Unit of Study ENGN4001 Engineering Honours Research Proposal (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Enrolment restriction

Approval from the Unit Assessor is required to enrol in this unit. In order to obtain this approval, students must have developed a broad topic for their research project that is relevant to their engineering specialisation in consultation with an academic staff member, and obtained agreement from that academic staff member to supervise their project.

Unit description

Leads students through the processes required to plan and initiate an independent research project that will make an original contribution to knowledge in their engineering discipline. Students are required to conduct a literature review on a chosen topic within their discipline and develop a research proposal.

Unit content

Students are required to work independently on their chosen research topic under the guidance of their academic supervisor.

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Online	Dual Term2	Dual Term2

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

critically review and evaluate literature relevant to a research topic in your area of engineering specialisation using a thematic approach

define appropriate aims, scope and methodology for a proposed research project to address an identified gap in existing knowledge in your area of engineering specialisation

present a coherent written proposal that describes the background, aims, rationale, methodology, and anticipated outcomes for your proposed research project

identify the resources and approvals needed to successfully complete your proposed study.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (6 weeks)

Assessment
Proposal	40%
Annotated bibliography	10%
Thesis	50%

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Fee information

Domestic

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