www.engineering.auckland.ac.nz faculty of engineering

2007 

City Campus Postal Address: 

Faculty of Engineering 

The University of Auckland 

Private Bag 92019 

Auckland 

New Zealand 

www.engineering.auckland.ac.nz 

Postgraduate Handbook 


New Zealand 



New Zealand 

2007 

Email: soe-postgrad-admin 

@auckland.ac.nz 

Street Address: 

20 Symonds Street 

Auckland 

New Zealand 

faculty 

of engineering 

2007 POSTGRADUATE handbook

KEY DATES FOR THE 2007 ACADEMIC YEAR 

Friday 17th November 2006 

Deadline for Part 1 (2006) students to submit their 

choice of Specialisation Form 

Friday 8 December 2006 C closing date for Semester 1 Admission Applications 

Thursday 21 December 2006 

Deadline for Enrolment in Summer School Courses 



Summer School – 2007 

Thursday 4 January 

Monday 29 January 

Waitangi (NZ) Day 

Thursday 8 February 

Monday 12 February – Wednesday 14 February 

Wednesday 14 February 

lectures Begin 

auckland Ann. Day 

tuesday 6 February 

lectures End 

examinations 

Summer School Ends 

Semester 1 – 2007 

Monday 26 February 

Semester 1 Begins 

Friday 6 April – Saturday 21 April 

Mid Semester/Easter Break 

Wednesday 25 April 

anZAC Day 

1 May 2007 closing date for Semester 2 applications 

Submission date for ME and MOR Theses 1 May 2007 

Thursday 3 May – Friday 11 May 

graduation 

Monday 4 June 

Queen’s Birthday 

Saturday 2 June 

lectures End 

Study break/Exams 

Saturday 2 June – Monday 25 June 

Monday 25 June 

Semester 1 Ends 

Monday 25 June 

Submission date for MEngSt projects 

Tuesday 26 June – Saturday 14 July 

inter Semester Break 

POSTgraduate handbook 

2007 


Monday 16 July 

Semester 2 Begins 

Monday 27 August – Saturday 8 September 

Mid Semester Break 

Tuesday 25 September – Thursday 27 September 

graduation 

Monday 22 October 

labour Day 

Saturday 20 October 

lectures End 

Saturday 20 October – Monday 12 November 

Study break/Exams 

Monday 12 November 

Submission date MEngSt /MEMgt projects 

Monday 12 November 

Semester 2 Ends 

15 December 2007 Submission date for ME and MOR Theses 

Monday 3 March 2008 


Semester 1 Begins

USING THIS HANDBOOK 

contents 

All postgraduate students including PhD 

students are expected to read the Handbook 

and familiarize themselves with its contents. 

The Faculty of Engineering is a group of 

five departments, all offering postgraduate 

programmes in addition to the Bachelor of 

Engineering 

Section 1 of the Handbook includes 

information about academic requirements for 

postgraduate students. 

Section 2 contains general information 

about the University, the Faculty and its 

Departments. 

Course prescriptions for all postgraduate 

courses are included in Section 3. 

The staff of the Faculty of Engineering are 

listed in Section 4. The Dean is Head of the 

School and Chair of the Faculty. The Dean 

carries overall responsibility for academic and 

administrative matters. 

There are a number of Associate Deans 

with specific responsibilities; in particular the 

Associate Dean for postgraduate students is 

Professor Robert Raine. The Faculty Registrar, 

Keith Willson, is the senior administrative 

officer in the Faculty. 

Section 5 contains details about locations 

on the city campus and within the Faculty of 

Engineering. 

This Handbook is intended as a guide for 

postgraduate students. The information, it is 

hoped, will be useful from before admission 

through to the final stages of submission for a 

higher degree at The University of Auckland. 

It also aims to answer questions often raised 

by students throughout the term of their 

postgraduate study and includes submission 

dates for research Theses and Projects. Read 

it and then keep it available for easy 

reference. This Handbook is not intended to 

be a substitute for the University Calendar. 

The Calendar and University website (www. 

auckland.ac.nz) should be consulted for 

official Statutes and Regulations. Definitive 

information regarding fees, allowances and 

other matters is available from the Student 

Information Centre, The ClockTower, 22 

Princes St. Please let the Faculty Registrar 

know if you feel that further information 

should be included. Details of individual 

programmes can be found on the Faculty 

of Engineering website (www.engineering. 

auckland.ac.nz) and courses can be found on 

the University website (www.auckland.ac.nz/ 

nDeva/Course Catalogue). 

The Faculty of Engineering undertakes to 

ensure that so far as possible the information 

contained in this Handbook is correct at time 

of going to print. However, no responsibility 

will be accepted for any errors, omissions or 

subsequent changes to timetabling or courses 

offered. 

