MSC4100 - Materials science project - 2019

24 points, SCA Band 2, 0.500 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Science

Chief examiner(s)

Professor George Simon

Coordinator(s)

Dr Nikhil Medhekar

Unit guides

Offered

Clayton

  • Full year 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 to First semester 2020 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Enrolment in an approved Honours or Graduate Diploma in the discipline of Materials Science

Co-requisites

MSC4200

Synopsis

Students are required to complete a research project involving some original work on a topic chosen in consultation with the unit coordinator and their academic supervisor.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate the in-depth knowledge of materials science fundamentals to choose, formulate, perform and interpret the results of a definite piece of work;
  2. Summarise (via writing and presentation) the deeper understanding and significance of the topic to peers, experts and the community at large;
  3. Judge and assess the OHSE and risk related consequences of chosen course of action;
  4. Relate and describe the connections between materials science and fundamental sciences of physics, chemistry, mathematics and biology as well as engineering;
  5. Demonstrate a wider appreciation of the professional and ethical requirements of materials science.

Assessment

Literature survey: 10%

Thesis, seminar and oral examination: 90%