6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate - Unit
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Faculty
Organisational Unit
Department of Civil Engineering
Coordinator(s)
Professor Jeffrey Walker (Clayton)
Dr Kong Sih Ying (Malaysia)
Unit guides
Synopsis
In this unit, each student will be required to undertake a research project from a number of topics offered. These topics in general include one or a combination of design, theoretical, review and investigation works that will make a new contribution to the body of knowledge. Experimental work is only permitted when combining with CIV4211.
The student will be supervised by an academic member of staff. The project proposal will be presented as a poster, with the outcomes summarised in either a progress report or research paper and oral presentation.
Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- Conduct research on topics related to civil engineering within a given timeline
- Develop a sound research plan based on available scientific tools relevant to the project
- Undertake an extensive review of relevant literature
- Communicate to a professional audience via poster medium
- Analyse data and prepare i) a written progress report if taken with CIV4211 or ii) a written research paper and oral presentation if taken alone
Assessment
Practical work: 100% (poster presentation, technical research paper and oral presentation)
Students must achieve a minimum of 50% marks to pass the unit. In the case of failure, a maximum mark of 45% will be returned.
Workload requirements
12 hours per week
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Chief examiner(s)
Prerequisites
Completion of 120 credit points and level 3 units in chosen area