Course Title: Research Project

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Research Project

Credit Points: 48.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

EEET2312

City Campus

Postgraduate

125H Electrical & Computer Engineering

Face-to-Face

Sem 1 2008,
Sem 2 2008,
Sem 1 2009,
Sem 2 2009,
Sem 1 2010,
Sem 2 2010,
Sem 1 2011,
Sem 2 2011,
Sem 1 2012,
Sem 2 2012,
Sem 1 2013,
Sem 2 2013,
Sem 1 2014,
Sem 2 2014,
Sem 1 2015,
Sem 2 2015,
Sem 1 2016,
Sem 2 2016

EEET2312

City Campus

Postgraduate

172H School of Engineering

Face-to-Face

Sem 2 2018,
Sem 1 2019,
Sem 2 2019

Course Coordinator: Dr Taimur Ahmed

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 3206

Course Coordinator Email: taimur.ahmed@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Availability: E-mail for appointment


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

• You must have completed at least 96 credit points (= 2 full-time semesters) of your postgraduate program.
• You must have passed EEET1142 Project Preparation, Planning and Problem Solving.
• You must have a GPA of at least 3.0 for the semester immediately preceding this course.
• In consultation with your academic supervisor, you are encouraged to choose electives aligned to your project to enhance project outcomes


Course Description

A Research Project involves exploring a scientific or engineering question at the frontier of knowledge.
By undertaking a research project, you will develop basic skills in analysis of literature, systematic collection of data, evaluation of data, drawing insight from results, and presenting these results in written and oral forms.
During the course, you will select a project in consultation with an academic supervisor (either of your own choosing, which is preferred, or assigned by the School). You will plan, execute, and report on this project.
The research project could be standalone or contribute an individually assessable component of a larger research effort. The scope of this project should be defined in consultation with your academic supervisor, but should align to your chosen specialisation.
This course relates to a full-time research project.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course and its assessment develop the following Program Learning Outcomes:
• Be able to apply problem solving approaches to work challenges and make decisions using sound engineering methodologies.
• Be able to apply a systematic design approach to engineering projects and have strong research and design skills in their stream.
• Communicate effectively across all modes: listen, speak, write, and draw.
• Apply the principles of lifelong learning to any new challenge.


On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
• Critically assess relevant literature / technologies from your literature survey.
• Gather, analyse, and gain insight from data.
• Effectively conduct an independent research or development activity.
• Effectively communicate verbally, in writing and by audio visual presentations.


Overview of Learning Activities

Learning activities include:
• Definition of project/problem
• Review of scientific literature
• Definition of research questions and methodology
• Application of research method (often experimental)
• Data acquisition
• Data interpretation and discussion
• Report writing
• Presentation of results


Overview of Learning Resources

Your resources for this course include:
• Academic supervisor
• Technical staff
• Software and IT infrastructure
• Laboratory resources (and experimental infrastructure, where applicable)
• Library resources (on-site, online, and off-campus)


Overview of Assessment

A combination of performance at supervisory interactions/meetings, written reports, and presentations. Specific assessment tasks include:
• Project description (5%)
• Literature review (20%)
• Research project thesis structure (5%)
• Research project thesis (30%)
• Research project presentation (10%)
• Academic supervisor evaluation (30%)