CIV ENG 700 / M.Eng. INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECT

6 unit(s)

Prerequisite(s): Must be enrolled in Civil Engineering (M.Eng.)

M.Eng. Independent Research Project is a faculty member supervised project, involving an experimental investigation, an analytical investigation, a design project, state-of-the art review or combination of these elements in a chosen topic matter in civil engineering. A faculty member (from the Department of Civil Engineering) must agree to supervise the project, and it is a student’s responsibility to obtain prior consent of a supervisor. The supervisor may request a project proposal. The student must submit a project report which demonstrates ability to carry out independent study and reach a satisfactory conclusion. The written report will be evaluated by the supervisor and an independent reader (another faculty member). Upon approval of the written report, the student must orally present the report to the department. A McMaster letter grade will be assigned by the supervisor and the reader based on the written report and the oral presentation.