Compiled and edited by Christine Rosendale 

Postgraduate Manager 


Key Dates 

inside Front Cover 

Contacts for Further Information 4 

Postgraduate Advisers 4 

Academic Information 4 

Admission Requirements 6 

Closing date for Applications for Admission 20 

Postgraduate Degrees and Diplomas 9 

Postgraduate Certificates 21 

Admission and Enrolment Instructions 23 

Enrolment Instructions Postgraduate Courses 2007 24 

Changing Programme 25 

Enrolment Help 27 

Submission dates for Theses and Projects 28 

Extensions and Suspensions 29 

Projects MEngSt and MEMgt 31 

Cheating and Plagiarism 35 

Illness during Test and Examinations 38 

Faculty, Department, University and General Information 40 

Postgraduate Courses 2007 55 

Staff Directory 74 

Appendices 81 

Index 88 

Campus Maps 90

CONTACTS FOR FURTHER 

INFORMATION 

Associate Professor Robert Raine 

Associate Dean (Postgraduate) 

Tel: 64 9 3737599 ext 88128 

Email: soe-postgrad-dean@auckland.ac.nz 

Mrs Christine Rosendale 

Postgraduate Manager 

Tel: 64 9 3737599 ext 88193 

Email: soe-postgrad-admin@auckland.ac.nz 

Postgraduate Administrative Assistant 

Tel: 64 9 3737599 ext 86726 

Email: soe-postgrad-admin@auckland.ac.nz 

Mr Keith Willson 

Faculty Registrar 

Tel: 64 9 3737599 ext 8707 

Email: k.willson@auckland.ac.nz 

Department Postgraduate 

Coordinators 

Bioengineering 

Dr Edmund Crampin 

e.crampin@auckland.ac.nz 

Chemical and Materials Engineering 

Professor Geoff Duffy 

gg.duffy@auckland.ac.nz 

Civil and Environmental Engineering 

Dr Naresh Singhal 

n.singhal@auckland.ac.nz 

Electrical and Computer Engineering 

Dr Michael Neve 

postgraduate.coordinator@ece.auckland.ac.nz 

Engineering Science 

Dr Piaras Kelly 

Pa.kelly@auckland.ac.nz 

Mechanical Engineering 

Assoc Prof Pradeep Bansal 

p.bansal@auckland.ac.nz 

I. Academic Information 

The Academic Year 

The academic year begins in January, ends in 

December, and is divided into two semesters. 

The first semester starts in late February. The 

second semester starts in mid-July and finishes 

in early November. Most courses (previously 

called ‘papers’) are taught over one semester 

and are examined at the end of the course. 

Summer School is taught in a 6-week 

block starting in the first week of January. 

Postgraduate courses in Engineering are not 

available at the Summer School. 

Definition of a 

Postgraduate Programme 

The term ‘postgraduate’ is used at The 

University of Auckland to mean any 

programme of study that follows on from an 

undergraduate programme (i.e. a Bachelor’s 

programme) for which the entry requirement 

is generally a completed Bachelor’s degree or 

equivalent. 

Definition of a Full-time 

programme 

• Courses are measured in points 

• Postgraduate courses in Engineering are 

usually worth 15 points 

• The Master of Engineering programme is 

worth 120 points, comprising a Thesis. 

• A Doctoral thesis does not have a specific 

points value but doctoral candidates enrol 

in the equivalent of 120 points per year 

for the duration of the programme. 

• A load of not less than 100 points per 

year/60 points per semester is defined as 

full-time 

• Part-time is any programme of study less 

than 60 points per semester or 100 points 

per year 

The Research Environment 

Students enrolled for the degree of Master 

of Engineering (ME) and the Master of 

Operations Research (MOR) complete a 

Thesis based on their research. Students 

enrolled for the programmes of Master 

of Engineering Management (MEMgt), 

Master of Engineering Studies (MEngSt) or 

for the Graduate Diploma in Engineering 

(GradDipEng) and the Postgraduate 

Certificates undertake coursework. Such 

study includes lectures in chosen courses and 

is examined or evaluated by written reports 

and projects. The Doctor of Philosophy 

(PhD) degree depends entirely on research, 

although there is a requirement in some cases 

for students to complete some coursework. 

Each research student is supervised by a staff 

member as main supervisor. PhD students 

also have a co-supervisor and an advisory 

committee comprising other Faculty members 

and representatives from industry. Their 

function is to be available to offer advice to 

students. PhD students are required to make 

annual oral submissions to their advisory 

committee. 

For a number of years research activities in 

the Faculty of Engineering at The University 

of Auckland have been organised into a 

number of research groups which frequently 

cross departmental and sometimes Faculty 

boundaries. This reflects the complex, 

multifaceted nature of modern engineering 

research. 

Research groups are The Research Centre for 

Surface and Materials Science, Innovative Food 

Processing, Environmental and Hydrosystems 

Engineering, Sensors Research Group, Speech 

Signal Processing and Technology Team, ECE 

Systems and Control Group, Landmine 

Research Group, Operations Research, 

Bioengineering, Energy Fuels and Heat Transfer. 

