Advanced Studies 2 (Electrical)

Subject 431-659 (2009)

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Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 36 hours of lectures, directed reading, tutorials and project work; Non-contact time commitment: 84 hours
Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites: To be determined in consultation with the lecturer.
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

Contact

Engineering Student Centre

Ground Floor, Old Engineering Building
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010 AUSTRALIA

Tel: +61 3 8344 6703
Fax: +61 3 9349 2182

Email http://eng-unimelb.custhelp.com
Subject Overview:

The content of this subject will change from year to year. The subject will be used to present new research oriented topics in electrical engineering. This subject may not be offered every year.

Students are informed of the topics covered by Advanced Studies subjects prior to the commencement of the semester.

Objectives: On completion of this subject, the student should have:
  • an intermediate level of knowledge of a particular research topic in electrical engineering.
Assessment: Continuous assessment of written assignments or projects with reports not exceeding 6000-words (30%), final examination not exceeding 3-hours (70%). Students are required to pass the final examination in order to pass the subject as a whole.
Prescribed Texts: None
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills: 1. ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals;

2. in-depth technical competence in at least one engineering discipline
ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution;

3. ability to utilise a systems approach to design and operational performance

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

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

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

7. openness to new ideas and unconventional critiques of received wisdom

8. profound respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of scholarship
Related Course(s): Ph.D.- Engineering

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