Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Kate Stefanov
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
20cp at 4000 level
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
COMP4092 or COMP410
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
In this unit students will conduct the second half of their individual research thesis on a topic in Software Engineering major under the direction of an academic supervisor. Students will implement the previously developed project plan conducting the experimental and theoretical work to obtain results and analysis presented in the form of a final research thesis. |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
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
The Preliminary Thesis is a hurdle requirement. A grade of 50% or more on the Preliminary Thesis is a condition of passing this unit. If you are given a second opportunity to submit your thesis as a result of failing to meet the minimum mark required, your submission will be due during the supplementary examination period and will be notified of the exact day and time by the unit convenor. The second attempt at a hurdle assessment is graded as pass fail. The maximum grade for a second attempt is the hurdle threshold grade.
Regular meetings with thesis supervisor is a hurdle requirement. Students are required to attend at least 6 out of 12 weekly meetings from Week 1 to Week 12. See details in assessment task description.
Late submissions and Re-submissions
Submission of the thesis reports and presentations must be undertaken at the time indicated in the unit guide. Should these activities be missed due to illness or misadventure, students may apply for Special Consideration.
All other assessments must be submitted by 5:00pm (Sydney Time) on their due date.
Should these assessments be missed due to illness or misadventure, students should apply for Special Consideration.
Assessments not submitted by the due date will receive a mark of zero.
Project Implementation
If your project requires on-campus lab attendance and you are not able to get back to campus on time, please contact with the unit convenor and your supervisor as soon as possible.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Thesis | 70% | Yes | Week 13 |
Meeting with Supervisors | 0% | Yes | Weekly or fortnightly. Log due in Week 13 |
Management and Engagement | 10% | No | Daily record of your progress. Submit in Week 13 |
Presentation | 20% | No | Week 14 -16 at a time to be determined |
Assessment Type 1: Thesis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 50 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 70%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Students are required to prepare a thesis report about their projects, including the literature review, technical execution of the project, discussion and understanding of results, and conclusions and added value of work.
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 5 hours
Due: Weekly or fortnightly. Log due in Week 13
Weighting: 0%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Students are required to meet with their supervisors on a weekly basis, once the project commences. Such weekly meetings should aim to seek feedback and steer the project, and would normally last at least 15-30 minutes or more. In order to pass this unit, a student must attend at least 6 out of 12 weekly meetings from Week 1 to Week 12. In case a face-to-face meeting is not possible, a meeting must be conducted using telephone or video-conference. Meetings should be logged using the consultation meeting log sheet provided on iLearn.
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Daily record of your progress. Submit in Week 13
Weighting: 10%
Students are required to actively engage with the project-related activities, and to demonstrate a professional demeanour towards project management and record-keeping. Students are also required to maintain a logbook for this unit, where dated records of day-to-day activities associated with the project are maintained.
Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 14 -16 at a time to be determined
Weighting: 20%
Students are required to deliver a comprehensive oral presentation about their project outcomes at the end of the unit.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
There is only one 1-hour lecture per week in this unit as the bulk of the work is in preparation for your thesis.
The lecture will be conducted on campus, face to face.
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ENGG4093
From now until 2022 (inclusive), most students enrolling in COMP4093 will enrol concurrently in ENGG4093. This is so that students can complete "double sized" project units (20 credit points) as required in the programs that students originally entered. This will be further explained in the first lecture.
Unit information based on version 2022.02 of the Handbook