Research Project Topic: Stormwater Treatment Systems: A Comparison Between Current and Newly Emerging Treatment Technologies What to
Question:
Research Project Topic: Stormwater Treatment Systems: A Comparison Between Current and Newly Emerging Treatment Technologies
What to include:
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Brief synthesis of relevant literature
This should not be a lengthy literature review but rather a brief synopsis of the relevant information and documents that you used (e.g. introduce design documents that you compared à if applicable).
- Engineering/technical details:
- Location and basic layout of a project (i.e. maps, photos, diagrams) à if applicable
- Data, numbers describing the facts about the project OR technical details describing the topic that you are researching
- Analysis/Discussion:
- Your critical thoughts about the project OR engineering question/issue
- Short- and long-term benefits and potential negative impacts of the project/engineering issue
- Is the project innovative, sustainable etc. and in what way? à if applicable
- What have you learnt from this research?
- Anything else that you’d like to share
Deliverable Specific Guidelines
Final Report:
Page limit – Submit a 5-10 page report (this page limit is for the main text of your report, max 1.5 spaced, normal margins, 11-pt Calibri or 12-pt Times New Roman). This page limit does not include figures, tables, photos, the reference list, and the cover page etc.
Literature – All documents that you use need to be cited appropriately. Make sure to cite any statement that is based on someone else’s work appropriately. Never copy-paste whole sentences from someone else’s work; i.e. always re-write the information that you read about in your own words. You will need to provide a reference list and keep copies of the original documents that you used in case I ask you to submit those.
Report organization – Prepare a well-organized report. Include a title page, table of contents, list of figures and tables (if applicable), reference list, and any other supplementary pages that is appropriate for your topic.