Undergraduate - UnitMAE4904 - Minor research project

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4 points, SCA Band 2, 0.0833333 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering
Organisational Unit	Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Offered	Not offered in 2015
Coordinator(s)	B Chen/L Yeo

Synopsis

This unit provides the student the opportunity to investigate a social problem which has subsequently been resolved through an engineering solution. The student is required to clearly define the problem which is to be resolved; describe the scientific principles underlying the engineering solution; discuss incremental improvements to the engineering product and identify future improvements which may resolve current issues in the construction, use and/or disposal of the engineering solution.

Assessment

Assignments: 100%

Workload requirements

Full semester project based work

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Chris Davies

Co-requisites

MAE4902