Postgraduate Home

Welcome

Welcome to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Postgraduate Homepage.
The Department has produced Guidelines for both Higher Degree by Research (HDR) and Maters by Coursework students.
These have been designed to provide general information about the administrative processes within the Department and can be downloaded from the links below.

HDR Guidelines 2012

If Higher Degree by Research students require information not contained within the above Guidelines
please contact the Postgraduate Administrative Assistant Robyn Cornwell at the address below

Masters by Coursework Guidelines 2012

If Masters by Coursework students need information not contained within the above Guidelines or on the website please contact either Michelle Cutinha or Robyn Cornwell.
Michelle Cutinha is the Undergraduate Administrative Officer and can help you with any enrolment/course/exam/graduation/timetabling enquiries you may have.
Robyn Cornwell is the Postgraduate Administrative Assistant and can assist you with any enquiries you may have regards projects.

Robyn Cornwell

Phone: 9266-7885
Office: 314.312
Email: r.cornwell@curtin.edu.au
Hours: Mon, Tues, Wed 9am-3pm

Michelle Cutinha

Phone: 9266-7428
Office: 314.312
Email:m.cutinha@curtin.edu.au
Hours: Mon to Fri 9am-4pm

Project Registration

Selecting Project

Projects 2007 - 2011

Before beginning your project you must complete and submit a Patent Form and a Project Registration Form (695, 601, 603).
You must do this at the beginning of your first semester of study and again at the beginning of your second semester of study.
These are to be completed in consultation with your Supervisor and submitted electronically to the Postgraduate Administrative Assistant at the email address above.
If you are unable to submit these forms in Teaching Week 1 please email the Postgraduate Administrative Assistant.
If there are changes to your project title and/or supervisor during your first semester of study
you must complete a new registration form (696, 602, 604) before beginning your second semester of study.

• PatentForm
• Electrical Engineering Project 695 Registration Form
• Electrical Engineering Project 696 Registration Form
• Electrical Utility Engineering Project 603 Registration Form
• Electrical Utility Engineering Project 604 Registration Form
• Research Design Project 601 Registration Form
• Research Design Project 602 Registration Form

Project Guidelines

The Guide to Projects below was written primarily for Undergraduate students but is a useful resource for Masters by Coursework students. It contains information on what to do each semester and how to write your thesis. However Masters by Coursework students are assessed differently to Undergraduate students and Masters by Coursework students should read the Guide to Projects in conjunction with the Guidelines.

Guide to Projects

The following is an explanation of the forms that you will need in submitting your thesis.

Assignment Cover Sheet

This sheet must be filled out and submitted to the Assignments Office with your thesis. It is available at:
https://esc.curtin.edu.au/Applications/assignments/

Title Page

This sheet has the Department's logo on it. It is to be used as the first page of your thesis.
It must have your thesis title, your name and the degree in which you are enrolled in that order.
Electrical.docx
Sample

Documentation Sheet

This form summarises the key information about your project. It must be placed as the second page of your thesis.
Project.docx

Submission Letter

This is a formal letter to the Head of Department. It must be placed as the third page of your thesis. It must be signed by you.

Copyright Form

This form must be signed by you and placed as the last page of your thesis.
This allows us to place your thesis on our servers so others can look at your thesis. A loose copy of this is to be handed in with your thesis.
Copyright Form.docx

Draft These Submission

You are required to submit a draft copy of your thesis to your Supervisor in Week 12/Teaching Week 11 (Please see the current academic calendar).

Project Presentations

It is a requirement of the project unit that you give an oral presentation of your project in Week 14 of the semester/Study Week.
A timetable for the presentations is prepared by the Post Graduate Administrative Assistant and posted on the Student Page at:
http://ece.curtin.edu.au/student/

Thesis Binding

Above right is a list of companies with their location and phone number that provides binding facilities for these.
Please note that the colour for a Masters of Engineering Science Thesis is black. The format the binders should use is defined here.
If you are unsure of what is needed on your thesis cover please consult your Supervisor.
You must complete an Authorisation Form located at: Download and submit to your chosen binder with your thesis or they will not accept your order. This form should be signed by your Supervisor or senior member of the teaching staff. Note that it may take up to three weeks to have your thesis bound.
Please ensure that you submit your thesis to the binders early to allow for this.

Final These Submission

You are required to submit the following to the Assignments Office by the end of Week 13 of the semester/Teaching Week 12 :

• 1 assignment cover sheet
• 2 spiral bound copies of your thesis
• 2 CD's supplied in a cover and labelled with your name and thesis title (hand in separately, do not glue in the back of your thesis)
• 1 logbook

You are required to submit the following to the Assignments Office by the end of Week 16/Exam Week 2:

• 1 assignment cover sheet
• 1 hard bound copy of your thesis
• 1 loose copy of your signed copyright form

You must submit your thesis with the cover sheet attached on the due date to the Assignments Office in Building 204, Level 2.

If you do not submit all of these items together on the due date your thesis will not be accepted.