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Overview

This course provides students with the opportunity to undertake a design project related to Humanitarian Engineering. The course will be problem based, with context aligned with clearly identified needs for a marginalised community, either locally or internationally. The course is intended to be predominantly team-based with groups working on humanitarian … For more content click the Read More button below. background review of needs, contextdevelopment of potential solutions, including review of existing data, research and technologies as appropriateevaluation of solutionseconomicsocialenvironmentaltechnicalpossible prototyping and/or lab investigations and/or field workimplementation strategy including involvement of the local community and consideration of long term sustainability. Students will be encouraged to undertake community consultation e.g. via interviews or surveys or similar research to assist in the evaluation of solutions. The course is structured as independent project work with regularly scheduled meetings with an assigned academic advisor and/or industry mentor.  

Conditions for Enrolment

Pre-requisite: ENGG3001

Delivery

Independent research - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)

Course Outline

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Fees

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