All staff are encouraged in research and 

many are recognised as world leaders in their 

field. Many of the research activities are 

internationally focused and are conducted 

with collaboration overseas. 

For further information on research in the 

Faculty of Engineering visit our website (www. 

engineering.auckland.ac.nz)

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS 

FOR MASTERS AND GRADUATE DIPLOMA 

PROGRAMMES 2007 

Students with BE degrees from New 

Zealand Universities 

Students who have a BE degree from a New 

Zealand University can be admitted directly 

into the ME programme if they have a First 

Class Honours or Second Class Honours 

First Division degree, or into the MEngSt 

programme if they have second Class 

Honours Second Division. Note all practical 

work requirements for the BE degree must be 

completed before a student can be admitted 

to a Master’s degree. Full-time students with 

a BE degree from a New Zealand University 

failing to meet these criteria can be enrolled 

into the Graduate Diploma of Engineering 

programme and apply to transfer to a 

Master’s programme at the end of their first 

semester if their examination results satisfy the 

requirements listed below. 

Students with Bachelor’s Degrees from 

Overseas Universities 

Students whose BE degree (or equivalent) 

is from an overseas university will normally 

be admitted initially into the GradDipEng 

programme. Such students can apply to be 

transferred to a Master’s programme provided 

their examination results satisfy the criteria 

listed below. 

English Language Requirements 

Before enrolment in any postgraduate 

programme in Engineering, International 

students are required to have attained a 

minimum score of 6.5 in the IELTS test, (or 

equivalent) with no band lower than 6.0. 

Students with New Zealand Permanent 

Resident status who have graduated with 

a degree within the last five years from a 

University where the teaching is performed 

in the English language or who have worked 

for at least the last three years in an English 

speaking country may be exempted from this 

requirement, subject to providing proof of 

same. 

Transfer from GradDipEng to Masters/ 

PhD degrees 

Postgraduate students may apply to transfer 

from the GradDipEng to other programmes 

in engineering depending upon their grades as 

detailed below: 

Transfer from GradDipEng to PhD 

To be eligible to apply a student must 

obtain an average grade over 60 points in 

postgraduate courses in excess of A- (GPA ≥ 

7.0), and to have an academic staff member 

willing to supervise him or her. 

Transfer from GradDipEng or MEngSt 

to Master of Engineering (ME) 

Students who have passed 60 points of 

courses above Part III, of which at least 30 

points must be above Part IV and have an 

average grade of B or higher (Grade Point 

Average ≥ 5.0) may apply to transfer to the 

ME, provided they can find a member of staff 

who is willing to act as supervisor for the 

Thesis. Students are expected to negotiate 

a research topic with their supervisors and 

undertake relevant background reading before 

being admitted to the ME degree. 

Transfer from GradDipEng to Master 

of Engineering Studies (MEngSt) 

A student may apply to transfer from the 

Graduate Diploma in Engineering or Graduate 

Diploma in Engineering (Transp) to the 

Master of Engineering Studies at the start of 

the following semester provided the student 

has passed 60 points of courses above Part 

III, of which at least 30 points must be above 

Part IV with a Grade Point Average (GPA) 

greater than 4.3 Where a student has passed 

75 points of courses, the best 60 points will 

be used for these calculations. A student who 

fails to meet the above requirements can 

continue as a GradDipEng student and may 

be considered again for transfer to ME and 

MEngSt at the end of his/her second semester. 

The above criteria apply unchanged, but will 

be applied only to the courses taken in the 

second semester. The courses already taken 

in the first semester will be ignored for this 

purpose. However if a student is successfully 

transferred to the MEngSt degree on the 

basis of his/her second semester performance, 

some or all of the first semester courses can 

be credited to the new degree, and failed 

courses may also be used to determine the 

overall GPA for the degree. Note that any 

ESOL courses taken for the GradDipEng 

CANNOT be reassigned to the MEngSt. The 

GPA is obtained by calculating the average 

grade, each course being weighted by its 

points allocation. Passes at C-, C, C+, B-, 

….A+ are given a grade point of 1,2,3,4,….9 

respectively. 

NOTE: 

Should a student enrolled in MEngSt fail to 

maintain a GPA of 4.3 or greater over 60 points 

in one semester, or the equivalent for parttime 

students, the Faculty may approve the 

reassignment of points towards the Graduate 

Diploma in Engineering. 

Provisions for Students Enrolled parttime 

in the GradDipEng 

Students enrolled part-time will be taking 

one or two courses per semester. A student 

may apply to be transferred to the ME or 

MEngSt degrees at the end of the first two 

consecutive semesters of enrolment in the 

GradDipEng provided the above criteria are 

met. Part-time students who fail to meet 

these requirements at the end of the first 

two semesters will not be reconsidered for 

transfer at any later stage. 

