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Faculty of Engineering andInformation TechnologyStudent Guide to Capstone Projectfor students commencing Capstone Project inSpring Session 2017Version 35.19 August 2017Email: FEITCapstone@uts.edu.auCapstone webpage: uts.edu.au/capstone-projectUTSOnline: for students enrolled in 48006, 48012, 48016 and 480261

Revision historyVersionAuthorDescription of revisionRelease Date33.0EEInitial ReleaseChanges to Spring 2015 Student Guide for Capstone Project[V32.0] in preparing this document include:minor changes throughout, including dates in Capstone ProjectTimeline amended34.0JCChanges to Spring 2016 Student Guide for Capstone Project[V33.0] in preparing this document include:minor changes throughout, including correction oftypographical errors.34.1RJminor changes throughout, including dates in Capstone ProjectTimeline amended27-2-201734.2TAAdded a capstone project timeline for students enrolling in48026 in Autumn 2017.Changes to the registration process, progress assessment form ,added supervisors comments in the “Capstone Final ReportAssessment Form”10-03-201735.0TAChanges to Autumn 2017 guide include changes to timelineand changes to final report submission requirements. Inresponse to student feedback about the high costs of printingreport, only softcopy submission required.11-07-201735.1TAMinor changes to text04-08-201720-6-2016This subject outline should be read in conjunction with the relevant UTS: Engineering Course Guide andthe UTS Coursework Assessment Policy and Procedure Manual (which is required reading for all UTSsubjects). These documents will contain additional relevant information.All University Rules and Policies apply in this subject. If they are not referenced in this Guide that doesnot imply that they are not applicable.The subject coordinator for the Capstone Project subjects changes from session to session; contactdetails are posted on the UTSOnline Capstone Project page. You should address all emailcorrespondence to FEITCapstone@uts.edu.au, not to a specific academic staff member’s email address.The information in this subject outline was correct at the time of printing. Amendments will be announcedand posted on the Capstone Project page on UTSOnline only. 2017, UTS: Engineering. Photocopies of this document for the purpose of study in this subject may bemade without permission.2

Contents1234567What is Capstone Project all about? . 41.1Capstone Project numbers . 51.1.1Capstone subject numbers . 51.1.2Individual Capstone Project number . 61.2Documentation control . 61.3Capstone Project awards . 71.3.1Dean's Best Presentation Award . 71.3.2Alan Chappel Award for Engineering Innovation . 71.3.3Best Poster Award . 7The phases of Capstone Project . 72.1The Exploration Phase (in the 12 months leading up to commencing your project) . 72.2Preparation Phase . 82.3Capstone Project Registration Form (Appendix A) - Online . 82.4Proposal Preparation (in the weeks leading up to the start of session) . 92.5Proposal acceptance . 92.6Working on the Project . 102.7Readiness Assessment (during the last 3 weeks of session) . 102.7.148016 Capstone Project Part A . 102.7.2Other Capstones Distinction or High Distinction Nomination . 102.8Final report submission. 112.9Capstone Presentation Day . 112.10 Final report assessment . 11When things go wrong . 123.1Renegotiation of intended outcomes . 123.2Extension of time . 123.3Late withdrawal . 123.4Special Consideration . 13Related matters . 134.1Your Supervisor . 134.2The timeline . 134.3Intellectual property and confidentiality . 184.4Academic Misconduct . 184.5Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) . 184.6Use of laboratories . 184.7Faculty support for Projects . 184.8Doing a Project at Work . 194.9Indemnity, insurance and EHS matters . 204.10 Adding value. 20Requirements for Undertaking Group Projects. 215.1Preliminary . 215.2Group Structure and Division of Work . 215.3Registration forms, Proposals, Progress Reports, Final Report . 215.4Supervision . 225.5Contingency planning . 225.6Assessment principles for individual contributions . 22Capstone Project is a very special subject. . 23Appendices . 247.1Appendix A: Capstone Registration Form- Online. 257.2Appendix B: Capstone Assessment Form. 267.3Appendix C: Capstone Proposal . 337.3.1Proposal Assessment Form . 367.4Appendix D: Capstone Progress Report . 387.4.1Progress Assessment Form . 397.5Appendix E: Capstone Final Report . 417.5.1Capstone Final Report Assessment Form . 447.6Appendix F: Capstone Project Poster Presentation. 467.7Appendix G: Evaluation Criteria for Prizes . 467.8Appendix H: EHS Risk Assessment for Capstone Project . 473

