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This course is the capstone final year honours project. It involves research and design and develops skills in life-time learning.
The course is a team-based capstone research and development project, in which students develop applied professional problem-solving skills. There are no pre-existing solutions, paths, no standard recipes to follow. Students apply research and design techniques in conjunction with the tools they have learned throughout their degree to find a solution to an industrial problem.Students will work in teams with an academic supervisor and an external mentor, to solve an engineering problem set by an end-user. This end-user is usually an outside company which sponsors the project. The student team will use the knowledge from a number of the courses taken previously in the degree.During the project, students will follow problem-solving processes used in industry. They will research the problem, study existing solutions, develop a list of requirements and design a new, better solution. They will also report back using progress reports, inspections and presentations on the design process. Most projects build and test a prototype, and then verify and validate their design before writing a final report.This course meets the criteria for Community and Work-Integrated Learning (CWIL) Courses.
This course builds on the previous design courses at 200 and 300 level and is designed to form one integrated continuum. At the conclusion of this course you should be able to:LO1: Identify, define, and analyse a complex engineering problem informed by stakeholder needs and constraints. (WA1, WA2)LO2: Design and develop a technically sound engineering solution using appropriate theory, tools, and methods. (WA3, WA5)LO3: Conduct engineering investigations, including experimentation or modelling, and interpret data to draw valid conclusions. (WA4)LO4: Work effectively as an individual and as a member of a multidisciplinary team, demonstrating professionalism and accountability. (WA8)LO5: Communicate engineering work clearly and effectively through written reports, oral presentations, and demonstrations. (WA9)LO6: Apply ethical, societal, and sustainability considerations appropriate to professional engineering practice. (WA6, WA7)
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award
Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
Employable, innovative and enterprising
Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
Engaged with the community
Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.
Globally aware
Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.
Final Year of Study and 60pts at 300-level including ENEL300 and ENEL301.
Students must attend one activity from each section.
Shayne Crimp
A student may not attempt the Fourth Year project unless they will be completing their degree within 3 semesters or less.
Scaling of marks:In order to maintain consistency across courses and fairness for students, scaling of raw marks occurs. In the Faculty of Engineering, target course GPAs are calculated based on the performance of the cohort of students in their courses in the previous year. Scaling of the raw total course marks is normally performed so that when converted to grades (using UC Grade Scale) the outgoing GPA is in line with the target GPA for a course. Scaling up or down can occur.The Grading Scale for the University:https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/study/study-support-info/study-related-topics/grading-scaleArtificial Intelligence Tools:Approved generative AI tools may be used for reports and inspections, provided their use is clearly acknowledged. Students remain fully responsible for the accuracy and integrity of submitted work.
Contact Hours:Lecture/Tutorials/Meetings: 24 hoursIndependent Study: Project work (design, build, test): 180 hoursReports and documentation: 56 hoursPresentations and inspections: 20 hoursIndependent learning reflection: 20 hours Total: 300 hours
Domestic fee $2,689.00
International fee $12,975.00
* 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 Electrical and Computer Engineering .