Short Description: | Engineering Research Methods |
Units : | 1 |
Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences |
School or Department : | Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences |
Student contribution band : | Band 2 |
ASCED code : | 039999 - EnginTech not classified |
Grading basis : | Graded |
Version produced : | 7 March 2021 |
Synopsis
The course provides students with the ability to (critically) evaluate research literature including conference papers and journal articles in order to determine the current state of knowledge. In addition, the course will instruct students in the principles of research to enable them to conduct research and prepare an original project in their professional area of interest. Students will be instructed how to propose and justify an appropriate research plan for a particular research problem, to choose and apply appropriate methodology, to judge the degree to which conclusions are supported by data, to judge the logical consistency of written material and evaluate the outcome of a research project in terms of useable knowledge, and to design, defend and evaluate research proposals, and to apply techniques for writing clear and well expressed technical papers and reports.
Course offers
Semester | Mode | Campus |
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Semester 1, 2021 | On-campus | Toowoomba |
Semester 1, 2021 | Online | |
Semester 2, 2021 | On-campus | Toowoomba |
Semester 2, 2021 | Online | |
Semester 3, 2021 | On-campus | Toowoomba |