IE Research Project 2 (CVEN90047)

AIMS

This subject provides the capstone experience for students in Infrastructure Engineering. Students will combine their expertise in interdisciplinary groups or as individuals to address real-world problems, typically in contact with industry.

Project topics will be advertised well in advance of commencement of the subject so that students can make an informed choice of topic and enrol early. Students must register their topic, group and supervisor before the subject commences.

Students with an average score of H1 in the previous 100 points of study and an interest in a PhD have the opportunity to undertake an individual research project.

Note: CVEN90022 IE Research Project 1 is of year-long duration, students may commence in either Semester 1 or Semester 2 and continue their enrolment in the consecutive semester. Students wishing to undertake the project component through an Industry internship during the university breaks must have completed the Research Training component (first five weeks of first semester), i.e. students undertaking an internship during the Winter break must commence CVEN90022 in Semester 1, similarly students undertaking an internship during the Summer break must commence CVEN90022 in Semester 2.

INDICATIVE CONTENT

The first half semester addresses research training and comprises online lectures and tutorials with group homework on topics such as project development, literature review, methodology development, skill development, critical thinking, project documentation, reflective writing, and scientific writing. Students will practise these skills throughout their project topics with supervisors providing feedback on the results.

Students then continue the project within their groups and with regular progress meetings with their supervisor for the remainder of the year. The project culminates with students presenting their project and findings on a poster at a student expo and also in written form in the style of a conference paper.

This subject has been integrated with the Skills Towards Employment Program (STEP) and contains activities that can assist in the completion of the Engineering Practice Hurdle (EPH).

Choice of Research Subject for the Master of Engineering

The Master of Engineering (Civil, Civil with Business, Geomatics, Environmental, Structural) streams have a core requirement of 25 points of research project. This may be achieved by enrolling in CVEN90047 in either the final or penultimate semester of study, or by enrolling CVEN90022 in two successive semesters in the final year of study.