The research project should be on an advanced topic of current or potential future relevance to field of aeronautical engineering. It should demonstrate the student's ability to perform independent research and self-directed learning on an unfamiliar problem, while utilising some of the major concepts and ideas encountered in earlier taught modules and project work. While original and publishable work is not a requirement, a major aim of the research project is to provide students with experience in producing work aimed at publication in a public forum (journal, conference, academic or industrial seminar, trade show etc). The research project will normally commence with a literature review. The main part of the research project may require the use of advanced computer analysis, theoretical calculations and/or experimental analysis. The final outputs will be journal/conference style paper (minimum 6000 words) and a substantive presentation to a specially convened symposium

1. Assimilate and integrate information from literature, or from experiments, on an unfamiliar problem (oral presentation and written paper) 2. Demonstrate the ability to develop creative solutions to problems of an advanced nature in aeronautical engineering (oral presentation and written paper) 3. Determine deficiencies in knowledge needed for realisation of an advanced project in the field of aeronautical engineering, and plan and execute self-directed continuing professional development needed to address such deficiencies (oral presentation and written paper) 4. Demonstrate understanding of the theoretical bases, limitations and range of applicability of the mathematical methods and engineering science underpinning certain aspects of aeronautical engineering (oral presentation and written paper) 5. Handle complexity and formulate judgements with incomplete or conflicting information (oral presentation and written paper) 6. Create mathematical models, where needed, with appropriate assumptions and level of detail to enable analysis of new and ill-defined problems, using numerical solution techniques as needed (oral presentation and written paper) 7. Design and conduct experiments, where relevant, to contribute to the development of scientific/technical knowledge for the problem addressed (oral presentation and written paper) 8. Incorporate codes of practice and industry standards, where available for the problems dealt with in the project (oral presentation and written paper) 9. Interact with experts and incorporate knowledge, as needed, from fields within and outside the discipline of aeronautical engineering (oral presentation and written paper)

10. Interact with technicians, technologists and engineers to understand how they together constitute an engineering team (oral presentation and written paper) 11. Identify and assess problem constraints related to environmental, sustainability, ethical, health and safety issues (oral presentation and written paper) 12. Identify the contributions of research in the field of aeronautical engineering to the well being of society at large (oral presentation and written paper).

13. Select and apply appropriate communication tools to facilitate a deeper understanding of the problem addressed and create maximum impact on a given audience (oral presentation) 14. Summarise key information related to advantages and disadvantages of developed techniques or approaches in terms which will be understandable to a lay audience (oral presentation). 15. Write a technical paper in a format suitable for publication, with an abstract that provides a clear executive summary of the work performed (written paper).