Application for Admission closing date 

8 December for Semester One (March intake) 

1 May for Semester Two (July intake) 

Applying for Admission Online New 

Students, including International 

Students, and Returning students 

changing programme 

All prospective new students who were not 

enrolled at The University of Auckland in 2005 

must submit an Application for Admission, 

available online at: www.auckland.ac.nz 

Select: Apply Now 

All returning students who are upgrading from 

the Graduate Diploma to a Master’s degree 

or from the MEngSt degree to the ME must 

submit an application for admission online 

on the nDeva Website via the Add/Change 

Programme menu. International students 

unable to access the Internet should request 

an Application for Admission form by 

contacting the University: 

Email: int-questions@auckland.ac.nz 

Tuition Fees 

International 

Tuition Fees for International Students are 

presently (2007) set at $NZ 210.43 per point 

for Level 700 courses 

Domestic 

Please refer to the 2007 University of 

Auckland Calendar or The University of 

Auckland website for fees. 

www.auckland.ac.nz/calendar 

Scholarships 

International students are eligible to apply for 

the following scholarships:

2.2 

Hons 

BE 

2.1 

Hons 

1st 

Hons 

Postgraduate Degrees and 

Diplomas 

BE 

MEngSt 

Non 

Hons 

>4.3 

New P.R. 

• New Zealand Overseas Development Aid 

Scholarship (NZAID) 

• Asian Development Bank Scholarship 

(ADB) 

• The University of Auckland International 

Doctoral Scholarship 

These scholarships are administered by 

Auckland International. Please contact 

Auckland International directly for information 

and application forms: 

Email: int-questions@auckland.ac.nz 

Or browse The University of Auckland 

Website at: www.auckland.ac.nz 

Select: Prospective Students/ International 

Students/Costs/Costs and Scholarships 

Domestic students (NZ citizens and NZ 

Permanent Residents). For information about 

scholarships, see www.auckland.ac.nz 

Select: Prospective Students 

Student Support Financial Support 

ME 

>5.0 

Grad 

Dip Eng 

>7.0 

Professional 

Experience 

PhD 

Application Fee 

Non 

Engineering 

Degree 

Please note that there is no application fee for 

international students. Please do not send any 

payments with your application. 

Financial Assistance 

The Faculty of Engineering offers financial 

assistance through the 

• Guaranteed Financial Support Scheme 

(Appendix V) 

• Fees Bursaries and 

• The University of Auckland Masters/ 

Honours Scholarships 

For full details, see Scholarships above. 

Contact for further information 

The Scholarships officer 


Email: m.rillo-stol@auckland.ac.nz 

Please do not send attachments. Attachments 

will not be opened and emails with 

attachments may be deleted unread. 

The Faculty currently offers the 

following Postgraduate Degrees: 

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 

Master of Engineering (ME) 

Master of Engineering Studies (MEngSt) 

Master of Engineering Management (MEMgt) 

Master of Operations Research (MOR) 

In addition the Faculty offers a number of 

Graduate Diploma programmes: 

Graduate Diploma in Engineering 

(GradDipEng) 


(Transportation) (GradDipEng (Transp)) 

Postgraduate Diploma in Operations Research 

(PGDipOR) 

And two Postgraduate Certificate 

programmes: 

Postgraduate Certificate in Light Metals 

Reduction Technology (PGCertLMRTech) 

Postgraduate Certificate in Geothermal 

Technology (PGCertGeothermTech) 

(The PGCertGeothermTech will be offered in 

2007 only if there are sufficient enrolments) 

Closing dates for Application for Admission: 

For Semester One intake (March) 8 December 

For Semester Two intake (July) 1 May 

Note: Students may apply to start in either 

Semester for all programmes except MEMgt 

and PGCertLMRTech. 

Doctor of Philosophy candidates are 

required to pursue an approved programme 

of advanced study and research, typically 

taking three to four years, and to submit a 

thesis which must be an original contribution 

to knowledge in its field. The PhD can 

be taken either after an ME awarded with 

Honours or directly from the BE in the case of 

graduates who gain First Class honours. 

The Master of Engineering is a research 

degree and takes two semesters of fulltime 

study. It comprises a Thesis worth 120 

points. A Bachelor’s degree in engineering 

with Second Class Honours First Division is 

the minimum normally required for admission 

to this programme. International students 

must complete the ME within two semesters 

full-time. 

Students are expected to negotiate a research 

topic with their supervisors and undertake 

relevant background reading before being 

admitted to the degree. 

The Master of Operations Research 

provides an opportunity for advanced study 

in Operations Research through supervised 

research. The programme comprises a Thesis 

worth 120 points. To be admitted to this 

course of study, a student needs to have 

completed the requirements for the Degrees 

of BA(Hons), BCom(Hons), BE or BSc(Hons), 

or PGDipOR and passed the prerequisite 

courses. This degree should be completed in 

two semesters of fulltime study. 





The Master of Engineering 

Management is taught jointly with the 

University of Auckland Business School and 

comprises a restricted set of courses and

a special management project making up 

120 points. The programme is designed to 

accelerate the development of engineering 

management expertise amongst professional 

engineers early in their career and to present 

an advanced qualification for entry-level 

engineering management. There is limited 

entry to this degree and it is essential that 

candidates have some industry experience. 

