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Directed Studies (ELEN90011)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville) and Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
Please refer to the return to campus page for more information on these delivery modes and students who can enrol in each mode based on their location.
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
Email: shiehw@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Email: shiehw@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 - On Campus Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
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Fees | Look up fees |
AIMS
Directed studies provide the students with broader experience in addition to the regular class based learning. The directed studies can be conducted in the forms of:
- Industrial internship or research placements in the research institutes based on the availability. This is only open to the students during their second semester who have achieved average of H2B and above in the first semester;
- Individually arranged supervised study of current research topics with staff members associated with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
INDICATIVE CONTENT
The examples of the research topics are:
- Cloud Computing, Content Distribution and Information Logistics;
- Internet Services Energy Star Rating;
- Energy Efficiency of Future Modulation Formats;
- Low-Energy Fibre Access Networks;
- Video Coding for Energy Efficient Telecommunications;
- Fundamental Limits of Electronics and Photonics;
- Broadband fibre wireless networks and systems;
- Optimal design of few-mode fibres.
Intended learning outcomes
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILOs)
Having completed this subject it is expected that the student be able to:
- Keep abreast with the current trends and developments in the telecom industry
- Acquire the first-hand experience in the basic practices in the telecom industry
- Obtain creative mathematical and computational skills necessary for the solution of complex theoretical and practical problems
- Develop an ability to successfully work independently with personal accountability in solving problems in telecommunications engineering
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, the students should have developed the following skills:
- Problem solving and analytical skills;
- Critical and creative thinking, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning;
- Sense of intellectual curiosity;
- Ability to interpret data and research results;
- Ability to learn in a range of ways, including through information and communication technologies;
- Capacity to confront unfamiliar problems;
- Ability to evaluate and synthesise the research and professional literature;
- Ability to develop models of practical applications and evaluate their performance by rigorous analytical means.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Subject to interview with course coordinator.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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A report not exceeding 5500 words
| End of semester | 80% |
An oral examination of no more than one hour duration
| End of semester | 20% |
Additional details
ILOs 1-4 are assessed in the submitted final report and oral exam.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1 - On Campus
Principal coordinator William Shieh Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours Total time commitment 200 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
Email: shiehw@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery
Principal coordinator William Shieh Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours Total time commitment 200 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
Email: shiehw@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
200 hours
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
None
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Telecommunications Engineering - 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: 31 January 2024