1502ENG Engineering Materials

1      RESEARCH  ON PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS (10 MARKS)

• TASK  DESCRIPTION

The goal is to write an individual 3000-word literature review on properties and applications of an engineering material (or a group of materials) on one topic chosen from a set list.

The report should cover the specific aspects and applications of the materials as appropriate to the se- lected topic. This should include at least three of the following items:

The topic of your literature review must be selected from the following list:

• EXPECTED  ELEMENTS

The result of the research will be presented in the form of a brief literature review—a maximum of 3000 words. Similar to any academic writing, it is advised to follow the general framework which is advised in the Academic Writing - Special Issue.

As a framework, a summary of the sections of a literature review is provided in Table 1. The following criteria must be met in the provided work:

• STRUCTURE AND FORMAT

• All the mandatory elements of a literature review must be present (see Table 1).
• Accurate grammar and spelling are
• Proper font, size, and margins are
• All the tables/figures are provided with proper captions, legends, units

• LITERATURE REVIEW  (ABSTRACT, INTRODUCTION   & METHODOLOGY)

• A proper cover page including the project title, student name, student ID, course
• An abstract should be between 150 to 250 words should be
• The introduction should contain a clear statement of the topic and its
• The explanation of the methodology must be descriptive enough to be Namely, must contain the documentation of the search for references:
  • How the reference search has been carried This must be well documented so that it can be repeated, i.e., the keywords, search engines, and the date of search, must be stated.
  • The type of literature review must be indicated, e., either traditional/narrative or systematic literature review.

• LITERATURE  REVIEW   (BODY   & CONCLUSION)
• Cover at least three aspects of the selected topic each in a separate section. Optional subsections may be required to focus on specific parts of an
• Summarize the covered aspects in a single section and provide a reflection on the aspects altogether in the conclusion.

• REFERENCING

• A consistent and appropriate style is used in the report, e., the AGPS¹ Harvard style.
• At least ten non-web reliable academic resources must be referenced, g., peer-reviewed journal papers, conference papers or books.

• DUE DATE & PENALTY

You must submit the completed literature review by Friday 5 pm in Week 11. The standard penalty is applied for late submission as indicated in the course profile.

• SUBMISSION

To ensure that your literature review can be marked, each individual must submit the complete literature review—in a single pdf file—to Griffith College Portal: via the submission link for Project 3.

• MARKING

The third project will be marked based on the rubric provided in Table 2 for this individual work.

Note that the presented marking schemes are indicative only—every connotation is not represented and some academic judgement is made in the marking.

• RECOMMENDATION

Carefully analyse the rubrics, identify the criteria, and include them in your presentation. Obviously, failing to meet the criteria will result in losing marks. For instance, missing any mandatory part of the report such as the abstract will result in a poor evaluation for the literature review (abstract, introduction, and methodology) criterion based on Table 2, i.e., zero marks for 30% of the assignment.

Obviously, personal adjustments may be applied to the provided rubrics.