It should be completed in two semesters of 

full-time study. 

The Master of Engineering Studies is 

a taught Master’s degree and consists of 120 

points of courses. The MEngSt is available 

in non-specialized areas, or in particular 

specializations (Transportation, Geotechnical 

Engineering, Sustainability Engineering). 

International students must complete the 

MEngSt in two semesters full-time. 

The Master of Engineering Studies 

(Transportation specialization) is a 

taught Master’s degree and comprises a 

restricted set of courses totalling 120 points 

focusing on transportation. There is limited 

entry to this degree and it is essential that 

candidates have a minimum of three years’ 

industry experience. International students 

must complete the degree in two semesters 

full-time. 

The Master of Engineering 

Studies (Geotechnical Engineering 

specialization) is a taught Master’s degree 

and comprises a limited set of courses 

focusing on Geotechnical Engineering totalling 

120 points.. There is limited entry to this 

degree and it is essential that candidates have 

some industry experience. International 

students must complete the degree in two 

semesters full-time. 

The Master of Engineering Studies 

(Sustainability Engineering 

specialization) is a taught Master’s degree 

and comprises a limited set of courses 

totalling 120 points focusing on Sustainability 

Engineering. There is limited entry to this 

degree and it is essential that candidates have 

some industry experience. International 

students must complete the degree in two 

semesters full-time. 

Postgraduate Diploma in Operations 

Research (PGDipOR) comprises 120 

points of courses and should be completed 

in two semesters full-time or up to eight 

semesters part-time. Candidates should 

have completed a Bachelor’s degree with 

an average grade of B or higher in at least 

75 points at Stage III or above in approved 

subjects and passed the prerequisite courses, 

although candidates with an equivalent level 

of practical experience in the operations 

research profession may be considered. 

International students must complete the 

degree in two semesters full-time. 

Graduate Diploma programmes 

(GradDipEng, GradDipEng(Transp) 

are usually of two semesters’ duration. Most 

candidates have completed an undergraduate 

degree although candidates without formal 

academic engineering qualifications, but with 

appropriate experience, can be enrolled. 

.Students may apply to transfer to MEngSt 

or ME, providing they have shown very good 

academic performance after completing a 

required number of courses. International 

students must complete the GradDipEng in 

two semesters full-time or if transferring to 

MEngSt, must complete MEngSt in twosemesters 

including the first semester in the 

GradDip. 

Postgraduate Certificate in Light 

Metals Reduction Technology 

(PGCertLMRTech) The aim of the 

PGCertLMRTech is to teach advanced 

concepts in chemical and materials 

engineering specific to Light Metals Reduction 

Technology, especially aluminium. The 

programme content draws on recent 

advances in technology and leading edge 

research and uses experts from academia 

and industry as lecturers and tutors. The 

Postgraduate Certificate is a key qualification 

for running smelters. In order to be 

admitted to this programme a student needs 

to have completed the requirements for 

an approved Bachelor’s degree at a level 

deemed satisfactory by the Dean of Faculty 

of Engineering. The Certificate should be 

completed in one semester. 

For courses in postgraduate Engineering 

programmes, please refer to the Faculty of 

Engineering Postgraduate Handbook 2007 or 

visit the University website Course Catalogue: 

https://ndeva.auckland.ac.nz/ndeva/ 

Enter as ‘Guest’ 

and select ‘Course Catalogue’ 

Degree of Doctor of 

Philosophy (PhD) 

The PhD is available in the following 

disciplines: 



Civil Engineering 

Computer Systems Engineering 

Electrical and Electronic Engineering 


Environmental Engineering 


Software Engineering 

Programme Outline 

Candidates for the PhD are required to 

pursue an approved programme of advanced 

study and research as enrolled students 

of the University. The demands of PhD 

research require a significant commitment by 

candidates in terms of time and resources, 

and candidates are normally expected to be 

working full-time on their doctoral research. 

Eligibility 

The PhD can be taken either after an Master’s 

degree awarded with First Class Honours or 

Second Class (Division I) at The University of 

Auckland or hold an equivalent qualification or 

directly from the BE in the case of graduates 

who gain First Class honours. 

Admission and Registration 

Application for registration must be made 

to the Head of Department through the 

Graduate Adviser in the discipline in which 

the candidate is to be primarily registered. 

Candidates must also apply for admission 

to The University of Auckland. Online 

application is available at: 

www.auckland.ac.nz/Apply Now 

Prospective candidates should make 

themselves familiar with the Faculty of 

Engineering Policy on Publications from 

Research Students and the Regulations 

and Statute for the Degree of Doctor of 

Philosophy in the University of Auckland 

Calendar 2007 before application for 

admission. 

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Time Limits 

It is expected that the PhD will usually be 

completed within three to four years of fulltime 

candidature. Part-time candidature may 

also be permitted. 

