EGH490-1 and EGH490-2 - Final Year Project
In this integrated capstone project of your Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) degree you will hone your knowledge and skills bases in preparation for graduate work or further studies. You will learn engineering project design, methodology and management, advancement of discipline knowledge and skills, risk, ethics and sustainability in a project environment, and reporting and presenting project stages.
Instructor: Dr Scarlett Raine
Experience
I have supervised Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) capstone project students since 2024, with four successful completions, and a further four current supervisions.
Course Overview
The aim of the project units is to allow you to complete an engineering project under academic (and sometimes industry) supervision, providing a ‘bridge’ between undergraduate study and graduate employment. Taken in your final year of undergraduate study, your project will allow you to apply the knowledge you have gained as an engineering student to an engineering project at graduate standard. Your project outcomes (what you do), outputs (reports) and processes (how you carry out the project) give you the opportunity to demonstrate your employability.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Conduct a literature review to inform an engineering problem using survey, reference management, analysis and synthesis at a mastered level.
- Formulate a proposal for an engineering project that addresses client needs, management of time, resources, and communication at a mastered level.
- Formulate a progress stage towards the solution of an engineering problem that responds to risk, ethics, and sustainability considerations at a mastered level.
- Report the progress of a project that addresses an engineering problem using written and oral communication at a mastered level.
- Practise professionally in the collaborative environment of an engineering project at a mastered level.
Content
Past student projects have included:
- Segmentation of Imagery in Challenging Underwater Environments
- AI-driven Automated Habitat Filtering for Underwater Imagery
- Edge AI and Robotics for Monitoring Underwater Ecosystems
- Fish Classification for Coral Reef Biodiversity Monitoring
- Acoustic sensing for enhanced situational awareness of underwater robots