Course Title: Capstone Research (Implementation)

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Capstone Research (Implementation)

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

GEOM2115

City Campus

Undergraduate

145H Mathematical & Geospatial Sciences

Face-to-Face

 Sem 2 2006,
Sem 2 2007,
Sem 2 2008,
Sem 2 2009,
Sem 2 2010,
Sem 2 2011,
Sem 2 2012,
Sem 2 2013,
Sem 2 2014,
Sem 2 2015

GEOM2115

City Campus

Undergraduate

171H School of Science

Face-to-Face

 Sem 2 2017,
Sem 2 2018,
Sem 2 2019,
Sem 2 2020,
Sem 2 2022,
Sem 2 2023

Course Coordinator: Prof Monica Wachowicz

Course Coordinator Phone: contact via email

Course Coordinator Email: monica.wachowicz@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: B012.12.23

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment, via email


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Enforced Pre-Requisite Courses

Successful completion of:

GEOM2114 Capstone Research (Design) (Course ID 038486)

Note: it is a condition of enrolment at RMIT that you accept responsibility for ensuring that you have completed the prerequisite/s and agree to concurrently enrol in co-requisite courses before enrolling in a course.

For information go to RMIT Course Requisites webpage.


Course Description

This course is the implementation component of the final year capstone research course, providing an opportunity for you to further develop your knowledge and expertise to a high level in an area of geospatial science and surveying.. It builds on the foundations of the capstone research project commenced in the course GEOM2114- Capstone Research (Design) . The nature of the project chosen for completion must show a demonstrable component of research. Your Capstone Project will fall under one of three project styles: industry driven, applied research, and practice-based projects. Projects generally will be done individually but, in some circumstances, where the nature of the project deems it appropriate, there may be more than one student involved in a single project. The course includes presentations to and feedback from industry.

Please note that if you take this course for a bachelor honours program, your overall mark in this course will be one of the course marks that will be used to calculate the weighted average mark (WAM) that will determine your award level. (This applies to students who commence enrolment in a bachelor honours program from 1 January 2016 onwards). See the WAM information web page for more information.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the development of the following Program Learning Outcomes:

1.5 Discern research directions and advances within the surveying discipline.

2.1 Apply standard and advanced techniques to solve a range of measurement and data management problems.

3.1 Design and implement creative solutions to complex problems in survey measurement and land development.

3.2 Interpret and critically analyse results and make informed judgments on the appropriateness of solutions.

3.3 Apply critical and analytical skills in a scientific and professional manner.

4.1 Communicate effectively by means of oral, written and graphical presentations to peers and a wider audience.

6.1 Be self-motivated and personally responsible for your actions and learning.


On successful completion of this course you should be able to:

  1. Develop and conduct a research project. 
  2. Apply your knowledge to the solution of a significant scientific problem. 
  3. Accurately record, analyse, interpret and critically evaluate your results. 
  4. Appropriately communicate the outcomes of your research to diverse audiences. 
  5. Work responsibly, safely and ethically. 
  6. Work collaboratively with your peers and supervisor/s.  


Overview of Learning Activities

You will be assisted to develop a project report and a seminar presentation by way of relevant lectures and consultation with academic staff and/or industry.
Each project will have an internal supervisor who will be an academic member of staff. In many instances there will also be an external supervisor (external to RMIT) who has a particular interest in your project area. They may serve as a potential mentor and will provide industry feedback.
The course will also include  lectorials with content and tools for supporting the successful implementation of your capstone research project.


Overview of Learning Resources

Learning resources include books and notes as referred to in class. Course documents and other relevant materials are available online. You will have access to the necessary equipment (surveying, GPS etc) as well as computer hardware and software to undertake your capstone project.


Overview of Assessment

Satisfactory completion of a progress report (or equivalent) in the prerequisite course Capstone Project (Design) is required as a foundation for the outcomes in this course.

There are two graded assessment tasks in this course that form 100% of your overall mark for your Capstone Project (Implementation). 

Assessment Task 1: A final project presentation to summarise your project and its outcomes.
Weighting 50% (Capstone Project (Implementation))
This assessment task supports CLOs 2, 3, 4 & 6

Assessment Task 2: A final written project report, following professional style and conventions.
Weighting 50% (Capstone Project (Implementation))
This assessment task supports CLOs  1, 3, 4 & 5

• All components must be completed in order to pass the course.

Feedback from industry partners forms part of this assessment. You must achieve at least a pass in the written submission component in order to pass the course.