Deadline for Application 

There is no application date for the PhD 

programme. Candidates may apply at any 

time during the year. 

Master of Engineering (ME) 

The Master of Engineering Degree is a 

postgraduate Degree available in the 

following disciplines: 











For Semester One intake (March)8 December 


Who should take this 

programme? 

This is a Master’s qualification for students 

who wish to undertake research that is 

presented in the form of a Thesis. Students 

must have completed either a Bachelor of 

Engineering attaining at least Second Class 

Honours First Division or have passed 60 

points in courses above Part III of which at 

least 30 points must be above Part IV and 

have an average grade of B or higher, in 

either the Degree of Master of Engineering 

Studies, Graduate Diploma in Engineering 

or the Graduate Diploma in Engineering 

(Transportation). 





For further information on admission 

requirements, students should refer to the 

2007 University of Auckland Calendar 2007 

Master of Engineering degree Regulations. 


The ME is a Research Master’s degree 

comprising a Thesis worth 120 points, selected 

from one of the research areas listed in the 

ME Schedule (see below). 

Honours 

This degree may be awarded with Honours as 

specified in the General Regulations – Master’s 

Degrees in the 2007 University of Auckland 

Calendar. 

Time Limits 

The ME must be completed in two semesters 

full-time or four semesters part-time. 

The due date for submission of Theses for 

students commencing full-time enrolment 

in Semester One (26 February 2007) is 15 

December. On application by the student 

with approval from the supervisor and 

Head of Department, a short extension to 

28 February may be granted. Please note 

that this short extension will not affect the 

eligibility of the student for honours. 


students commencing full-time enrolment in 

Semester Two (16 July) is 1 May the following 

year. On application by the student, with 

approval from the supervisor and Head of 

Department, a short extension to 15 July 

may be granted. Please note that this short 

extension will not affect the eligibility of the 

student for honours. 

Students should refer to the University of 

Auckland Calendar 2007 for the Master 

of Engineering degree regulations and the 

General Regulations – Master’s Degrees 

before applying for admission. 

Master of Engineering 

Schedule 

120 points from: 

BIOENG 796 ME Thesis (Bioengineering) 

CHEMMAT 796 ME Thesis (Chemical and Materials) 

CIVIL 796 ME Thesis (Civil) 

COMPSYS 796 ME Thesis (Computer Systems) 

ELECTENG 796 ME Thesis (Electrical and Electronic) 

ENGSCI 796 ME Thesis (Engineering Science) 

ENVENG 796 ME Thesis (Environmental) 

MECHENG 796 ME Thesis (Mechanical) 

SOFTENG 796 ME Thesis (Software Engineering) 

How to Apply 

Online application is available 

Please refer to Admission Guidelines (link 

here) 

Master of Operations 

Research (MOR) 

The Master of Operations Research is an 

interfaculty postgraduate Degree which 

enables students with undergraduate 

backgrounds in Arts, Commerce, Engineering 

or Science to undertake graduate studies in 

Operations Research. 


Degree? 

Students who are motivated by Operations 

Research, and have completed the 

requirements for BA(Hons), BCom(Hons), 

BE or BSc(Hons) and passed the prerequisite 

courses: 

either 

ENGSCI 760 and ENGSCI 761 

- or - 

ENGSCI 460 and either ENGSCI 450 or 

ENGSCI 451 





Closing dates for 

Application for Admission: 


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The MOR is a Research Master’s degree 

comprising the 120 point ENGGEN 798 

Thesis. 

Honours 



Degrees in The 2007 University of Auckland 

Calendar. 

Time Limits 

The MOR must be completed in two 

semesters full-time or four semesters parttime. 



Semester One (26 February) is 15 December. 

On application by the student, with approval 

from the supervisor and Head of Department, 

a short extension to 28 February may 

be granted. Please note that this short 





Semester Two (16 July) is 1 May the following 

year. On application by the student with 

approval from the supervisor and Head of 

Department, a short extension to 15 July 

may be granted. Please note that this short 



Students should refer to the University of 

Auckland Calendar 2007 for the Master of 

Operations Research Degree regulations 

and the General Master’s Regulations in The 

University of Auckland Calendar 2007 before 

applying for admission. 

How to Apply 



here) 

Department Advisor for MOR 

Dr Piaras Kelly 

Dept of Engineering Science 

Email: pa.kelly@auckland.ac.nz 


Studies (MEngSt) 

The Master of Engineering Studies is a Taught 

Master’s degree available in the following 

disciplines: 









programme? 

Students who wish to undertake a 

programme of advanced study in Engineering. 

To be admitted, students must have either 

completed a Bachelor of Engineering attaining 

at least Second Class Honours Second 

Division or have passed 60 points of courses 

above Stage III, of which at least 15 points 

must be above Part IV, in the Graduate 

Diploma in Engineering in one semester with 

a Grade Point Average (GPA) greater than 4.3. 

