This course provides students with a capstone experience in engineering.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
The intended learning outcomes are:
- To consolidate existing knowledge of engineering design practices
- To apply existing or new technical knowledge to formulate suitable solutions to a broad and complex design problem and justify the selection
- To practice project management and organisational skills in producing deliverables on schedule
- To develop skills in presenting technical information through written and verbal reports
- To experience functioning effectively as an individual, and within a multi-disciplinary group, to achieve a practical engineering outcome
- To reflect on your role as an engineer within a interdisciplinary team and consider the required professional attributes
Indicative Assessment
Project Concept Document (10%); Project plan and timeline (10%); Requirements Report (20%); Ideas review (15%), Design Report (30%); Design Presentation (15%).
The grade for each team member will be moderated around the group grade based on the review of the Individual Performance Review Document (IPRD).
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Workload
This course has an approximate workload of 10 hours per week.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 2
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $2808 | |
| 2014 | $2952 | |
| 2013 | $2946 | |
| 2012 | $2808 | |
| 2011 | $2808 | |
| 2010 | $2808 | |
| 2009 | $2808 | |
| 2008 | $2808 | |
| 2007 | $2808 | |
| 2006 | $2808 | |
| 2005 | $2808 | |
| 2004 | $2808 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $3390 |
| 2014 | $3762 |
| 2013 | $3756 |
| 2012 | $3756 |
| 2011 | $3756 |
| 2010 | $3750 |
| 2009 | $3618 |
| 2008 | $3618 |
| 2007 | $3618 |
| 2006 | $3534 |
| 2005 | $3450 |
| 2004 | $3450 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4602 | 17 Feb 2014 | 07 Mar 2014 | 31 Mar 2014 | 30 May 2014 | In Person | N/A |
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8689 | 21 Jul 2014 | 08 Aug 2014 | 31 Aug 2014 | 30 Oct 2014 | In Person | N/A |