QUT Faculty of Engineering 2022 Capstone Project Overview and Scope

This document outlines the Faculty of Engineering 2022 Capstone Project at QUT, a crucial component of the engineering degree. The project, undertaken in the final year, integrates students' learning and enhances professional skills through industry-based projects. Projects can span one or two semesters, with academic supervisors guiding students and industry partners contributing to project scope and assessment. The document details the roles of both the QUT academic supervisor and the industry partner, emphasizing collaboration in defining project briefs and deliverables. It covers project scope, including workload expectations, and provides guidelines on project types (academic, industry, or industry-informed), deliverables (reports, presentations, etc.), required knowledge and skills, and time commitments. The document also addresses information privacy and provides a comprehensive overview of the project requirements for students and industry partners.

Faculty of Engineering 2022 CAPSTONE PROJECT
OVERVIEW
As part of an Engineering degree at QUT, students are required to undertake capstone project units in their final
year of study. This project aims to draw together the student's learning from their entire degree program and
allows them to extend their professional skills by delivering a project from concept to completion.
Students work individually or in single disciplinary teams to undertake industry-based projects.
Projects run between February and June for Semester 1 and July and November for Semester 2. Some projects can
run for a year across both Semesters (February to November or July to June).
All projects will have a QUT academic supervisor who will work with the industry partner to develop the project
scope, including the learning expectations and assessment criteria. The QUT academic supervisor is responsible for
the selection and/or approval of students for participation in each project. The QUT academic supervisor will
support, guide and advise students throughout the term of the Project and manage the assessment requirements.
ROLE OF INDUSTRY PARTNER
 Work with the QUT academic supervisor to establish a project brief.
 Be involved in project scope and assessment requirements.
 Provide relevant policies, documents, information and literature to underpin the project to assist students
 To develop a greater understanding of your Organisation and the issue being explored.
 Provide feedback to QUT and students on their project progress, processes and outcomes.
 Potentially provide guest lectures and/or tutorial support to students at QUT in relation to the project, as
required.
 Attend the student presentations at the end of semester, as required.
 Arrange site visits for students as necessary or beneficial for the project.
SCOPE OF PROPOSED PROJECTS
Projects should be scoped to a workload level that is achievable by a single/small group of student/s.
INFORMATION PRIVACY
Please note, the data captured in this form will be shared with QUT Academic and Faculty of Engineering WIL
team. Should you have confidentiality concerns regarding the information you are inputting.
Faculty of Engineering 2022 CAPSTONE PROJECT

Organisation Name Please include Company Name, ABN, Business Phone Number, Email, Business address and website.
Title of the Proposed
Project
The Organisation A brief introduction to share the organisation’s culture and personality - explain how the project fits with your
vision and operation. Understanding the significance of the work and giving it a point of reference will resonate
more with the student team.
Discipline Area of the
Project
Example: Engineering discipline area-Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace
Number of students (Individual or group) per project
Project Description A brief description of the project that the student/s will be undertaking. Outline what this project is about and
how the project is expected to be conducted.Please explain (1) what it is and (2) why it is important.
Project type Project Type:
Academic (QUT-based project that does not require a WIL agreement)
OR
Industry (Industry-based project that requires a WIL agreement)
OR
Industry informed (QUT-based project with industry input that does not require a WIL agreement)
OR
Other (please specify arrangement)
Give a description of the
big picture goal of the
project
For example: Projects should be pitched at a workload level that is achievable by a single graduate engineer
working approximately 12 hours per week.
Provide a specific
description of what you
want each student to do
Project Deliverables For example, Report, Presentation, Technical Specification
Project Term Projects run between February and June for Semester 1, and July to November for Semester 2. Please specify
Project start date and end date
Required knowledge
and skills
A brief description of subject matter knowledge and skills required by the student/s undertaking this project.
Time Commitment Please comment on specific time requirements for the position, for example one day per week full time and how
you plan to engage during the project-students work onsite in your offices or work remotely and catch up
weekly/fortnightly with your project supervisor.
Do you have
needs/expectations for
the student/s to work
away from QUT, give a
brief description
Example: field test/work, site visits, meetings etc.

What
equipment/software do
you need from QUT?
Paid/Unpaid
Industry supervisor Please provide name, position title, mobile, email
Notes