Course Summary
This course will develop your capacity to synthesize, integrate and apply the specialised knowledge and skills you have developed so far in this program. In doing so you will apply sustainable building concepts and research tools and methods to investigate a real or simulated sustainable building project based problem. In response to a sustainable building project based problem you will identify, gather and utilise published data and information to respond to a client problem, industry need or project organisation scenario. You will also be required to independently source and analyse peer reviewed literature. Your investigation may be based on a topic relating to your current or past professional context, or to an industry issue you identify to investigate.
Your research investigation will be supervised by a lecturer who specialises in your topic area. Your academic supervisor will advise on academic issues associated with your project selection, project design and report preparation, as well as related industry engagement. Your investigation will also be supported through your engagement in interactive workshops in which you will critically examine a range of sustainable building issues, current industry trends and current and emerging developments in the sustainable building field. You will critically examine and apply investigative design methods and data analysis techniques.