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Courses Handbook 2015

This handbook contains information on courses and components (majors, minors, streams and units) at Curtin in 2015.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2014.

PEEN6001 (v.1) Petroleum Engineering Thesis

Area: Department of Petroleum Engineering
Credits: 100.0
Contact Hours: 20.0
TUITION PATTERNS: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Individual Study: 1 x 40 Hours Weekly
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Syllabus: This unit is comprised of a research based project that aims to ensure that the student has mastered the subject matter of the course and is able to apply the knowledge gained to a real life situation. Students have to conduct research based activities on an approved topic under an academic supervisor assigned/approved by the project coordinator. The major topic will cover some aspects of oil and gas production and operation through comprehensive literature survey, computer and/or laboratory studies. For industry sponsored projects (if available), students will have at least one academic supervisor and possibly one an industry supervisor from the sponsor company. Each student is required to present a seminar as part of the requirements and submit a written thesis report.
Field of Education: 030303 Mining Engineering
Result Type: Grade/Mark


Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2015 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External


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