Engineering Minor Thesis 1

Course aim

To provide the graduate student with the opportunity to undertake an applied research project in his/her field of specialisation and to document the outcomes in a minor thesis.

Course content

Engineering based research project in a relevant application field under supervision of a qualified academic. Preparation and presentation of a thesis. The nominal workload associated with the complete project is equivalent to one year of ½ EFT load i.e. approximately 600 hrs in total. Engineering Minor Thesis 1 is the first part of the minor thesis project.
Note: this course is suitable for graduate students who undertake Engineering Minor Thesis project on a half-time basis over one year. It is to be followed by Engineering Minor Thesis 2.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
EEET 5004	Engineering Research Practice

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Directed Study	300 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

Initial problem identification, literature study and research plan, Progress in research, preparation of minor thesis and other project deliverables

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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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.