ENG5881 - Minor project - 2017

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Engineering

Coordinator(s)

Professor Joshua Le-Wei Li

Unit guides

Offered

Malaysia

  • Second semester 2017 (Day)

Synopsis

Students undertake a self-guided learning task in the form of a project in this unit. Projects will consist of either a design, theoretical or experimental investigation in the broad area of energy and sustainability. The project may be undertaken within the School or externally with a company or research organization.

Outcomes

At the end of this unit, students should be able to:

  • conduct an independent, scientifically based research project by extending their current specialization to the energy and sustainability area
  • undertake an extensive review of relevant scientific literature and critically analyze its relevance to the project work
  • apply sound scientific method and research practices to undertake project work
  • manage a research project effectively within technical, budgetary, risk and time constraints
  • communicate ideas and results of their work to a professional audience

Assessment

Continuous Assessments: 100 %

Workload requirements

12 hours of independent study per week.

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

Prerequisites

None

Co-requisites

None

Prohibitions

None