1 What is Capstone Project all about?Capstone Project is a very special subject, quite unlike any that you will have done previously.You undertake it in the final session(s) of your studies and it is your opportunity to demonstrate thatyou can indeed meet the levels of performance expected of a professional engineer. It is a subject inwhich you will have individual responsibility for the timely completion of a significant engineeringproject under the guidance of a member of academic staff. You will be expected to do much morethan “get something working”. You will be expected to demonstrate a professional level ofpreparation, planning, execution, testing and documentation. You will be expected to meet a numberof strictly enforced milestones and to take considerable initiative in overcoming obstacles. TheCapstone Project is our way of determining whether you are ready to graduate. If you missmilestones or submit work that is not of a professional standard, your course completion may bedelayed by one or more sessions.YOU are responsible for getting your project done on time to an acceptable level. Your supervisorhelps you but is not responsible for your performance. In particular, the submission of your finalreport (also called Thesis or Dissertation) is the equivalent of a final exam in a subject – if you missthe exam, you fail, if you miss the submission deadline, you fail. The only exception is SpecialConsideration according to UTS Rules.The Capstone Project has important educational objectives. Although each project is different andthe relative emphasis will vary, the subject will involve you in: Integrating knowledge and skills gained in the course as a whole; Reinforcing and developing competencies that have not been sufficiently emphasized in your choiceof subjects or engineering practice to date; Defining a substantial engineering study or design task and carrying it to completion within a specifiedtime and to a professional standard; Completing a comprehensive written report that places the project in context, defines its objectives,and describes the work done and the resulting conclusions or recommendations; Bridging the gap between your undergraduate studies and your professional future, and demonstratingprofessional competencies and capabilities; and Demonstrating initiative and creativity, and taking pride in the achievement of a difficult task.Doing the project will assist you in developing many of the attributes expected of a UTS engineeringgraduate. For example: Values and social and community contexts - the report should describe the project’s value to society; Maturity - personal responsibility for the identification and formulation of a substantial problem orobjective and writing a major formal report of the work; Information literacy - projects will extend and further develop information retrieval, analysis,synthesis, argumentation and communication skills; Problem posing and solving - projects will identify a significant engineering problem and describe asolution to that problem; Management skills - project management, self-management and time-management skills will beneeded for the completion and reporting of a substantial project within an agreed timeframe; Technical expertise - application of design method, technical expertise and research skills to a real,substantial and complex problem to which the solution is not known in advance; and Academic literacy, numeracy, oral comprehension and presentation skills - formal reporting,presentation and language skills will be developed by the requirement of writing a comprehensive,formal, structured report, correctly employing technical, mathematical and non-technicalterminology.Further reading: Engineers Australia Australian Engineering Competency Standards Appendix B(Stage 1 Competency Standards for Professional Engineers). See the page referenced at cy%20Standards.pdf individualresponsibility for thetimely completion of asignificant engineeringproject demonstrate aprofessional level ofpreparation, planning,execution, testing, anddocumentation integratingknowledge and skills reinforcing anddevelopingcompetencies a substantialengineering study ordesign task andcarrying it out tocompletion comprehensivewritten report demonstratingprofessionalcompetencies andcapabilities demonstratinginitiative and creativitiy,and taking pride in theachievement of adifficult taskprojects will identify asignificant engineeringproblem and describe asolution to that problemproject management,self-management andtime-management skillswill be needed for thecompletion andreporting of asubstantial projectwithin an agreed timeframe4

