ELEC480 Research Project

Overview

A supervised project involving research and leading to the production of a research report.

In this paper students carry out an individual research project in a supportive environment with an active researcher as their supervisor. Students experience the excitement and the realities of doing research and have the opportunity to carry out original research on a topic in energy chosen by their supervisor. In addition to advanced technical skills, students gain transferable skills, such as critical thinking, project planning, time management, analysis of research literature and presentation.

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Contact

colin.fox@otago.ac.nz

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Teaching staff

Director of Electronics Programme: Associate Professor Colin Fox

Textbooks

Textbooks are not required for this paper.

Graduate Attributes Emphasised

Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
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Learning Outcomes

After completing this paper students will be able to:

1. Search for literature relevant to a specified research project
2. Plan and manage their time commitment to a project
3. Apply advanced technical skills to the acquisition and analysis of data
4. Place their results in the context of the body of knowledge of a research topic
5. Communicate the results of a research project effectively, in both written and oral form

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