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Research Project (COMP90055)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25Online and Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Summer Term
Nir Lipovetzky
Semester 1
Nir Lipovetzky
Semester 2
Peter Schachte
Overview
Availability | Summer Term - Online Semester 1 - Online Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject involves in-depth investigation of a significant problem related to Computing. The subject also provides students with skills and knowledge for analysing and solving problems, and enhanced written and oral communication skills.
The subject is a research-based project, giving a capstone experience and piece of scholarship to students that is suitable as a pathway to PhD.
Enrolment in this subject requires a weighted average mark of 75 or above.
Completing enrolment into the subject will give students access, via the LMS, to information about possible topics, supervision, and timelines. Students should negotiate a project topic with a project supervisor before the start of semester. The topic must be relevant for the student’s specialisation, broadly interpreted. Students who are in doubt about the suitability of a chosen topic can contact the degree coordinator for an opinion about its suitability.
By the end of Week 1 of semester, students must formally register their project, using an online form available via the LMS. If a chosen topic is deemed unsuitable, students will be alerted about this by the degree coordinator. Note that the degree coordinator's approval is an assessment hurdle requirement; if approval is not obtained, enrolment in the subject will be cancelled, until an acceptable project can be found.
Intended learning outcomes
- Independently investigate topic areas relating to the student's stream of specialisation: Computing, Distributed Computing, Cybersecurity, or Artificial Intelligence
- Synthesise work related to the topic of study
- Write and present a proposal and report
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should:
- Be able to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution
- Have a capacity for independent critical thought, rational inquiry and self-directed learning
- Have a profound respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of scholarship
- Be able to present work in written form; and
- Be able to present work orally and answer questions about it
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
A weighted average mark of 75 or above, and no more than 75 points short of degree completion.
Students who meet the above criteria will need to complete an Enrolment Variation form, Coordinator approval is not required.
Completing enrolment into the subject will give students access, via the LMS, to information about possible topics, supervision, and timelines. Students should negotiate a project topic with a project supervisor well before the start of semester. By the end of Week 1 of semester, students must formally register their project, using an online form available via the LMS.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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COMP90082 | Software Project |
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
GEOM90017 | Spatial Industry Internship | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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A detailed project proposal of 800-1000 words, due in Week 3, requiring approximately 10-12 hours of work, submitted to the project supervisor.
| Week 3 | 10% |
One 15 minute presentation of the project, including answering audience questions, held in Week 12, requiring approximately 10-12 hours of work.
| Week 12 | 10% |
A project report of 6000 - 8000 words, requiring approximately 320 hours of work, due in first week of examination period. ILO's 1 to 3.
| During the examination period | 80% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Summer Term - Online
Principal coordinator Nir Lipovetzky Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Regular contact of at least one hour per week with a project supervisor Total time commitment 400 hours Teaching period 5 January 2021 to 19 February 2021 Last self-enrol date 14 January 2021 Census date 22 January 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 12 February 2021 Assessment period ends 27 February 2021 Summer Term contact information
Nir Lipovetzky
- Semester 1 - Online
Principal coordinator Nir Lipovetzky Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Regular contact of at least one hour per week with a project supervisor Total time commitment 400 hours Teaching period 1 March 2021 to 30 May 2021 Last self-enrol date 12 March 2021 Census date 31 March 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 May 2021 Assessment period ends 25 June 2021 Semester 1 contact information
Nir Lipovetzky
- Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery
Principal coordinator Peter Schachte Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Regular contact of at least one hour per week with a project supervisor Total time commitment 400 hours Teaching period 26 July 2021 to 24 October 2021 Last self-enrol date 6 August 2021 Census date 31 August 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 September 2021 Assessment period ends 19 November 2021 Semester 2 contact information
Peter Schachte
Time commitment details
400 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Specialisation (formal) Computing - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval required
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022