GCO4500

Honours research project

Project supervisor to be selected by student in consultation with the honours coordinator

24 points
* 624 hours in total
* Gippsland campus
* On-campus only in 1998 and both on-campus and distance education from 1999
* Prohibition: GCO4600

Objectives On completion of the subject students will have acquired in-depth knowledge in the area of a chosen project; developed research skills including identifying problems, literature survey, identifying potential solutions, implementing and testing solutions, and publishing project findings and results; developed their ability to effectively communicate technical information, both through oral presentations and through written communication; developed experience in using a variety of computing tools required to complete their projects.

Synopsis Student undertakes a supervised research-oriented project, that includes a literature survey and identification of potential solutions to the problems stated in the project. Student write a preliminary report and present a seminar which describes the project background, proposed solutions and plans to implement and test the solutions. Off-campus students will present their seminars through a video-conference link or record a seminar given at their work place and send to the supervisor. The next major phase of the project is to implement and test the solutions to the identified problems. The culmination is the writing a thesis of 10,000 to 20,000 words and a final presentation.

Assessment Preliminary report: 10%
* First oral presentation: 10%
* Final thesis of 10,000 to 20,000 words: 70%
* Final oral presentation: 10%
* Successful completion of this subject will be contingent on the student demonstrating a satisfactory level of performance in each element of assessment.

Prescribed texts

A general guide on carrying out each phase of the project will be provided. The project supervisor will provide students with an initial reading list depending on the projects. Students are required to search for and read more publications in the area of their projects.