1.1Capstone Project numbersThere are two numbers: the subject number in which you are enrolled and the individual capstone projectnumber assigned to you by the Faculty.1.1.1Capstone subject numbersCapstone Projects are either 6 credit points (cp) or 12cp – you complete the capstone project credit pointrequirement specified in your course study plan. If your course requires only a 6cp project and you wishto complete a 12cp project, you can use one of your electives (if available) to make up a 12cp project.Students undertaking 12cp projects are strongly encouraged to complete their project over two sessions.If you do not complete your project in the nominated session then you will continue enrolling in thesubject that you previously enrolled for subsequent sessions until the project is complete. Refer to the“When things go wrong” section below.EnrolmentYou enrol in Capstone Project via My Student Admin in the same way you enrol in any other subject,the same procedures and deadlines are applicable. Also, you should be aware that My Student Adminenforces subject prerequisite constraints. Refer to the UTS:Engineering Handbook for details ofprerequisite and co-requisite subjects. Special Consideration and/or Late Withdrawal may not beconsidered in cases where students have not completed prerequisite and co-requisite subjects.All capstone project subjects run in Autumn and Spring sessions only, not Summer or Winter.If you are not officially enrolled, you cannot be awarded a mark/grade for the subject.It is your responsibility to ensure you are enrolled in the correct subject number. The numbers aredescribed in the table below.CAPSTONE PROJECT SUBJECT NUMBERSSubject number and nameDescription41030 Engineering CapstoneYou enrol in 41030 a 6cp subject, if you commenced your degree in2015 or later and have successfully completed the prerequisite subject41029 Engineering Research Preparation.48006 Capstone ProjectYou enrol in 48006 if you are doing a 6cp project over one session.48012 Capstone ProjectYou enrol in 48012 if you are doing a 12cp project over one session.It is only possible to enrol in this subject via an eRequest which mustinclude a supporting statement from your supervisor. In general,supervisors do not support this mode as it does not provide sufficienttime to satisfactorily complete a 12cp project.48016 Capstone Project Part Aand48026 Capstone Project Part BYou enrol in 48016 (Part A) in the first session and 48026 (Part B) inthe following session for a 12cp project completed over two sessions.Both subjects are weighted 6cp.GraduationCapstone Project is undertaken in your final sessions of study prior to graduating. You are remindedthat you can check your requirements/eligibility for graduation via the Student Centre prior to your finalsession of study. This will provide time for your graduation status to be confirmed, and for anyadministrative issues to be addressed to reduce the risk of delaying your graduation.You enrol in CapstoneProject in the sameway you enrol in anyother subject.Special Considerationand/or Late Withdrawalmay not be consideredin cases where studentshave not completedprerequisite and corequisite subjectsAs for all other subjects,if you are not officiallyenrolled, you cannotreceive a mark for thissubjectKeep referring to theUTSOnline Capstonepage, it has the most upto-date information, andit is the most efficientway we cancommunicate with you If you’re not sure about adue date or requirement,ask someone to show itto you in writing. reduce the risk ofdelaying your graduation5

