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ENGG5222: Dissertation A (2016 - Semester 2)
| Unit: | ENGG5222: Dissertation A (12 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Postgraduate |
| Faculty/School: | Faculty of Engineering |
| Unit Coordinator/s: | |
| Session options: | Semester 1, Semester 2 |
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| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | [48 credits from MPE degree program] AND [75% average in other non-IT units in previous year]. |
| Prohibitions: | ENGG5220 OR ENGG5221. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | To complete a substantial research project and successfully analyse a problem, devise appropriate experiments, analyse the results and produce a well-argued, in-depth thesis. Department permission required for enrolment in the following session(s); 1,2 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | None. |
| Additional Notes: | In order to enrol in a project, students must first secure an academic supervisor in an area that they are interested. The topic of your project must be determined in discussion with the supervisor. The supervisor can come from any of the Engineering Departments, however, they need to send confirmation of their supervision approval to the Postgraduate Administrator. |
| Department Permission | Department permission is required for enrollment in this session. |
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 |
| Select appropriate engineering principles to solve an open-ended problem. | Design (Level 3) |
| Develop research skills and to cope with ambiguity. | Information Seeking (Level 3) |
| Understand that engineering is practied in non-ideal, poorly defined situations. | Professional Conduct (Level 3) |
For explanation of attributes and levels see Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table.
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.
Design (Level 3)| Assessment Methods: |
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| Policies & Procedures: | See the policies page of the faculty website at http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/student-policies/ for information regarding university policies and local provisions and procedures within the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies. |
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 Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
| Attribute | Practiced | Assessed |
| Project and Team Skills (Level 3) | No | 0% |
| Design (Level 3) | Yes | 16% |
| Engineering/IT Specialisation (Level 4) | No | 26% |
| Maths/Science Methods and Tools (Level 3) | No | 42% |
| Information Seeking (Level 3) | Yes | 0% |
| Communication (Level 4) | No | 16% |
| Professional Conduct (Level 3) | Yes | 0% |
These goals are selected from Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table 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.
