436-423 Research and Design

436-356 or 436-358 Design/Control 2 and 436-363 Manufacturing Studies, or equivalents.

Upon completion students should have learned to liaise with industrial clients, be able to identify and define complex engineering problems; developed the ability to apply the knowledge gained in other subjects to a real engineering investigative problem; and gained experience in working collaboratively, collating background data beyond the scope of coursework, making engineering decisions, and reporting the results of their investigations.

The course involves undertaking a major project requiring an independent investigation with both research and design components and the preparation of a report on an approved advanced topic in engineering. The total work content in the engineering project represents approximately 120 person-hours of effort per student.

A professional engineering project of no more than 8000 words with no more than 40 pages of supporting material in the way of appendices, diagrams, tables, computations and computer output (85%). One professional presentation of the work completed in the engineering project (15%).