1.1.2Individual Capstone Project numberYou will receive an email from feitcapstone@uts.edu.au with your Capstone Project Number,in the form, S17-NNN, after you have submitted Appendix A (Capstone Registration onlineForm) and it has been approved by your Capstone Supervisor. You should emailFEITCapstone@uts.edu.au if you have submitted your online Registration form and have notreceived the capstone project number email, a week after close of online registrations.You are advised to quote this number on all correspondence, it is required on your final boundreport. Correspondence that does not include your Project Number may not receive a response,or at best will be delayed.Example subject[S17-888] Site visit on 31-4-17line for emails[S17-888] Rescheduled meeting Week 3[S17-888] Draft literature reviewThe same format is required for all Capstone Project administration-related email inquiries whichshould be directed to FEITCapstone@uts.edu.au .The Capstone Project Number links you, your project and your supervisor. It is a requirement ofthe subject. If you cease one project and commence another, you will be required to apply for anew number.1.2Documentation controlAfter reading the section “What is capstone project all about?” you should have a clear ideaabout the educational objectives and attributes you will need to demonstrate. Documentationcontrol is considered normal practice for any professional engineer.You are required to maintain a copy (paper and/or soft copy) of everything related to this subjectuntil the end of Week 4 of the session after you complete this subject. You may be required toproduce this material at any time during this period to verify your work.This subject requirement will assist you, your supervisor, and the subject coordinator to managea wide range of scenarios that routinely arise. For example, your supervisor may becomeunavailable for the final few weeks of session at short notice. A new supervisor will be allocated,and will require information such as an up-to-date project plan and deliverables detailed in yourproposal or progress report. The subject coordinator would be unlikely to support a claim by youthat you were disadvantaged if you were unable to produce this documentation.Keeping a logbook or journalAs identified above, documentation control is considered normal practice for any professionalengineer. During the course of your work, a project logbook (journal) would normally be usedto serve as a record of the way in which the project progressed during the course of the session.Salient points discussed at meetings with the supervisor (i.e., suggestions for further meetings,changes to experimental procedures) should be recorded by the student in order to provide abasis for subsequent work. This logbook is not a substitute for the written report; its purpose isto accurately document work as it is carried out.For these reasons it is recommended that you maintain in your project logbook; your planning;your “designs”; their decisions and the basis for them; records of relevant meetings, telephoneconversations etc. e.g. records of agreements, actions, changes to intentions, scope, plans anddesigns (and the reasons for them). It is a record of the progress of the project as it occurred,together with a personal journal outlining any significant learning which has occurred for youduring the course of the project - illustrated by any critical incidents which stimulated thatlearning. The project logbook and journal are “working” documents and as such are not expectedto be necessarily “pretty”. Clarity (e.g. in organisation and structure) and legibility is all that isrequired. The logbook may be formally assessed; it is your record and should be shown to yoursupervisor prior to assessment.If required, the logbook serves a very useful purpose as evidence that the content of the submittedreport is in fact your work. correspondence thatdoes not include yourProject number may notreceive a responseUse this format to helpstaff and you manageemail correspondenceThe Capstone ProjectNumber links you and theproject. If you cease oneproject and commenceanother, you will berequired to apply for anew number.Documentation control isconsidered normalpractice for anyprofessional engineer.You are required tomaintain a copy (paperand/or soft copy) ofeverything related to thissubject until Week 4 ofthe session after youcomplete this subject.You may be required toproduce this material atany time during thisperiod to verify your work. its purpose is toaccurately documentwork as it is carried out.It is a record of theprogress of the project asit occurred 6

