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ENG4112 Research Project Part 2

Semester 2, 2020 Online
Short Description: Research Project Part 2
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences
School or Department : Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences
Student contribution band : Band 2
ASCED code : 039999 - EnginTech not classified
Grading basis : Graded

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Examiner:

Requisites

Pre-requisite: ENG4111 and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BCNH or BCON or BEBB or BEBC or BEHB or BEHI or BEHS or BENG or BENH

Other requisites

Recommended concurrent study: ENG4903

Rationale

Project work undertaken by individuals is a central part of engineering and spatial science practice. At the professional engineer/spatial scientist level project work routinely involves research in the sense that there are non-standard requirements to be met and non-standard problems to be overcome. This course requires the student to complete the project commenced in ENG4111 Research Project Part 1, and to report the complete work (ENG4111 Research Project Part 1 and ENG4112 Research Project Part 2 together) in the form of an academic research dissertation.

Synopsis

Following satisfactory progress in ENG4111 Research Project Part 1 in the preceding semester of offer, and with the continuing guidance of supervisor/s, the student will further develop skills spanning both the technical and non-technical dimensions of engineering and spatial science at the professional level. The student will study and replicate the rationale, style and format of the academic dissertation and present the total project work (comprising ENG4111 Research Project Part 1 and ENG4112 Research Project Part 2) as a dissertation.

Objectives

The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course. On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

  1. take responsibility for a major individual technical task and execute it to an appropriate point of completion;
  2. establish, manage and maintain appropriate interaction and reporting with the designated supervisor during all phases of a major technical task;
  3. interact appropriately with other colleagues, eg technical and administrative staff, as necessary in support of the project;
  4. cope with resource and time constraints, both foreseeable and unexpected;
  5. critically review research findings, define their significance and develop optimal solution/s;
  6. demonstrate the ability to apply intellectual rigour whilst completing a major technical task;
  7. prepare an academic dissertation written in a clear, logical, concise and accurate professional style using standard referencing and citation conventions;
  8. submit a dissertation within a designated timeframe.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Project work in which students will continue and complete the individual project commenced in ENG4111 Research Project Part 1. These will include some (and often many) of the following: further literature research and evaluation; further analysis of consequences; further planning and management; feasibility assessment; experimental work and trialling; fieldwork; data analysis; design; prototype construction and testing; simulation and modelling; financial analysis. 60.00
2. The work will be undertaken with the guidance of a supervisor or supervisors (appointed from the academic staff of the Faculty). Sponsors and technical advisers external to the Faculty may also be involved. 10.00
3. Dissertation guidance and preparation. 30.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=02&subject1=ENG4112)

Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)

There are no texts or materials required for this course.

Reference materials

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.
The project will require full use of the resources of the Library and via the Internet, including literature searches, research papers, journals and trade literature files.

Student workload expectations

Activity Hours
Private 精东传媒app 10.00
Project Work 80.00
Report Writing 50.00
Supervisor Consultation 15.00

Assessment details

Description Marks out of Wtg (%) Due Date Objectives Assessed Notes
PARTIAL DRAFT DISSERTATION 1 09 Sep 2020 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 (see note 1)
PROJECT PERFORMANCE 100 100 15 Oct 2020 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 (see note 2)

Notes
  1. Refer to Assessment Note 3 in the Assessment Notes of the Course Specification.
  2. Refer to Assessment Notes 4, 5 and 6 in the Assessment Notes of the Course Specification.

Important assessment information

  1. Attendance requirements:
    There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students' responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.

  2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
    To complete each of the assessment items satisfactorily students must meet the requirements of the item as set out in the ENG4111/2 Project Reference Book.

  3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
    Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)

  4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
    To be awarded a passing grade in this course, together with course ENG4111 Research Project Part 1, a student must demonstrate satisfactory performance as set out in the ENG4111/2 Project Reference Book. The grade awarded will then be the same for both ENG4111 and ENG4112.

  5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
    The final grade will be determined on the basis of the ENG4112 dissertation which will encompass the entire ENG4111 plus ENG4112 Research Project.

  6. Examination information:
    There is no examination in this course.

  7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
    Not applicable.

  8. 精东传媒app Student Policies:
    Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene 精东传媒app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .

Assessment notes

  1. Students must familiarise themselves with the USQ Assessment Procedures (.

  2. (i) This is a communication benchmark course and a major component of the assessment of this course will be associated with the demonstration of communication skills.
    (ii) The required standard of communication skills must be demonstrated in order for a passing grade to be achieved. Substandard communication (in the dissertation) will result in an automatic IM (Incomplete - Make Up) grade irrespective of the quality of the technical work of the project.

  3. PARTIAL DRAFT DISSERTATION. (i) Students are advised to submit a substantial portion of their draft dissertations direct to their supervisor/s for feedback by the date indicated (Assessment No. 1). This is a formative assessment and no result is recorded.
    (ii) Students submitting a substantial portion of his/her draft dissertation to his/her supervisor/s AFTER the date indicated may receive only limited or zero feedback at the discretion of the supervisor/s.

