Engineering Research Practice

Course aim

To equip students with the perspectives, knowledge and skills to enable the recognition, planning, design and execution of research in the wide range of forms relevant for engineering and technology investigations and developments.

Course content

The course provides a comprehensive multi-methodological approach to research spanning philosophical perspectives of research; diverse research methods and practical matters of doing research. Topics include: Philosophical perspectives of research; qualitative and quantitative research methods including many specific methods of each class; literature reviews, ethics and ethics approval, intellectual property protection and patent searching.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Students must have completed 63 units of study prior to enrolling in this course.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Workshop	2 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, KAPLAN HIGHER EDUCATION - HONG KONG
Tutorial (weekly tutorial supported by online learning material)	2.5 hours x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
External	2 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, KAPLAN HIGHER EDUCATION - SINGAPORE (INTENSIVE)
Lecture	4 hours x 3 days
Tutorial	3 hours x 4 days
Online	8 hours x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Continuous assessment, Proposal, Thesis

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.