Unit name | Research Project 3 |
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Unit code | AENG30017 |
Credit points | 40 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. Tom Richardson |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Year 2 AENG units depending on particular project. |
Co-requisites |
Occasionally year 3 units depending on particular project. |
School/department | School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering |
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
The aim of this project is to provide students with the opportunity to scope, plan and execute original research of engineering relevance. This involves evaluation of academic literature to establish the state of the art in the relevant discipline, in order to address a novel and open-ended engineering question through analytical, numerical and/or experimental methods. The scope of project topics includes theoretical and applied academic research, as well as aspects of novel design, systems engineering and technical prototyping.
Integral to this research project are development of skills in the following: time and resource management; search, acquisition and critique of literature materials; reasoning and planning; originality and creativity in problem solving; written, verbal and visual communication.
Upon completion of this project, the student will have acquired skills to:
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions, which may include lectures, practical activities supported by drop-in sessions, problem sheets and self-directed exercises.
Formative assessments
Summative assessments
Various, depending on project topic