribute effectively in group-based learning activities. | GLO6: Self-management |
For more specific learning objectives for assessment and for each topic, please refer to the assignment documentation and study guides.
Assessment
Trimester 1:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: 3 Pre-practical quizzes | 3 x 15 minutes | 10% |
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| Assessment 2: 4 Investigative Reports that typically include short answer questions, diagrams and/or calculations | 4 reports | Individual reports: 20% |
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| Assessment 3: Mid-trimester MCQ examination | 1 hour | 20% |
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| Assessment 4: Final MCQ examination | 2 hours | 45% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HMO101 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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