Last Updated | S022022 |
BSC307C
(BIA307S, BEE307S, BME307S, BCS307S)
Unit Name | FINAL YEAR PROJECT |
Unit Code | BSC307C (BIA307S, BEE307S, BME307S, BCS307S) |
Unit Duration | 1 Semester |
Award |
Bachelor of Science (Engineering) Duration 3 years |
Year Level | Three |
Unit Creator / Reviewer | Dr Harisinh Parmar / Dr. Milind Siddhpura |
Core/Elective: | Core |
Pre/Co-requisites | Attainment of at least 60 credit points in the course |
Credit Points |
9 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 presentation, logbook, self-reflective report and referenced technical project report on the final design; along with any supportive documentation or files. Both projects will incorporate comprehensive design and simulation elements. Students may supply and incorporate their own physical equipment and instrumentation into their designs.
Individual projects are nominated and scoped by the student, subject to the approval of their initial proposal.
Group projects are selected from a predetermined available set and will be centralised around a particular industrial application related to the student’s course.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this Unit, students are expected to be able to:
- Explore and study in-depth a chosen field of engineering with a practical emphasis
Bloom’s Level 6 - Demonstrate an ability to self-manage and organize, and to investigate and evaluate a problem of interest
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 the necessary skills to logically assess various alternatives and investigate prior work in the field of interest and compare and contrast such work to bring about a solution to a problem of interest
Bloom’s Level 6 - Develop project management, organisational and interpersonal skills
Bloom’s Level 3 - Produce project report work commensurate to a BSC standard, keeping in mind personal and professional responsibilities
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 design project Page length: 10 – 15 pages excluding appendices
Marking structure:
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. |
Final week | 50% | 1 to 7 |
Assessment 2 – Group project Type: Group engineering design project Page length: 15 – 20 pages excluding appendices
Marking structure:
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. |
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_Orientation and Procedure
- 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)
Software/Hardware Used
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