Year No. Offer Mode Description Cred. Pts 98 70712 S12 X PROJECT 2.00
70061+70062
Individual project work is a central part of engineering and surveying practice. However the project instruction and experience acquired by this unit is entirely an educational exercise and carries a strict limitations on its use as indicated below. The Council of the University of Southern Queensland, its Faculty of Engineering and Surveying, and the staff of the University of Southern Queensland, do not accept any responsibility for the material associated with or contained in this Project. Any person or agency making use of all or any part of the hardware, software or documentation resulting from work undertaken as part of this unit do so entirely at their own risk, and not at the risk of the Council of the University of Southern Queensland, its Faculty of Engineering and Surveying or the staff of the University of Southern Queensland.
The project is intended to apply the student's total formal knowledge to a real problem at the appropriate professional level. In this sense it will develop and test the ability to define and analyse the problem, to develop solutions to the problem, to make the necessary decisions, convert ideas into useful outcomes and to cope with the unexpected problems encountered in testing and evaluation. All of this must be accomplished against a tight timescale within resource limitations and with due regard for safety, social and ethical considerations. In short, the project is a good test of overall ability in engineering or surveying.
On successful completion of this unit students will be able
to:
Description Weighting(%)
- PROJECT WORK 100.00 in which students will tackle an individual, generally open-ended task which will encompass a range of engineering skills appropriate to the student's major study. These will include some (and often many) of the following: . planning and management . research . investigation . feasibility assessment . experimental work and trialling . fieldwork . data analysis . design . prototype construction and testing . simulation and modelling . financial analysis The work will be undertaken with the guidance of a supervisor or supervisors, at least one of whom will be appointed from the academic staff of the Faculty. Sponsors and supervisors external to the Faculty may also be involved.
The project will require full use of the resources of the Library
including literature searches, research papers, journals and trade
literature files.
ACTIVITY HOURS Project Work 230 Report Writing 60 Assessments 2 Supervisor Consultation 18
No *F/S Marks Due Description Wtg(%) LBL WWW 1 S PASSIM PROJECT APPRECIATION Y N 2 S 24/07/98 PROGRESS ASSESSMENT Y N 3 F 16/10/98 DRAFT DISSERTATION Y N 4 S 05/11/98 PROJECT PERFORMANCE 100.00 N N
1 The following requirements constitute the regulations of the
unit.
1 ENROLMENT
1.1 A student will not normally be permitted to commence a project
until he/she is in the final two (2) semesters of the course.
1.2 Prior completion of unit 70061 Professional Practice 1 (which
encompasses project commencement) is expected.
1.3 Simultaneous enrolment in unit 70062 Professional Practice 2
(which encompasses project communication, including seminars) is
expected.
2 TOPICS AND SUPERVISORS
2.1 Both project topics and supervisors will be allocated by the
examiner on the advice of one of the assistant examiners
depending on the student's major study, staff availability for
supervision and, where practicable, student preferences.
2.2 It is the responsibility of the student to maintain regular
communication with the supervisor, normally weekly, or as
indicated by the supervisor and to keep whatever records of
progress the supervisor may require (eg. a log book).
3 PROJECT SPECIFICATION
3.1 An individual project specification will be developed by the
student and supervisor for each project endorsed by the student
and lodged with the examiner.
3.2 A revised project specification will be written during the course
of the project if the work diverges significantly from the
original project conception.
3.3 The project specification will be used for management and
assessment purposes throughout the duration of the project.
4 PROGRESS ASSESSMENT
4.1 A mid unit progress assessment will be conducted by the
supervisor and may comprise: - an interview, and/or - a
demonstration, and/or - a written report at the discretion of the
supervisor. The result of the assessment will be lodged with the
examiner.
4.2 Where a student has failed to maintain a satisfactory rate of
progress he/she will receive a written notification.
4.3 Where unsatisfactory progress is the result of factors beyond the
control of the student this shall be recorded.
5 DEADLINES
5.1 The deadline for receipt of the dissertation is 4.00 pm on
THURSDAY as indicated in the assessment details section of this
unit specification.
5.2 The Examiner may grant an extension of this deadline in
exceptional circumstances, such as prolonged illness. Only the
Examiner may grant an extension. Application for such an
extension must be made in writing to the Examiner, fully
justified, and be endorsed by the supervisor.
5.3 Any student unable to submit by this deadline must state briefly
in a letter to the Examiner why he/she should not be graded F at
this time. If the reasons given are considered satisfactory then
an IM grade will be awarded at this time.
5.4 Projects graded IM for any reason will normally be eligible for a
C grade only.
5.5 The FINAL DEADLINE for project submission is 31 January of the
following year. Projects not submitted by this final deadline
will be automatically graded Fail and the student will normally
be required to undertake a NEW project in the following year.
6 SUBMISSION
6.1 The "Project Appreciation" (Assignment 1) must be submitted at an
early stage in the work of the project.
6.2 If a satisfactory "Project Appreciation" (Assignment 1) has not
been received the dissertation will not be accepted.
6.3 At least three identical copies of the project dissertation shall
be submitted in the format set out in the Introductory Booklet of
the unit. A dissertation which does not meet the obligatory
requirements of this format will not be accepted.
6.4 Submission at the due date (set out above) may take the form of:
EITHER the three identical bound copies; OR a complete unbound
copy for assessment purposes PLUS an official binder's receipt
for at least two copies.
6.5 At least two bound copies must be received by the Faculty before
a passing grade is confirmed.
7 ASSESSMENT
7.1 Assessment of the project and project dissertation shall be with
respect to the final version of the individual project
specification and will take into account the degree of difficulty
of the work.
7.2 Project assessment may also involve demonstration of hardware
constructed, software written and/or inspection of fieldwork as
appropriate.
7.3 At least two members of academic staff shall perform the
assessment, one of whom will normally be the supervisor.
7.4 A minimum standard of communication skills must be demonstrated
in order for a passing grade to be achieved.
7.5 Following detailed assessment by two or more academic staff the
grade recommended will remain provisional until various
moderation procedures have been conducted by the Examiner.
8 This is a COMMUNICATION BENCHMARK unit and a major component of
the assessment of this unit will be associated with the
demonstration of communication skills.
9 The Faculty of Engineering and Surveying will NOT accept
submission of hand written or typed assignments by facsimile,
email or computer diskette. Students in remote locations who do
not have regular access to postal services may be given special
consideration.
10 In case of any dispute that cannot be resolved by the Assistant
Examiners, Examiner or Moderator, the Dean's decision shall be
final.