Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Raheel Hashmi
Contact via 9850 9130
E6B 114
Wednesday, 2-4pm
Yijiao Jiang
Contact via 9850 9535
E6B 138
Wednesday, 12-2pm
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MEng and 12cp at 600 level or above
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
ENGG805
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
Students in this unit will undertake a major project in the field of engineering, under the supervision of an academic member of staff. Where the work is carried out externally a suitable, industrially-based co-supervisor may be required. At the end of the work a comprehensive research report will be submitted. The communication vehicle for this unit is primarily focused on external, public engineering project team communications as would be found at an engineering conference or symposium or for a customer or supplier in the engineering design/supply chain.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Grading and passing requirement for unit
In order to pass this unit a student must obtain a mark of 50 or more for the unit (i.e. obtain a passing grade P/ CR/ D/ HD).
For further details about grading, please refer below in the policies and procedures section.
Hurdle Requirements
Regular meetings with thesis supervisor is a hurdle requirement. See details in assessment task description.
Late submissions and Resubmissions
Late submissions will attract a penalty of 10% marks per day. Extenuating circumstances will be considered upon lodgement of a formal notice of disruption of studies.
Resubmissions of work are not allowed after due date.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Thesis | 80% | No | Week 13 |
Poster Presentation/Demo. | 20% | No | TBA |
Meetings with Supervisor | 0% | Yes | Week 7 and Week 13 |
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 80%
Refer to iLearn for guidelines.
Due: TBA
Weighting: 20%
Refer to iLearn for guidelines and dates.
Due: Week 7 and Week 13
Weighting: 0%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Students are expected to meet with their supervisor on a weekly basis. Such weekly meetings would generally last at least 15 minutes or more. In order to pass this unit, students must attend at least 3 out of 6 meetings up to Week 7, and at least 3 out of 6 meetings between Week 8 to Week 13. Meetings do not necessarily need to be face-to-face, but may make use of communication technologies such as video conference, or detailed progress updates through Email.
Unit Delivery
This is a project-based unit and has no scheduled lectures or tutorial sessions. Special lectures may be organised and related announcements will be made via iLearn.
Technology Used and Required
The students are required to discuss with their supervisor about the software/hardware resources required for analysis, simulation, testing and experiments related to their project. In addition, word processing software (MS Word, Latex etc.) will be required to produce the thesis and MS PowerPoint or equivalent software will be required for presentation slides.
Unit Webpage: Access from the online iLearn System at http://ilearn.mq.edu.au
Required and Recommended Texts/Materials
There is not set textbook for this unit. The students are required to discuss with their supervisor regarding required/recommended reading materials, as suited to individual project needs.
Logbook
This unit requires a logbook. The students should maintain an individual logbook which should contain a dated log of day-to-day activities undertaken in relation to the project.
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Undergraduate students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central).
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/getting-started/student-conduct
Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.
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Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
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