BSC307

Version

1.0

Unit Name

Engineering Capstone Project

Unit Code

BSC307

Unit Duration

1 Semester

Award

Bachelor of Science (Engineering)

Duration 3 years

Year Level

Three

Unit Creator / Reviewer

Dr. Milind Siddhpura / Dr Harisinh Parmar / Dr Ana Evangelista

Common/Stream:

Common

Pre-requisites

All (including BXX001-004 & BSC210) except the Electives & BSC305)

Credit Points

Total Course Credit Points 81 (27 x 3)

Mode of Delivery

Online or on-campus.

Unit Workload

(360 hours total student workload) 

Unit Description and General Aims

The individual and group capstone projects are the culminating experience of the Bachelor of Science in engineering programs. Each project will replicate the experience of working on an industrial engineering project as an engineering technologist. Students will demonstrate a broad theoretical knowledge, aptitude for professional communication, and skills relating to independent autonomous learning, innovative thinking, critical evaluation, problem solving, and design, as acquired over the course of the bachelor’s program.

The technical project work is comprised of rationale, scoping, research, theory, computation, experimentation, design, testing and refinement. Students will plan and execute their work under the guidance of a designated supervisor, to whom they will regularly report and obtain feedback. The deliverables and conduct must meet professional engineering standards. Two projects will be undertaken, each requiring a proposal, presentation, logbook, self-reflective report and referenced technical project report on the final design; along with any supportive documentation or files. Students may supply and incorporate their own physical equipment and instrumentation into their projects.

Individual projects are nominated and scoped by the student, subject to the approval of their initial proposal by the supervisor.

Group projects are selected from a predetermined available set or proposed by the supervisor and will be centralized around a particular engineering discipline.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this Unit, students are expected to be able to:

Plan a project in a chosen field of engineering.
Bloom’s Level 6
Investigate and evaluate a problem of interest with the ability to organise and self-manage.
Bloom’s Level 5
Apply theoretical, analytical and practical skills gained from other course units.
Bloom’s Level 3
Innovate, create and present solutions to practical engineering problems.
Bloom’s Level 6
Develop skills to logically compare existing knowledge and industrial practices to execute the project.
Bloom’s Level 6
Apply project management, organisational and interpersonal skills.
Bloom’s Level 3
Create a project report at engineering technologist level.
Bloom’s Level 6

Student assessment

Assessment Type

When assessed

Weighting (% of total unit marks)

Learning Outcomes Assessed

Assessment 1 – Individual project

Type: Individual engineering project

Page length: 10 – 15 pages excluding appendices

Deliverable 1: Proposal – DUE in Week 2
Deliverable 2: Logbook – reviewed periodically by supervisor, due final week
Deliverable 3: Reflective report - due final week
Deliverable 4: Presentation (to academic faculty) - due during final week
Deliverable 5: Final Report - due final week

Marking structure:

Proposal (5%)
Logbook (5%)
Reflective report (5%)
Presentation (10%)
Final Report (25%)

See ‘Required Documents’ under the ‘Prescribed and Recommended Readings’ section below.

Students will submit the above deliverables culminating in a professionally structured and communicated final report and presentation, with an accompanying logbook and reflective report.

The project, which must be strongly aligned to the engineering field of study and associated program and unit learning outcomes, will be nominated by the student. This proposal is to be submitted by the end of the second week of study and may be rejected, with recommendations for amendments, if the proposed project and scope is deemed insufficient. The project must incorporate extensive design and simulation elements related to the studied engineering program. Students are required to maintain scheduled periodic coordination with their designated supervisor.

On-campus students may request to use on-site EIT equipment and workshop kits. On-campus and online students may use any available course software via the EIT online labs. If additional equipment or perishables are required, these are to be supplied and managed by the student; consideration should be made for delays in ordering equipment.

Deliverable 1: DUE in Week 2

Deliverables 2-5: DUE in Final week

50%

1 to 7

Assessment 2 – Group project
(concurrent with assessment 1 over all the study weeks)

Type: Group engineering design project

Page length: 15 – 20 pages excluding appendices

Deliverable 1: Proposal – DUE in Week 2
Deliverable 2: Logbook – reviewed periodically by supervisor, due final week
Deliverable 3: Reflective report - due final week
Deliverable 4: Presentation (to academic faculty) - due during final week
Deliverable 5: Final Report - due final week

Marking structure:

Proposal (5%)
Logbook (5%)
Reflective report (5%)
Presentation (10%)
Final Report (25%)

See ‘Required Documents’ under the ‘Prescribed and Recommended Readings’ section below.

Students will submit the above deliverables culminating in a professionally structured and communicated final report and presentation, with an accompanying logbook and reflective report.

The project will be selected from an available set on offer at the time and will be undertaken and delivered in a group, incorporating extensive design and simulation elements related to the studied engineering program. Students are required to maintain scheduled periodic coordination with their designated supervisor.

Deliverable 1: DUE in Week 2

Deliverables 2-5: DUE in Final week

50%

1 to 7

Prescribed and Recommended Readings

Required Textbook(s)

This project is a culmination of the Bachelor of Science (Engineering) program, as such, students may utilise any of the textbooks or learning materials which they have acquired throughout the conduct of the course and those available through the EIT library.
The project supervisor may supply or provide guidance on additional textbooks and other references, learning, or technical materials which may be of assistance, depending upon the project.

Required Documents 

In addition, the following are required for the project deliverables:

BSC307C_Procedure_for_Final_Year_Projects
BSC307C_Marking_Rubric
BSC307C_Proposal_Template
BSC307C_Logbook_Template
BSC307C_Final Report_Template
BSC307C_Reflective Report_Template
EIT Presentation Template
EIT referencing guide (accessed via EIT library)

Unit Content

O-week:

Group formation and group project nomination
Unit brief, supervisor designation, schedule supervisor correspondence meetings

Week 1:

Individual and group project proposal briefing, discussion and feedback

Week 2:

Individual project proposal discussion, feedback and submission
Group project proposal discussion, feedback and submission

Weeks 3-12:

Individual Project progress meetings with supervisor
Group Project progress meetings with supervisor
Individual and Group Projects: Work and Coordination
Update Logbooks, Reflective reports

Final week:

Presentation for individual project (scheduled class session)
Presentation for group project (scheduled class session)
Final report submissions (Individual and Group projects)
Logbook submissions (Individual and Group projects)
Reflective report submissions (Individual and Group projects)