ENEL400-26W (C) Whole Year 2026

Electrical and Computer Engineering Research Project

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 15 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 23 August 2026

Description

This course is the capstone final year honours project. It involves research and design and develops skills in life-time learning.

Prerequisites

Final Year of Study and 60pts at 300-level including ENEL300 and ENEL301.

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 09:00 - 10:00 A1 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 10:00 - 17:00 Elec 204 ESL Lab (20/2-27/3, 24/4-29/5)
Elec 209 CAE Lab (20/2-27/3, 24/4-29/5)
Elec 210 Electronics Lab (20/2-27/3, 24/4-29/5)
Elec 104 Power Electronics Lab (20/2-27/3, 24/4-29/5)
Elec 109 Automation Lab (20/2-27/3, 24/4-29/5)
Elec 110 Electrical Machines Lab (20/2-27/3, 24/4-29/5)
 16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lab B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 10:00 - 17:00 Elec 204 ESL Lab (17/7-21/8, 11/9-16/10)
Elec 209 CAE Lab (17/7-21/8, 11/9-16/10)
Elec 210 Electronics Lab (17/7-21/8, 11/9-16/10)
Elec 104 Power Electronics Lab (17/7-21/8, 11/9-16/10)
Elec 109 Automation Lab (17/7-21/8, 11/9-16/10)
Elec 110 Electrical Machines Lab (17/7-21/8, 11/9-16/10)
 13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Presentation A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 17:00 - 18:00 A2 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 22 Feb
Presentation B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 09:00 - 17:00 Wheki 102
28 Sep - 4 Oct
02 Friday 09:00 - 17:00 Wheki 451
28 Sep - 4 Oct
03 Friday 09:00 - 17:00 Wheki 106
28 Sep - 4 Oct
04 Friday 09:00 - 17:00 Wheki 105
28 Sep - 4 Oct
05 Friday 09:00 - 17:00 Otakaro 132
28 Sep - 4 Oct
06 Friday 09:00 - 17:00 Wheki 450
28 Sep - 4 Oct
07 Friday 09:00 - 17:00 Otakaro 137
28 Sep - 4 Oct
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 08:00 - 09:00 Otakaro 236 L2 Lecture Theatre
28 Sep - 4 Oct
Tutorial B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 15:00 - 16:00 Rata 222 & 223 Drawing Office
11 May - 17 May
02 Friday 09:00 - 10:00 Rehua 009
11 May - 17 May
03 Thursday 15:00 - 16:00 Beatrice Tinsley 111
11 May - 17 May
Tutorial C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 11:00 - 12:00 Ernest Rutherford 141
13 Jul - 19 Jul
02 Friday 09:00 - 10:00 Rehua 009
13 Jul - 19 Jul
03 Thursday 14:00 - 15:00 Ernest Rutherford 141
13 Jul - 19 Jul

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Project Proposal 10%
Progress Report 15%
Progress Inspection 10%
Final Inspections 10%
Oral Presentations 10%
Project Management and Handover 5%
Final Report 40%

Additional Course Outline Information

Mahi ā-Ākonga | Workload (expected distribution of student hours, note 30 points = 300 hours):

Contact Hours

Lectures: 10 hours
Tutorials: 8 hours
Research: 40 hours
Proposal: 8 hours
Progress Report: 20 hours

Project Inspections x 2: 20 hours
Final Report: 30 hours
Project management: 30 hours
Engineering Time: ≈150 hours

Total ≈316

Indicative Fees

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 .

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