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An independent research project introducing students to planning a research project, literature searching, design of equipment, development of project plan/timeline, laboratory work and/or computer simulations as well as presentation and research report writing.
The course provides an introduction to engineering research giving students experience in planning a research project, literature searching, design of equipment, development of an experimental plan or process modeling work as well as oral presentation and research report writing. Students choose a project from a list reflecting the research interests of the academic staff in the Department. Research projects from other Departments (e.g. Chemistry or the School of Product Design) might be allowed. Having made their choice, students then have a supervisor who will be available at least once a week to provide overall guidance during the project. The planning and execution of the project are the student’s responsibility with the supervisor kept fully informed.
a pass in all compulsory Second Professional Year courses
Gabriel Visnovsky
WORKLOADStudents are expected to spend some time in the term 2 of S1 for the project background and plan, as well as for the library data base induction sessions, and 20 hours per week during Semester 2 on their project. Care must be taken to ensure that your group design project (ENCH494) does not take precedence over your research project. Both courses are weighted at 30 points. COURSE REQUIRMENTS:• Attendance of the Department’s safety and technical support briefing. • Attendance of library / literature search methods workshop.• Planning and executing individual research work and reporting on it by oral and written presentation. PLAGIARISMPlagiarism is a serious academic offence. The validity, reliability and novelty of research is critical for the successful uptake of new ideas, methods and processes by those in academia, industry and government.As such, the written assessment (project background and plan, and research report) will be required to be submitted electronically to Learn. These will be automatically assessed for originality via the Turnitin software.TOPICSProjects can be chosen from a list produced by the academic staff which includes research in the areas such as energy, particle technology, heat and mass transfer, process modeling, bioprocessing, biotechnology and process control. Some projects will be based in industry.
MATERIALSThere is no formal textbook but students have access to the University Library that contains a wide variety of literature searching tools, engineering journals and other resources. Students might need to coordinate with the Department’s mechanical and electrical staff for the construction of experimental apparatus.
Domestic fee $2,076.00
International fee $9,200.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Chemical and Process Engineering .