1.31.3.1Capstone Project awardsDean's Best Presentation AwardThe best Capstone Project presentation in each Engineering Field of Practice will be selected topresent at the Dean’s Prize Night. Program Heads are responsible for nominating one candidatefrom each Field of Practice.The Dean's Prize is a very prestigious competition that the Faculty introduced to encourage andreward excellence in Engineering Communication. This prize rewards the importance and needof engineers to be able to communicate their technical ideas, concepts and projects in a mannerthat can be easily understood by an audience that may not have their level of technical expertise,and at the same time not losing their content. See Appendix G.1 for the Evaluation Guidelinesfor the Dean’s Prize.Students are required to give a 12-minute presentation of their work on the Dean’s Prize Nightfollowed by a 3-minute questioning session. Dean’s Prize Night is a special event attended byindustry representatives, friends, parents, colleagues and UTS Engineering Staff. The Dean'sPrize is judged by a panel invited by the Dean. Although the winner is announced on the evening,awards are presented at the Annual Faculty Awards Night. All students presenting at the Dean’sNight will receive a certificate of participation.1.3.2 encourage and rewardexcellence in EngineeringCommunication.Alan Chappel Award for Engineering InnovationThe Alan Chappel Award for Engineering Innovation is a very prestigious competition and isawarded to the student whose Capstone Project embodies an innovation deemed by a selectionpanel, to have the greatest potential for commercial development. Industry representatives willjudge for the award from students presenting at the Dean’s Presentation Night. The award is anInnovation Certificate and a cheque. The winner is announced at the Dean’s night and presentedat the faculty awards night. See Appendix G.2 for the Evaluation Guidelines for the Alan ChappelPrize.1.3.3The best CapstoneProject presentation ineach Engineering Field ofPractice will be selectedto present at the Dean’sPrize Night. embodies aninnovation deemed by the selection panel to havethe greatest potential forcommercial development.Best Poster AwardThis awarded to the D/HD student who presents the best Capstone Project poster displayed atthe Capstone Project Presentation Day. This competition is open to all D/HD capstone students.A Certificate and cheque is awarded. Refer to Appendix F for further details. It is announced atthe Dean’s night. See Appendix G3 for the Evaluation Guidelines for the Best Poster Award. presents the bestCapstone Project posterdisplayed at theCapstone ProjectPresentation Day.2 The phases of Capstone ProjectIn this section the process of doing a project is broken down into a number of distinct phases.The activities that you need to be doing in each phase are outlined below.2.1The Exploration Phase (in the 12 months leading up tocommencing your project)The essential aim of the exploration phase is to search for a suitable topic for your project. Youhave the option of proposing a topic which should be approved by your supervisor. Being ableto pose questions worthy of investigation is an important skill that all engineers should cultivate,as out of such questions come innovations, new product ideas, and solutions to long-standingproblems. Topics may be suggested in many ways. In your everyday activities you interact withcountless systems that have been designed by engineers - try to identify weaknesses in thesesystems and come up with ideas for improvements. Many innovations come about whenindividuals make the connection between a new technology developed for a particular purpose,that has an application in quite a different area. For example the GPS satellite navigation systemwas developed to provide missiles with location information. You might pose the question“could GPS and radio communications replace conventional railway signalling as a means ofseparating trains”?You have the option ofproposing a topic whichshould be approved byyour supervisor.Being able to posequestions worthy ofinvestigation is animportant skill that allengineers shouldcultivate, as out of suchquestions comeinnovations, new productideas, and solutions tolong standing problems.7

Another important source of topics will be your Engineering Experience placements. Mostemployers recognize the significant value to them of a student undertaking a project that isrelated to their business. Therefore the topic may be suggested by your employer, or it might besomething that you notice as needing to be done, that you in turn suggest to your employer. Itmight, however, simply be an idea that occurs to you in the context of your work. Your academicsubjects may also have projects or assessment tasks in them that lend themselves to beingextended into a project. Talking to academic staff or other engineers you meet at work orelsewhere about their interests may also trigger ideas.The trick is to find a topic that is challenging yet doable. Many possible topics will no doubtoccur to you. You should explore each - some you may dismiss as being impractical, or requiringequipment or knowledge that it is simply not viable for you to access in the time you haveavailable. With others you may find a goldmine of useful sources and a “sponsor” eitheremployer or academic who is interested in the outcome.During the session before your intended enrolment in capstone project you should be fairly clearabout your intended topic area. Having done so, you are ready to begin the Preparation Phase.2.2Preparation PhaseIn the months leading up to commencing your project, the better you are prepared the easier youwill find it to meet the deadlines and successfully complete the Capstone Project when youfinally enrol in it. You may also want to do certain subjects as electives or even undertake shortcourse

Student Guide to Capstone Project for students commencing Capstone Project in Spring Session 2017 Version 35.1 9 August 2017 Email: FEITCapstone@uts.edu.au Capstone webpage: uts.edu.au/capstone-project UTSOnlin

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