Project Planning and Formulation

Course aim

To provide students with experience and appreciation of the process of planning engineering projects, including specification, design and scheduling a mechatronic project that covers aspects of systems integration and autonomy.

Course content

The specification and systems requirement analysis of mechatronic engineering projects; quality standards, literature and computer data base searches, the design process, functional and physical block diagrams and project scheduling.
Note: Project Planning and Formulation is the first component of the minor thesis project. Students will be required to continue the project in Project Methodologies and then Autonomous Systems Minor Thesis.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

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

A minimum of 18 units (4 courses) at the Masters level or equivalent.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Directed Study (Project design and formulation to be performed under the supervision of an academic supervisor)	N/A x Weekly

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

Assessment

Logbook, Project Plan, Review

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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