Overview

The aim of this unit is to provide students with the skills to complete a major research project commenced in AVA40004. Students are expected, through planning and workload management in a team environment, to undertake detailed technical work in the chosen area using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed research methods. The specific project work undertaken will reflect the mutual interests of the student(s) and supervisor(s) and if applicable industry. Research findings are to be presented both in the format of a complete research project report and a formal presentation to project supervisors and peers or a forum involving poster presentation.

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Identify the basic principles of academic research and the fundamental concepts of research
  • Review supervisor feedback and revise the literature review conducted in AVA40004
  • Critically analyse primary and/or secondary data to generate solutions to research questions formed in AVA40004
  • Produce a high quality written research project that examines an area of interest in Aviation
  • Demonstrate effective teamwork and oral and written communication skills in order to undertake, complete and present solutions to research questions to supervisors and peers

Teaching methods

HKU SPACE

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Lecture		0.17 12 weeks 2
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Other		0.83 12 weeks 10
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Presentation		0.67 12 weeks 8
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning		10.83 12 weeks 130
TOTAL150

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Lecture		0.58 12 weeks 7
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Other		1.00 12 weeks 12
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Presentation		2.00 1 week 2
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning		10.83 12 weeks 130
TOTAL151

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Project PresentationIndividual/Group 15% 1,2,3,5 
Research ReportIndividual/Group 70% 1,2,3,4,5 
Weekly ConsultationIndividual/Group 15% 1,2,3,4,5 

Hurdle

As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:

an aggregate mark for the unit of 50% or more.

Content

  • Academic research
  • Student / team / supervisor relationship
  • Research/project problem/objective
  •  Research design and methods
  • Ethics in research
  • Oral presentation of research
  • Written presentation of research

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.