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ELEC8901: Project Part-Time Part A (2011 - Semester 2)
Unit: | ELEC8901: Project Part A (6 CP) |
Mode: | Normal-Day |
On Offer: | Yes |
Level: | Postgraduate |
Faculty/School: | School of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
Unit Coordinator/s: |
Dr Shrivastava, Yash
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Session options: | Semester 1, Semester 2 |
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Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
Pre-Requisites: | None. |
Brief Handbook Description: | Students will work individually or in groups on an assigned project for the semester. The concepts covered depend on the nature of the project, but broadly cover research and inquiry, and information literacy. |
Assumed Knowledge: | None. |
Timetable: | ELEC8901 Timetable | ||||||||||
Time Commitment: |
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Attributes listed here represent the key course goals (see Course Map tab) designated for this unit. The list below describes how these attributes are developed through practice in the unit. See Learning Outcomes and Assessment tabs for details of how these attributes are assessed.
Attribute Development Method | Attribute Developed |
Students will gain advanced knowledge in the field of resrach | Fundamentals of Science and Engineering (Level 4) |
Literature survey and research skills | Information Skills (Level 4) |
For explanation of attributes and levels see Engineering/IT Graduate Attribute Matrix 2009.
Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.
Fundamentals of Science and Engineering (Level 4)Assessment Methods: |
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Assessment Description: |
Thesis: Treatise (Student's progress will be monitored throughout the semester.) |
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Grading: |
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Policies & Procedures: | Policies regarding academic honesty and plagiarism, special consideration and appeals in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies can be found on the Faculty's policy page at http://www.eng.usyd.edu.au/policies Faculty policies are governed by Academic Board resolutions whose details can be found on the Central Policy Online site at http://www.usyd.edu.au/policy/ Policies regarding assessment formatting, submission methods, late submission penalties and assessment feedback depend on the unit of study. Details of these policies, where applicable, should be found above with other assessment details. |
Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
Week | Description |
Following Semester | Assessment Due: Thesis |
Course Relations
The following is a list of courses which have added this Unit to their structure.
Course | Year(s) Offered |
Course Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
Attribute | Practiced | Assessed |
Fundamentals of Science and Engineering (Level 4) | Yes | 50% |
Information Skills (Level 4) | Yes | 50% |
These goals are selected from Engineering/IT Graduate Attribute Matrix 2009 which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering/IT Graduate Attribute Matrix 2009 for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.