NBE Masters Thesis Part A

Course aim

To develop the skills necessary to plan a project in their discipline of interest in Natural and Built Environments and to plan a research project.

Course content

This course is the first of two courses (NBE Master’s Thesis Part A and NBE Master’s Thesis Part B) that culminates in a 9,000 word research Thesis (or equivalent body of work) that demonstrates a high level of synthesis of concepts and prepares the student for lifelong learning in pursuit of personal development and excellence in research and professional practice.
Students will fine tune the research proposal prepared in the pre-requisite ENGG 4005 course to investigate and report on a research topic in their discipline of interest in Natural and Built Environments. Students who have not completed their proposal in the pre-requisite ENGG 4005 course will need to develop their proposal within this course.
Students will then undertake a comprehensive literature review in accordance with their research proposal and develop their research tools/instruments.
Students whose projects contain empirical research involving humans/animals or research including execution risks will apply for human/animal research ethics approval and/or conduct a risk assessment, respectively, as a pre-requisite for subsequently conducting the research in NBE Master’s Thesis Part B.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
ENGG 4005	Research Theory and Practice

An equivalent Research Methods course to ENGG 4005 will be considered as a prerequisite for students unable to complete ENGG 4005 prior to commencing the research project (such as those entering a program with Advanced Standing).

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Directed Study (The course is undertaken through ongoing meetings with the project supervisor and independent research work)	700 hours total effort x Weekly meetings

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

Assessment

Refinement or development of literature review, Refinement or development of research project proposal, Research tools/instruments development including ethics application and project risk assessment as applicable.

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
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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.