units

MAE5410

Faculty of Engineering

18 September 2017 27 April 2024
Monash University

Postgraduate - Unit

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 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 2015
Coordinator(s)B Falzon

Synopsis

This unit, together with MAE5409 Project thesis A, 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-quided 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 paper and final report on the outcomes of their project work and give an oral presentation. A substantial proportion of the assessment will be based on the final thesis document.

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
  • analyse data and present findings in a concise, coherent and logical manner
  • communicate scientific and technical information in both written and oral form to a high standard

Assessment

100% project based

Workload requirements

12 hours per week

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Chief examiner(s)

Professor Mark Thompson