Research Dissertation
AMME5218
The aim of this unit of study is to obtain an understanding of how to define, plan, undertake and report on an open-ended piece of supervised research or design work. Students will discuss the thesis topic with the supervisor and generate a suitable thesis plan with proposed outcomes. They will then conduct a literature survey and background research. Students are asked to write a detailed report on a major research or design project. Some projects will be experimental in nature, others may involve computer-based simulation, feasibility studies or the design, construction and testing of equipment. In the normal course of events some or all of the theoretical, developmental and experimental aspects of design or research work will be covered in this unit of study. These aspects may be either directed by the supervisor or be of an original nature, but in any event the student is responsible for the execution of his or her practical work and the general layout and content of the Thesis document. During the course of this unit of study, students will learn how to examine published and experimental data, set objectives, organize a program of work and analyse results. They will also be expected to evaluate these results in relation to existing knowledge. The Thesis will be judged on the extent and quality of the student's original work and particularly how critical, perceptive and constructive he or she has been in assessing his/her work and that of others. Students will also be required to present the results of their findings to their peers and supervisors in seminar.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Postgraduate
Credit points: 24
Commencing semesters: 1, 2
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: AMME5218
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: No