For admission to one of the Specializations 

(Geotechnical Engineering, Sustainability 

Engineering, Transportation) students should 

have completed the requirements for 


deemed satisfactory by the Dean of Faculty 

of Engineering and have at least three years’ 

relevant work experience. 

For entry to the Geotechnical Engineering 

specialization a student must have passed 

CIVIL 324 or its equivalent. 






The MEngSt is a Taught Master’s degree, 

comprising 120 points courses including up to 

45 points Project Work. 

Students must pass courses with a total value 

of 120 points from either the General Option 

or one of the Specializations listed in the 

Master of Engineering Studies Schedule. 

Honours 



Degrees in the 2007 University of Auckland 

Calendar 

. 

NOTE: 

Should a student enrolled in MEngSt fail to 

maintain a GPA of 4.3 or greater over 60 points 

in one semester, or the equivalent for parttime 

students, the Faculty may approve the 

reassignment of points towards the Graduate 

Diploma in Engineering. 

Time Limits 

The MEngSt must be completed in two 

semesters full-time or up to eight semesters 

part-time. 

Students should refer to the 2007 University 

of Auckland Calendar for MEngSt Degree 

Regulations and Specializations Course Lists 

before applying for admission. 

Master of Engineering Studies Schedule 

General Option 

Requirement: 

120 points from the Course List in the Master 

of Engineering Studies Schedule including: 

- up to 45 points from the following projects: 

CHEMMAT 787-789, CIVIL 787-789, 

COMPSYS 787-789, ELECTENG 787- 

789, ENGSCI 787-789, ENVENG 787-789, 

MECHENG 787-789, SOFTENG 787-789 

- up to 30 points from courses above Stage III, 

other than projects and theses, approved by 

the relevant Heads of Departments from: 

(a) courses listed for Part IV of the 

Degree of Bachelor of Engineering 

or 

courses above Stage III offered in any other 

Faculty at this University. 

Specialisations available: 

See above ‘Who should take this programme’ 

for admission requirements to the 

Specialisations 

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Geotechnical Engineering 

Requirement: 

120 points including at least 75 points above 

Stage IV 

- 30 points: CIVIL 751, 752 

- up to 75 points from CIVIL 421, 422, 720, 

723-725, 754, ENGSCI 711, ENVENG 752 

- at least 15 points, but not more than 30 

points, from GEOLOGY 701, 705, 771, 772 

With the approval of the Dean of Faculty of 

Engineering, up to 45 points may be taken 

from appropriate courses offered at this or 

another university. 

Sustainability Engineering 

Requirement: 


Stage IV 

- 60 points: ENVENG 750-753 

- up to 20 points BUSADMIN 712 

- up to 30 points from ENVENG 787-789 

With the approval of the Dean of the Faculty 

of Engineering, up to 45 points may be taken 



Transportation 

Requirement: 


Stage IV 

- 30 points: CIVIL 765, 770 

- at least 45 points from: CIVIL 760-764, 

766,769 

- up to 30 points from CIVIL 460, 461, 660, 

661 

- up to 30 points from the following Research 

Projects: CIVIL 787-789 





Course List 

Chemical & Materials Engineering 

CHEMMAT 712, 713, 716-718, 721, 722, 724, 

726, 727 


CIVIL 701-704, 710-712, 714, 715, 720, 723- 

725, 730-733, 751, 752, 754, 755, 760-770, 780 


COMPSYS 701, 703-707, 710-715 

Electrical & Electronic Engineering 

ELECTENG 701-706, 709, 711-716, 720 


ENGSCI 701, 711, 712, 721, 740-742, 744, 753, 

760-763, 765, 766, 768, 769 


ENVENG 701, 702, 704, 741, 744-746, 750- 

754 


MECHENG 701, 702, 711, 714, 716, 717, 721, 

725, 729, 732, 741, 742, 751, 753 


SOFTENG 701, 702, 710, 711 

How to Apply 



here) 


Management (MEMgt) 

(Assoc Prof Des Tedford, programme 

Convenor) 

The MEMgt is a postgraduate engineering 

programme to which both the Faculty of 

Engineering and the University of Auckland 

Business School contribute. 

The programme is structured around a major 

project in engineering management, with 

supporting courses from each of the Faculty 

of Engineering and the Executive Programmes 

section of the University of Auckland Business 

School. The programme requires students 

to have or be able to gain access to current 

information in industry and to be able to 

interact with industry and negotiate projects. 

The structure of the programme may be 

tailored to fit individual needs within an 

approved programme of study. 

Entry to the MEMgt is limited to 20 students 

per year. 


programme? 

The MEMgt is designed to accelerate the 

development of engineering management 

expertise amongst professional engineers 

early in their careers and to present an 

advanced qualification for entry-level 

engineering management. To be eligible for 

admission, students must have completed 

a Bachelor of Engineering degree or 

an appropriate Technology degree, and 

demonstrate a competency in communication 

skills. 


The MEMgt comprises courses to the value 

of 120 points including 35 points from Project 

and Research courses. 