  4. DEADLINES. (i) The deadline for receipt of the dissertation ("Project Performance") is 4.00pm on the THURSDAY as indicated in the assessment details above.
    (ii) The Examiner may grant an extension of this deadline in exceptional circumstances, such as prolonged illness. To ensure equity between students only the Examiner may grant an extension. Application for such an extension must be made in writing to the Examiner and fully justified. The decision will be made with the advice of the supervisor/s.
    (iii) Students unable to submit, but can prove substantial progress, by this deadline ("Project Performance") must also state briefly in a letter to the Examiner why they should not be graded F (Fail) at this time. If the reasons given are considered satisfactory, and with the advice of the principal supervisor, then a grade of IM (Incomplete-Make Up) will be awarded.
    (iv) Projects graded IM for any reason will normally be eligible for a C grade only.
    (v) The FINAL DEADLINE for project submission is the seventh Wednesday following the examination period for the current semester. Projects not submitted by this final deadline will be automatically graded F (Fail).

  5. DISSERTATION SUBMISSION. (i) Dissertation submission shall be in both electronic and printed form with the physical format for each as follows (and with contents as detailed in the ENG4111/4112 Project Reference Book). A dissertation which does not meet the obligatory requirements of this format will not normally be accepted.
    (ii) The electronic form for the complete dissertation will normally be a single file in PDF (Adobe Portable Document Format) submitted (uploaded) in the course 精东传媒appDesk to facilitate archiving. .
    (iii) The printed form (for assessment purposes) of the complete dissertation will be at least comb- or spiral-bound and be identical in content to the PDF file. TWO (2) identical printed documents are required.

  6. PROJECT ASSESSMENT. (i) Assessment of the complete project, ENG4111 together with ENG4112, and project dissertation shall be with respect to the final version of the individual Project Specification (course ENG4111 Research Project Part 1) and will take into account the degree of difficulty of the work.
    (ii) Students will not be penalised for unforeseeable events, constraints and other limitations which occur during the execution of the project.
    (iii) Project assessment may also involve demonstration of hardware constructed, software written and/or inspection of fieldwork as appropriate.
    (iv) At least two (2) members of academic staff shall perform a detailed assessment in accordance with the protocol set out in the ENG4111/4112 Project Reference Book, one of whom will normally be the principal supervisor.
    (v) The grade recommended by the assessors will remain confidential until various moderation procedures have been conducted by the Examiner.
    (vi) When a passing or fail grade is awarded that grade will also be recorded for ENG4111 Research Project Part 1.
    (vii) If an F (Fail) grade is awarded then the student must re-enrol in ENG4111 and ENG4112.

  7. Referencing in Assignments must comply with the Harvard (AGPS) referencing system. This system should be used by students to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The Harvard (APGS) style to be used is defined by the USQ library鈥檚 referencing guide. These policies can be found at

Other requirements

  1. ENROLMENT. (i) A student will not be permitted to undertake ENG4112 Research Project Part 2 unless he/she has a current grade of IIP (Incomplete in Progress) in ENG4111 Research Project Part 1. (ii) Students will normally undertake ENG4112 Research Project Part 2 in the semester immediately following their completion of ENG4111 Research Project Part 1. Students will normally only be permitted to take the semester 1 offer of ENG4112 if they have an IIP grade for ENG4111 and failed to complete ENG4112 in the preceding semester. (iii) Simultaneous enrolment in ENG4903 Professional Practice 2 (which encompasses project presentation, including seminars). (iv) The Research Project is a capstone course in the program which allows the student to integrate and extend their knowledge from a number of diverse areas within their program. For this reason the Research Project (comprising the two courses ENG4111 and ENG4112) should be undertaken in the final year of a student's study program, except with the approval of the course Examiner.

  2. REGULATIONS. The notes and requirements set out in this course specification, together with those of ENG4111 Research Project Part 1 Course Specification, constitute the regulations for undergraduate project work within the Engineering Schools of the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences.

  3. LIMITATIONS OF USE OF PROJECT WORK. (a) The Council of the 精东传媒app of Southern Queensland, its Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, and the staff of the 精东传媒app of Southern Queensland, do not accept any responsibility for the truth, accuracy or completeness of material contained within or associated with this dissertation. (b) Persons using all or any part of this material do so at their own risk, and not at the risk of the Council of the 精东传媒app of Southern Queensland, its Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences or the staff of the 精东传媒app of Southern Queensland. (c) This dissertation reports an educational exercise and has no purpose or validity beyond this exercise. The sole purpose of the course pair entitled "Research Project" is to contribute to the overall education within the student's chosen degree program. This document, the associated hardware, software, drawings, and other material set out in the associated appendices should not be used for any other purpose: if they are so used, it is entirely at the risk of the user.

Date printed 6 November 2020