Unit Code:	CIV2GR
Unit Short Title:	ENGINEERING GROUP RESEARCH
Credit Points:	15
Unit Description:	In this unit, students will experience the process of working in a team. By the conclusion of this unit, students are expected to have: worked effectively within a team to produce an investigative project; worked to a time schedule; gathered and evaluated appropriate information from a variety of sources; organised information to form a coherent argument; taken part in an oral presentation; contributed to a written report on the project and critically analysed the project produced by a peer group. Each group will obtain technical information in appreciable depth on a specified topic. This will be critically reviewed and presented in the form of a cogent argument.
Prerequisites:	CIV2CEM, CIV1EP
Class Requirements:	one 1-hour lecture and four hours directed learning per week.
Work Experience Indicator:	Not undertaking work experience in industry
Available to 'Study Abroad' students:	Y

Assessment:

Assessment Type	%	Comments
two 15-minute group seminars plus 10-minute verbal analysis of another groups report and seminar	25	All students must participate in the group seminar and participate in their groups leading role in question-time following the seminar presentation of another group.
one group technical report, (2,000 words per student)	75	To pass this unit, students must attend nominated lectures and activities specified in the unit outline and obtain an overall mark not less than 50%.

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Unit Streams:

Teaching Period	Unit Class	Location
2   27-JUL-09   30-OCT-09	Day	BENDIGO

Unit Coordinators:

Title	First Name	Last Name	Location	Primary Coordinator
Dr	Andrew	Kilpatrick	BENDIGO	Y