its the project report which i have to submit and it should be great because it is of 85 points so i want to know could you guys make it perfect
MSP Project Briefs and Project Work The way students work in the MSP is different from the traditional way many might be used to from their undergraduate study. The traditional way has been for students to, say, attend a two hour lecture once a week and then at the close of the semester, students study the lecture material for an examination to test students knowledge of that content. For most courses, the course may have been running to the same formula for years , and some of them run twice in a year. So, there is often a set formula for the courses. With the MSP we run a new topic each semester and some may never have been covered before in that way or even at all. Frequently with industry experts who come with their own approach and material and sessions which involve them recounting and interacting with students from their own experiences. In the MSP we cover some excellent content from experts in their field during the class session times. And also we use these session times for students to engage with these professionals from industry, network and discuss their work that they are planning over the semester. There is no exam. We use the assessment for encouraging students to work on their own topic which is of interest and value to them. The topic could match what they’re doing at work eg a problem that needs to be addressed or it could be on a topic or industry sector where they'd like to be engaged in their future career. Alternatively the topic could just be of particular personal interest not related to current work or future career plans. In the past and at present students choose to study from a broad range from right across the sustainability spectrum. Examples derive from the highly technical to personal value systems and behavioural change and from the micro level to broad strategies. It depends on what the student would like to do to suit their area of interest and where they see their future careers heading. For example here is a list of some current and previous projects below: - Sustainable Transport Systems and Applications to Melbourne - Developing a Sustainable Business Strategy for a Shopping Centre - Green Buildings Design and Applications - Developing a Change Management Strategy Towards Sustainability in Victorian Agriculture - Cleaner Production of Chemical Wastes in the Textile Industry - A Sustainable Development Plan for a School - Passive Design for Sustainable Architecture - Business Plan for a Sustainable Event Company - Sustainable Food Production - Survey of Australias's Top 30 Listed Companies Researching Sustaniability Practices The assessment involves an initial, say, half page brief which outlines what the student wishes to achieve over the semester. This brief is required at the commencement of the semester and then a report is developed building on that brief over the semester and submitted at the end of semester. Two examples of Project Briefs are set out below. These are both technical topics although students might be interested in very different topics such as behaviour change, multi-media, community development etc. The concept for the brief is the same whatever the topic. Example 1 Project Title: Sustainable Building Design and Structural Carbon Reduction Background: Moving into the 21st century, energy usage and total carbon emissions in industrial and residential structures has progressed into a major issue for all parties involved. Populations are fighting hard to invent new and improved ways to live their lives daily whilst reducing their total environmental impact for governmental and personal restrictions. My investigation topic will study the various strategies and techniques available for parties who wish to significantly lower building greenhouse gas and carbon emissions in newly constructed and even in existing structures and also investigate various energy conservational techniques for a cleaner existence. By investigating various case studies involving carbon low and even carbon neutral buildings such as the infamous Grocon’s ‘Pixel’ building in central Melbourne along with the newly constructed Melbourne Town Hall Building, I will be able to provide professional recommendations on the best techniques for reducing total carbon footprints in buildings from simple residential housing all the way up to high rise structures. Objectives: · To investigate modern and existing building construction components and state which are able to be implemented to reduce total carbon emissions and energy usage globally. · To determine if producing a carbon neutral building is possible and what components are required to do so. · To investigate the various tests and regulations conventional buildings must abide by and suggest strategies in which structures can adopt to surpass these regulations more fluently · I will research and study various carbon efficient products and services such as wind turbines, solar panels and geothermic energy production and allow buildings to incorporate them into their every day processes · To provide why we as a society actually need sustainable design in this day and age and provide reasoning behind my calculations and statements Example 2 Dyson Airblade Trial Implementation. RMIT has purchased a number of high efficiency Dyson hand dryers, and would like to install them and compare the energy consumption with the standard type units. The scope of works involves: 1. Consultation with the Cleaning Coordinator and other stakeholders to identify high-traffic and low noise-sensitivity washrooms. 2. Development of a method to monitor energy consumption of hand dryer units prior and post installation of the Airblade units. 3. Supervision the administrative and technical aspects of installation of the Airblade units and associated monitoring equipment. 4. Liaison with Student Communications to organise online surveys via RMIT website/Facebook accounts. 5. Compilation of a report documenting the findings in energy reduction, financial payback and user feedback. This would be spread over 10-15 weeks, part-time. It may include other initiatives if time permits. The 1st example project brief is a very broad approach to a very broad topic. It would be based on internet search, literature review, case histories, international and local best practice etc. Things that worked - things that don't work or are not feasible. The concept would be for the student to gain a general overview of the topic area with detailed emphasis on selected sub-topics(to be determined during the work) The 2nd example is a very specific experimental trial. It is already focussed on prescribed objectives and outcomes. The concept here is that the student is breaking new ground with considerable trial and error involved. Students often ask how long should the report be and I guardedly suggest about 20 pages. Guardedly because of the diverse backgrounds of the students and the varied nature of their preferred area of interest and consequently there is a desire with the MSP to be less prescriptive. Although students can follow their own inclinations e.g. some MSP students’ reports have exceeded 50 pages. Now, using the two briefs attached as examples, I would expect no 1 to be greater than 20 pages. As, you would be aware, there is so much material out there available on the topic of sustainable buildings and readily accessible and the report would essentially be a summary of some of that material. Whereas for the example in brief no 2, the approach is totally different. There may be hardly anything at all published on the specific topic. The student would be expending most time on experimental design, measurement and analysis. So the write-up might be just half a dozen pages of text (or even less) with an extensive appendix of tables, figures and charts which mirror the time resource expended in planning the data collection, collecting the data and the analysis. So, in general, we say about 20 pages which, depending on the individual topic, is a reasonable effort. It could contain some charts, photos, tables, figures etc. but the report should not be filled up with, say, mainly photos and figures with a minimal amount of discussion. Photos are important, critical in some instances. However, if there are many photos, figs etc., then they need to go in an appendix with some of them and a summary of data in the main text with reference to the appendix. About assessing the finished product. For example No 1 above, it would be fairly difficult, (nearly impossible) to go wrong. It’s just a matter of the student applying to the task and making a summary. In contrast, example No 2 involves planning and capturing data and summarising. Now, it's possible that due to unforeseen circumstances, the whole project could go awfully 'wrong' but if the student documents the process and reflects on what went wrong and demonstrates how to improve the process for next time or in the future, then, that would be fine. In general, I find that students achieve the best outcome when they take advantage of staff and arrange progressive meetings/discussions/emails to get feedback /directions along the way. In some ways, this approach reflects the supervised research process.