ENG4001 · Special studies in engineering 1

Overview

This unit comprises a special technical research study in a field of engineering, under the guidance of an academic supervisor with a topic negotiated and agreed upon between you and the Faculty of Engineering. The unit is offered as a vehicle to enable an excellent student to undertake in-depth studies that would otherwise not fit within the scope of a standard fourth level. It might take the form of a laboratory research project or another form that allows you to meet the learning outcomes. You will be expected to prepare a proposal for the study and then take responsibility for the implementation of that plan, including compliance with any ethical and OHS requirements. You should meet at least weekly with your supervisor but will be expected to maintain high levels of self-management while interacting professionally with other staff members as needed. This unit should not be taken concurrently with a final year project unit.

Offerings

The Handbook publishes no offerings for this unit.

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Continuous assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Research a specialised area of engineering in collaboration with an expert in that field of knowledge.
2. Justify the importance of the topic being studied to audiences from both closely-related and distant fields of knowledge.
3. Plan a project and manage the implementation of that plan, responding to external circumstances as needed, while maintaining appropriate formal records of progress.
4. Generate creative approaches to address unsolved issues and problems.
5. Generate insights into engineering phenomena by interrogating data using appropriate methodologies, while justifying the choice of methodologies being used.
6. Synthesise literature data with your primary results to make recommendations on future work.

Workload

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours of independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.