Introduction

This report will demonstrate your ability to search for relevant literature, write about other work in the area, design a research project, and communicate details in written form appropriate to the audience.

All learning outcomes are addressed by this task.

The Task

By now (week 6) you should be in a group. To complete this task, you and your group will need to do the following:

1. Finalise your choice of
2. Search for relevant literature and related work and write a literature
3. Decide on a research method and design the project (e.g. explain which case study you have chosen or describe how the experiments or surveys will be run).
4. Identify ethical and professional considerations and management thereof (e.g. do you require ethics approval? How does it fit with the ACS Code of Ethics? How will you store data? ).
5. Develop a time plan for your Identify stakeholders and include communication/interaction steps in your plan (e.g. workshops, meetings, conferences).
6. Identify key constraints for your project: these could include costs, time, quality, risks While a complete costing is not required, attention should be paid to the cost of equipment, surveys, etc. A mitigation plan for significant risks should be included.
7. Write a structured report, including:
   1. Abstract
   2. Introduction
   3. Need/aim of the research
   4. Background and literature review
   5. Research plan (e.g. scope, question, hypotheses, methodology, )
   6. Research constraints
   7. Time plan and budget
   8. Conclusion and further work
   9. Acknowledgements and
8. The report should use language appropriate for the intended

Assessment

A detailed rubric will be made available by the end of week 9.

The group members will all receive the same mark for the proposal. Any perceived issues with group work will need to be resolved internally. If it cannot be resolved internally, please approach the teaching staff as soon as possible (i.e. not after marks are released).

Any sections deemed beyond the word count will not be marked. Appendices will also not be marked. The cover page, table of contents, acknowledgements and references are not included in the word count.

Formatting

The report should follow these guidelines:

• A cover page and table of contents is
• IEEE format cannot be
• The report should be presented using 12pt font with 15 or 1.5 line spacing. The cover page needs to include official student names (that is, the name used in blackboard, not nicknames or informal names) and numbers. Harvard (preferably Swinburne) referencing is required. A word count should be included at the end of the report (before references).
• Page numbers are Each page should have a footer with your group id and a page number.
• All figures and tables should have meaningful captions. These can be in a smaller font size but should be