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4000 level projects

4000 level projects

Overview

4000 level Industry and Community Project Units (ICPUs) are available for students enrolled in a Bachelor of Advanced Studies. These are 12 credit point projects that students will need to access through two co-requisite 6 credit point faculty-based shell units (Projects A and B).

The projects will run across two consecutive teaching sessions - the February intensive period (Project A) followed by semester 1 (Project B), or the July intensive period (Project A) followed by semester 2 (Project B) students must commit to and be able to attend the two consecutive teaching session.

These projects will be designed around broad themes and students will interact with multiple industry and community partners who will set the project scope, as well as provide students with advice and resources. Within the context of the project, students will develop a range of personal and professional skills and strategies for effective collaboration and complex problem solving.

How it works

2024 projects will be delivered face-to-face on campus. If you have any questions please email pvceducation.enquiries@sydney.edu.au.

Project teams, comprised of around five 4000 level students from multiple disciplines, will develop and submit a full research proposal at the end of Project A identifying the problem or opportunity they wish to explore, aims, objectives, approach and expected outcomes.

The teams will then complete their research projects in Project B and the outcome will be presented in a final report to a panel of external partners.

These outputs will be assessed and contribute to a total group-based mark of 60%. The remaining 40% of the mark will be based on individual performance, participation in project teams and communities of practice and two individual statements. This collaborative framework is designed to allow students to graduate from the University with a personal and professional network.

The intensive portion of these projects will run for four weeks over the intensive period with classes scheduled Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 9:30am - 1 pm with optional consultation sessions from 2pm - 4pm on each of the days as required. The semester portion of these projects will run for 3 hours a week as timetabled. Students will be expected to complete additional work outside of scheduled class times.

	Project registration opens	Project registration closes	Project dates	Attendance	Delivery mode
Project part A: February intensive	4 December 2023	14 January 2024	22 January - 18 February 2024	Monday – Wednesday 9:30 am – 1 pm	Face-to-face
Project part B: Semester one	8 January 2024	18 February 2024	19 February – 26 May 2024	3 hours of class a week	Face-to-face
Project part A: July intensive	6 May 2024	16 June 2024	24 June – 21 July 2024	Monday - Wednesday 9.30 am – 1 pm	Face-to-face
Project part B: Semester Two	19 June 2024	30 July 2024	29 July – 3 November 2024	3 hours of class a week	Face-to-face

2024 project and timetables

February Intensives and Semester 1

There will only be one class per project. Please consider the project timetable before registering for a project in Sydney Student and make sure that you are available for the allocated class times.

Projects will be delivered face-to-face on campus.

It will take 7-9 days for your personal timetable to reflect your project registration.

February intensives timetable

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Week 1	9:30 am - 1 pm	9:30 am - 1 pm	9:30 am - 1 pm
Week 2	9:30 am - 1 pm	9:30 am - 1 pm	9:30 am - 1 pm
Week 3	9:30 am - 1 pm	9:30 am - 1 pm	9:30 am - 1 pm
Week 4	9:30 am - 1 pm	9:30 am - 1 pm	9:30 am - 1 pm

Students are expected to contribute a total of 120 – 150 hours of effort towards the intensive unit which includes 42 hours of scheduled classes plus an additional 78 – 108 hours (19.5 – 27 hours/week) outside of class times. This may include group meetings scheduled outside class hours and independent research.

Semester 1 timetable

Industry partner	Industry project	Timetable	Delivery mode
Grains Research and Development Corporation	Empowering Australian Grain Growers through Innovation and Technology	Thursday 9 am – 12 pm	Face-to-face
Ventia	Innovation that Transforms Safety in the Face of Climate Change	Wednesday 9 am – 12 pm	Face-to-face

Grains Research and Development Corporation – Empowering Australian Grain Growers through Innovation and Technology

Please note that for this project our industry partners are not based in Sydney, so partners will engage with students virtually.

Australian grain growers are innovative, resourceful and resilient. These qualities, combined with world class, cutting-edge research, development and engineering equates to results, such as a national $31.1 billion in grain production (gross value). Objective of Grain Research and Development Corporation is to drive the discovery, development and delivery of world-class innovation to enhance the productivity, profitability and sustainability of Australian grain growers.

Australian grain growers face challenges to do more with less, as input costs increase, and demographics in regional Australia change. Technological advancement has revolutionised planning, operations and decision making for a wide range of industries. GRDC is facing some exciting challenges and is inviting interdisciplinary student groups to explore how can we utilise technology to improve decision making and increase precision to put only what inputs are needed, where they are needed, as well as accelerate the adoption and deployment of automation and robotics to reduce labour and/or efficiency of repetitive tasks? What can be done to help growers to better understand and manage workforce challenges, improve farm safety and support growers to manage complex businesses.

Ventia – Innovation that Transforms Safety in the Face of Climate Change

Ventia project details will be updated in December 2023.

July Intensives and Semester 2

Timetable and projects to be released May 2024.

How to enrol

Select a shell unit in Sydney Student

This project is accessed through two co-requisite 6 credit point faculty-based shell units. You will need to select the two shell units for the project through Sydney Student. If you've already enrolled you can do this by changing your units of study (go to ‘My studies’, ‘Units of study’, then ‘Change your units of study’)

Shell units for BUSI, SCIE, FASS and ADP are available in Table A and/or Table S. Units as follows:

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences - FASS4901, FASS4902
Faculty of Medicine and Health - FMHU4000, FMHU4001
Faculty of Science - SCPU4001, SCPU4002
Sydney Business School - BUSS4905, BUSS4906
Sydney School of Architecture - ARCH4108, ARCH4109

Register for a project

Once you've successfully enrolled in both shell units, you will receive an email with instructions on how to register for a project in Sydney Student.

Before registering for a semester-long project, check the timetable and make sure you're available for the allocated class times. It will take 7 - 9 days for your personal timetable to reflect your project registration.

You will finalise your enrolment in the unit and select your project in Sydney Student (go to 'My studies', 'Enrolment', then 'Project registration'. Places in each project are limited so we encourage you to register early to avoid missing out. You will only see projects that are available for your enrolled shell unit and still have places available. If you cannot see a project when you register, you will need to select a different project. Project availability is subject to change.

Once you enrolled into the two shell units, you will need to upload a signed and witnessed Deed Poll to Canvas. This is a compulsory requirement of your enrolment in this unit. Make sure you consider the acknowledgments in the deed carefully before submission. You will be granted access to Canvas the week before teaching starts for your enrolled session and you will need to submit your Deed Poll before the first day of class for Part A of your chosen project.

If you have any questions, please email pvceducation.enquiries@sydney.edu.au.

Last updated: 23 November 2023

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