Engineering
Thesis:
The Proposal
Mechanical and Mining
Engineering
Prof Lydia Kavanagh
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What’s in this workshop
An overview of the first submission:
 Introduction (10 min)
 Research questions/ outcomes (10 min)
 Methodology/ scope (10 min)
 Project management (10 min)
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Introduction (25%)
Consider this a story:
• what does your reader need to
know?
• how will you establish credibility –
for yourself and your research?
• what new knowledge (IP) will you
generate?
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Accessing Padlet
Go here: https://padletuq.padlet.org/
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Use ‘Log in with Microsoft’
Enter your UQ email address
It should send you to a UQ login
Login
• Next time, padlet will remember
you.
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Where’s your IP?
Post under the most fitting category.
https://padletuq.padlet.org/l_kavanagh/ENGGThesisIP
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Research questions and outcomes (25%, 20% ENGG7340)
Complete Part 2.
TIPS:
 Start with the problem statement
 Make it interesting (to you)
 Base it on preliminary research
 Consider the audience
 Make it clear
 Add focus (not too broad nor too narrow)
 Make it answerable
Examples:
https://examples.yourdictionary.com/examplesof-good-and-bad-research-questions.html
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Share a research question
https://padletuq.padlet.org/l_kavanagh/RQs
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Methodology and scope (25%)
Part 3:
What will be
required?
How will you do
this?
What are you
focussing on – what
will you not look at?
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Project management (25%, ENGG7340 20%)
ENGG7340: 10%
Risk Management
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Questions?
Talk to your supervisor.
Email:
studentenquiries@mechmining.uq.edu.au
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