Overview

This unit provides students with the opportunity to undertake a minor research investigation on any Engineering related topic and prepare a research paper having potential to be published in peer-reviewed conferences or journals.

Requisites

Prerequisites

Postgraduate

37.5 cps
OR
Admission in GC-IEM Graduate Certificate of Infrastructure Engineering Management
OR
Admission in the MA-ENGPRC Master of Engineering Practice
OR
Admission in the MA-CMGTP Master of Construction Management Practice

Undergraduate
CVE40008 Final Year Research Project 1 (Civil)
OR
ENG40001 Final Year Research Project 1

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Identify, evaluate, and select/ design suitable qualitative and quantitative research methods relevant for a research problem associated with engineering industries
  • Appreciate and apply the processes involved in conducting research
  • Manage a minor project and complete the task satisfactorily taking into account available time and resources
  • Appraise current literature and identify research gaps
  • Discuss and interpret research findings through preparation of a written report and oral presentation

Teaching methods

Hawthorn Online

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Various		1.00 12 weeks 12
Online Contact (Phasing out)
Online Learning Activities		1.00 12 weeks 12
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning		10.50 12 weeks 126
TOTAL150

All Applicable Locations

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Lecture		1.00 12 weeks 12
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Tutorial		1.00 12 weeks 12
Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Various		1.00 12 weeks 12
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning		9.50 12 weeks 114
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
PresentationIndividual/Group 25 - 35% 1,2,3,4,5 
ReportGroup 65 - 75% 1,2,3,4,5 

Content

  • Students are exposed with essentials of qualitative and research methods so that they could apply suitable methods for their research problems 
  • Students may select a project from a list prepared by academic staff
  • Students are generally expected to conduct literature review critically to define and formulate research questions/problems and to systematically develop and justify answers/solutions/recommendations mainly based on the analysis of the existing literature/data
  • Some topics may partially involve data collection, computer/ numerical modelling and/or limited experiments depending on the nature of the topic
  • Projects are undertaken under supervision of staff members and total student time spent on the project is expected to be a minimum of 150-165 hours (including contact hours or online activities)
  • Students are required to contact academic staff for confirmation of supervision and research on convenor-approved topics

Study resources

Reading materials

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