ENGINEERING MAJOR PROJECT

EMS4EMP

2020

Credit points: 60

Subject outline

Available to individuals who are unable to secure a WIL placement or who do not wish to do WIL. The project runs for the whole semester and can either be industry based, that is, the project comes from industry but the work is not completed within the company, or university based, that is, a project developed by the School of Engineering which could be laboratory, computer based or investigative. Students will work to achieve the following Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.2, 3.5 and 3.6 (see Engineers Australia Website for details).

School: Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 60

Subject Co-ordinator: Bandita Mainali

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: EMS3DPJ OR CIV3CPM

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: EMS4WIL OR EMS4PRJ

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Apply design and problem solving skills learnt during the course to create solutions to technical problems. Includes EA stage 1 competencies: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4

02. Demonstrate good organisational skills to achieve steady progress during the course of the project. Includes EA stage 1 competencies: 3.2, 3.5 and 3.6.

03. Write a formal project plan and thesis using an appropriate technical language. Includes EA stage 1 competencies: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 and 3.2.

04. Present results of a technical project to an audience of peers using appropriate technical language. Includes EA stage 1 competencies: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.2, 3.5 and 3.6.

Bendigo, 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Bandita Mainali

Class requirements

SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Literature Survey and Project plan/scope (approximately 4000 words)Submitted four weeks into the project	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	20	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3
Fortnightly video blog (6 x 3 minutes equivalent to 2000 words)Or Fortnightly unstructured journalTo be submitted to LMS fortnightly as a record of progress	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	20	SILO4
Thesis (approximately 10,000 words)Submitted at the conclusion of the project.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3
Project presentation (approximately 2000 words)Conducted at the conclusion of the project and consisting of a 10min oral presentation, demonstration of project outcomes, and A0 Poster presentation. Workshop sessions on writing theses, and presenting work orally and via a poster are conducted during the semester.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	10	SILO4

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day