ENGINEERING MAJOR PROJECT
EMS4EMP
2021
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).
SchoolEngineering and Mathematical Sciences
Credit points60
Subject Co-ordinatorBandita Mainali
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Available as ElectiveNo
Learning ActivitiesN/A
Capstone subjectYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesCIV3CPM OR EMS3DPJ
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsEMS4PRJ OR EMS4WIL
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Quota Management StrategyN/A
Quota-conditions or rulesN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Minimum credit point requirementN/A
Assumed knowledgeN/A
Career Ready
Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A
Entire subject or partial subjectN/A
Total hours/days requiredN/A
Location of WBL activity (region)N/A
WBL addtional requirementsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Subject options
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Bendigo, 2021, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentNo
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorBandita 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 | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literature Survey and Project plan/scope (approximately 4000 words) Submitted four weeks into the project | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
| Fortnightly video blog (6 x 3 minutes equivalent to 2000 words) Or Fortnightly unstructured journal To be submitted to LMS fortnightly as a record of progress | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO4 |
| Thesis (approximately 10,000 words) Submitted at the conclusion of the project. | 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 | No | 10 | SILO4 |
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2021, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentNo
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorBandita 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 | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literature Survey and Project plan/scope (approximately 4000 words) Submitted four weeks into the project | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
| Fortnightly video blog (6 x 3 minutes equivalent to 2000 words) Or Fortnightly unstructured journal To be submitted to LMS fortnightly as a record of progress | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO4 |
| Thesis (approximately 10,000 words) Submitted at the conclusion of the project. | 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 | No | 10 | SILO4 |