CHEM ENG 4054 - Research Project

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2025

Understanding of research principles and research practises will be developed through the student undertaking a substantive research project normally defined by the academic supervisor. There is capacity for the project to be defined by the student or industry provided it is judged suitable by the Course Coordinator and agreement can be obtained from one of the academic staff to act as supervisor. This course is normally only available for those who are on-track for award of an honours degree.

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Course Details

Course Code	CHEM ENG 4054
Course	Research Project
Coordinating Unit	Chemical Engineering
Term	Semester 2
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 8 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	N
Incompatible	CHEM ENG 4047, CHEM ENG 4037, CHEM ENG 4026
Assessment	Progress report, research notebook, poster and defence, and dissertation or paper.

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Philip Kwong

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1	Demonstrate understanding of ethics and health & safety in the research context;
2	Complete research, under supervision;
3	Maintain appropriate research records;
4	Prepare a research dissertation or paper; and
5	Prepare, present and defend a poster reporting research findings.

The above course learning outcomes are aligned with the Engineers 最新糖心Vlog . The course develops the following EA Elements of Competency to levels of introductory (A), intermediate (B), advanced (C):

1.1	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.6	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.4	3.1	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.5	3.6
—	A	C	C	—	B	A	C	—	C	C	C	C	C	C	C

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Attribute 3: Teamwork and communication skills Graduates convey ideas and information effectively to a range of audiences for a variety of purposes and contribute in a positive and collaborative manner to achieving common goals.	2-5
Attribute 4: Professionalism and leadership readiness Graduates engage in professional behaviour and have the potential to be entrepreneurial and take leadership roles in their chosen occupations or careers and communities.	4

Learning & Teaching Modes

This course uses a number of different teaching and learning approaches including:

·           Lectures and seminars.
·           The research setting (e.g. laboratory).
·         One-on-one or small group tutoring by academic & research staff and MPhil & PhD students.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

Activity	Contact Hours	Non-contact Hours
Lecture	1	1
Research seminars	4	4
1-on-1/small group tutoring	5 minimum	5 minimum
Progress reports		2
Poster preparation & presentation	2	10
Research		126
TOTAL	12	148

Learning Activities Summary

The course is dominated by a substantial experiment or theory-based research project supervised by an academic staff member and, possibly, research staff and students. In addition to developing project-specific skills and knowledge, this project will allow the putting in to practise the
various knowledge, methods and skills developed in CHEM ENG 4056.

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Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment Task	Weighting (%)	Individual/ Group	Formative/ Summative	Due (week)*	Learning outcomes
First progress report	7.5	Individual	Summative	Weeks 4	1. 2.
Second progress report	7.5	individual	Summative	Week 8	2.
Research poster	10	Individual	Summative	week 11	3.
Research Dissertation /Paper	50	Individual	Summative	week 12	3.
Research Notebook/student's research performance	15	Individual	Summative	week 12
Poster presentation and defence	10	Individual	Summative	week 12
Total	100

* The specific due date for each assessment task will be available on MyUni.

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Assessment Detail

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Submission

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Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

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