Postgraduate - UnitMAE5409 - Master of aerospace engineering: project thesis A

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering
Organisational Unit	Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Offered	Not offered in 2015
Coordinator(s)	B Falzon

Synopsis

This unit, together with MAE5410 Project thesis B, will enable students to complete an aerospace engineering research project related to coursework units in the program or an area of special interest. The project is a self-guided learning task involving either a major design, theoretical, experimental, computational or analytical task involving a significant literature review. An academic staff member will act as supervisor. Students submit for assessment a research proposal and risk analysis in the early stages of the project followed by a detailed progress report at the end of the semester.

Outcomes

On successful completion of the unit students will be able to:

conduct an independent, scientifically based research project under broad direction
develop a research plan based on scientific methodologies and sound research practices taking into account assessment of risk factors
apply sound scientific method and research practices to undertake project work
manage a research project effectively within technical, budgetary, risk and time constraints
undertake an extensive review of relevant scientific literature and critically analyse its relevance to the project work being proposed
utilise data acquisition tools, data analysis and/or other technological tools effectively

Assessment

100% project based

Workload requirements

12 hours per week

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Mark Thompson