Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Engineering

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Engineering Honours Thesis 2
  • Unit Code

    ENS5146
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit is the second part of the Honours Thesis in Engineering. In this unit, students will complete their research project and prepare their Honours thesis. Students must demonstrate a completed investigation or fully implemented and characterised system and will need to fully document these outcomes in their thesis. Students are also required to give an oral presentation that demonstrates a detailed understanding of the process and outcomes.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from ENS5145

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse the results from a research study and make recommendations based on these.
  2. Apply appropriate methodology to the solution of a small-scale engineering research problem.
  3. Communicate research ideas and outcomes, both orally, through research seminars, and in written form through a thesis.
  4. Conclude a small-scale research project satisfying planned objectives.
  5. Perform appropriate experimental or modelling / simulation work to investigate a research problem.

Unit Content

  1. Analysis and evaluation of results.
  2. Demonstrating achievement of planned objectives.
  3. Research dissemination.
  4. Research seminar presentation.
  5. Review and implementation of research plans.
  6. Reviews and recommendations.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Regular meetings with the thesis supervisor and self-directed research.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Project ^Research journal10%
ReportThesis80%
PresentationResearch seminar10%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • Dym, C.L., & Little, P. (2013). Engineering design: a project-based introduction (4th ed.). Hoboken, N.J: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Winckel, A., & Hart, B. (2002). Report writing style guide for engineering students (4th ed.). Adelaide, Australia: University of South Australia.
  • Stasinopoulos, P. (2009). Whole system design: an integrated approach to sustainable engineering. London; Sterling, VA: Earthscan.
  • Horenstein, M.N. (2010). Design concepts for engineers (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Engineering

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Engineering Honours Thesis 2
  • Unit Code

    ENS5146
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit is the second part of the Honours Thesis in Engineering. In this unit, students will complete their research project and prepare their Honours thesis. Students must demonstrate a completed investigation or fully implemented and characterised system and will need to fully document these outcomes in their thesis. Students are also required to give an oral presentation that demonstrates a detailed understanding of the process and outcomes.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from ENS5145

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse the results from a research study and make recommendations based on these.
  2. Apply appropriate methodology to the solution of a small-scale engineering research problem.
  3. Communicate research ideas and outcomes, both orally, through research seminars, and in written form through a thesis.
  4. Conclude a small-scale research project satisfying planned objectives.
  5. Perform appropriate experimental or modelling / simulation work to investigate a research problem.

Unit Content

  1. Analysis and evaluation of results.
  2. Demonstrating achievement of planned objectives.
  3. Research dissemination.
  4. Research seminar presentation.
  5. Review and implementation of research plans.
  6. Reviews and recommendations.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Regular meetings with the thesis supervisor and self-directed research.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Project ^Research journal10%
ReportThesis80%
PresentationResearch seminar10%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • Dym, C.L., & Little, P. (2013). Engineering design: a project-based introduction (4th ed.). Hoboken, N.J: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Winckel, A., & Hart, B. (2002). Report writing style guide for engineering students (4th ed.). Adelaide, Australia: University of South Australia.
  • Stasinopoulos, P. (2009). Whole system design: an integrated approach to sustainable engineering. London; Sterling, VA: Earthscan.
  • Horenstein, M.N. (2010). Design concepts for engineers (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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