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Research is the agent for generating new knowledge about our world, creating the basis for new innovations, and transforming professional practice. Today, research in the School of Chemical Engineering is transforming how we feed the world, treat disease, produce resources, develop new products and power our economy. In Research Thesis A you will engage with this research and/or industrial research and development.

This is the first course of the three course Research Thesis sequence. In these inquiry-based learning courses, you will integrate your discipline knowledge and skills learned through academic study and professional experience. In Research Thesis A, you will define the problem to be solved, critically review the relevant literature and industry practice, develop a plan to address your problem, and complete any training or preliminary work required. You will be assisted in this process by a supervisor who should be secured before commencing the course.

Throughout Research Thesis you will apply your advanced cognitive and technical skills to innovatively solve problems and/or generate knowledge in chemical engineering, food science and related disciplines. The project you undertake will address a complex, open-ended problem that allows room for the creative, critical and reflective acquisition, analysis and interpretation of results. At the outset, there will be multiple possible solutions to or interpretations of, and the problem will be sufficiently complex that you will need to carefully design and manage the project to reach a successful conclusion.