This research program provides for advanced-level research in electrical, electronic, computer, communication, civil, chemical, and mechanical or mechatronic engineering. Course Learning Outcomes Apply and defend innovative practice to generate and evaluate abstract ideas which contribute to problem solving or the advancement of professional knowledge and/or practice. Communicate engineering discipline knowledge and research results, in writing and orally using plain English and making a sustained argument to specialist and non-specialist audiences. Critically consider and apply emergent practice principles, including sustainability and global perspectives, relevant to engineering. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of research principles and methods through the review and analysis of existing research relevant to work and learning in the engineering discipline. Demonstrate and reflect on cross-cultural awareness, including indigenous cultural competence as it applies to research design, research methods and/or professional practice in engineering. Demonstrate specialist knowledge and understanding of theory, practice and recent developments in engineering. Demonstrate the ability to collaborate and work in team settings, relevant to research or work-integrated projects to produce measurable outcomes. Design, plan, apply and evaluate a substantial piece of research, with accountability, which contributes to theory and/or practice in engineering. Independently integrate theoretical and technical knowledge to contribute to the development of theory, understanding and practice in engineering. Investigate analyze and synthesize complex concepts and problems in engineering through the application of advanced technology, physical and numerical modelling and simulation. Reflect critically on theory and its application to engineering. Course structure Students are required to continue re-enrolling in the thesis component of their study until the thesis is submitted for examination.