units

MEC5415

Faculty of Engineering

18 September 2017 22 November 2024
Monash University

Postgraduate - Unit

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelPostgraduate
FacultyFaculty of Engineering
Organisational UnitDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
OfferedNot offered in 2014
Coordinator(s)J Sheridan

Synopsis

The research seminar assesses whether the candidate has a thorough understanding of the research area, knowledge of the literature and the state-of-the-art, and secondly the contribution of the student to the research area. The aim is to assess the student's progress approximately six months prior to their thesis submission date.

Assessment

Candidates must submit a written report of up to 10 pages in length four weeks prior to the presentation of a 45-minute seminar detailing the key findings of their research program. These tasks are assessed according to the above criteria.

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Mark Thompson

Workload requirements

13 hours study