421-477 Research Project (Environmental)

Successful completion of all core BE 300-level subjects and 421-490 Quantification of Physical Processes A, 421-491 Quantification of Physical Processes B.

On conclusion of their project, students should have an appreciation of procedures involved in conducting research and have gained experience in technical report writing and oral presentation.

Topics covered include guided supervision of project specification, literature review, methodology development, analysis and reporting of a theoretical or practical investigation on a topic in the area of environmental engineering.

• ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals

• ability to communicate effectively, not only with engineers but also with the community at large

• in-depth technical competence in at least one engineering discipline

• ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution

• understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities and commitment to them

• expectation of the need to undertake lifelong learning, capacity to do so

• capacity for independent critical thought, rational inquiry and self-directed learning

• intellectual curiosity and creativity, including understanding of the philosophical and methodological bases of research activity

• openness to new ideas and unconventional critiques of received wisdom

• profound respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of scholarship

• international awareness and openness to the world, based on understanding and appreciation of social and cultural diversity and respect for individual human rights and dignity

One end-of-semester research report up to a total of 60 pages (inclusive of diagrams, tables, computations and computer output) (70%); one mid semester preliminary research report of not more than 20 pages (10%) one exam period seminar presentation (15%); one mid-semester poster presentation (5%).