Students must pass: 

35 points from MEMgt Core Courses 

and 

at least 30 points and up to 45 points from 

Elective A courses listed in the MEMgt 

schedule 

and 


Elective B courses listed in the MEMgt 

schedule. 

Project Work 

A full-time student must submit the report 

for ENGGEN 762 and the Research paper 

for ENGGEN 763 no later than 12 months 

after initial enrolment in the MEMgt degree 

including a short extension. The extension 

does not preclude the eligibility for Honours. 

Students must familiarize themselves with the 

Project Guidelines and Course Prescriptions 

on the MEMgt website before applying 

for admission (www.engineering.auckland. 

ac.nz/Postgraduates/Master of Engineering 

Management) 

Students must use the MEMgt application 

form available on this website in support of 

their applications for admission. Applications 

received without the MEMgt application form 

will be returned for resubmission. 

Time Limits 

The MEMgt must be completed in two 

semesters full-time or up to four semesters 

part-time. 

A full-time student must submit the report 

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for ENGGEN 762 and the Research paper for 

ENGGEN 763 no later than two semesters 


including a short extension. This extension 


A Part-time student must submit the report 

for ENGGEN 762 and the Research paper 

for ENGGEN 763 no later than 24 months 


including a short extension. This extension 


Honours 



Degrees in The 2007 University of Auckland 

Calendar. 

Master of Engineering Management Schedule 

Core Courses: 

-35 points: ENGGEN 762, 763 

Elective A Courses: 

- at least 30 points and up to 45 points from 

CIVIL 703, 704, 765, MECHENG 751, 753, 

758-761 

Elective B Courses 


BUSADMIN 701, 702, 705, 711, 713, MARKET 

713 

Students should refer to the Regulations 

for the Degree Master of Engineering 

Management in the University of Auckland 

Calendar 2006 before applying for admission. 

How to Apply 

Students should apply for formal admission 

to the University of Auckland online (refer to 

Admission Guidelines) and ALSO complete 

and submit the MEMgt application form 

from the Engineering website, MEMgt 

pages (www.engineering.auckland.ac.nz/ 

select: Postgraduates/Master of Engineering 

Management) 

Programme Convenor 

Associate Professor Des Tedford 

Department of Mechanical Engineering 


Email: d.tedford@auckland.ac.nz 

Graduate Diploma in 

Engineering (GradDipEng) 

The Graduate Diploma in Engineering is 

available in the following disciplines: 









Graduate Diploma? 

Persons with practical experience in 

Engineering who are not graduates 

Persons with a Bachelor’s degree but not 

necessarily in Engineering 

Persons with a professional qualification in 

Engineering 

Professional Engineers with some years’ 

experience who wish to update their skills and 

knowledge. 



For Semester One intake (March) 8 

December 



The GradDipEng comprises 120 points of 

coursework. Students must pass: 

at least 45 points courses, excluding Project 

courses, listed in the Master of Engineering 

Studies schedule. 

up to 75 points from 

courses, excluding Project courses, listed for 

Parts III and IV in the Bachelor of Engineering 

Schedule 

courses listed in the Graduate Diploma in 

Engineering Schedule 

up to 30 points from courses listed for Parts I 





The PGDipOR comprises 120 points of 

courses and should be completed in two 

semesters full-time or up to eight semesters 

part-time. Candidates should have completed 

a Bachelor’s degree with an average grade of 

B or higher in at least 75 points at Stage III or 

above in approved subjects and passed the 

prerequisite courses (STATS 320 and ENGSCI 

391), although candidates with an equivalent 

and II in the Bachelor of Engineering Schedule, 

with the specific approval of the Dean of the 

Faculty of Engineering. 

Time Limits 

The GradDipEng must be completed within 

the equivalent of two semesters of fulltime 

enrolment. 

Graduate Diploma in Engineering Schedule 

Courses available: 

ENGGEN 601, 602, 622, 623 

Students should refer to the Regulations for 

the Graduate Diploma in Engineering in The 

University of Auckland Calendar 2007 before 

applying for admission. 

How to Apply 

Online application is available. Please refer to 

Admission Guidelines. 

Postgraduate Diploma in 

Operations Research (PGDipOR) 

level of practical experience in the operations 

research profession may be considered. 

Postgraduate Diploma in Operations 

Research Schedule 

Requirement: 

- at least 75 points from ENGSCI 760-763, 

765, 766, 768, 769 STATS 723, 724, 726, 783 

- up to 45 points from 700 level courses 

approved by the Head of Department 

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Graduate Diploma in 

Engineering (Transportation) 

Postgraduate Certificate 

in Light Metals Reduction 

Technology (PGCertLMRTech) 

(http://www.engineers.auckland. 

ac.nz/%7Etransportation/) 

The GradDipEng (Transp) is a graduate 

diploma (similar to the more general 

Graduate Diploma in Engineering) which is 

specifically directed towards transportation 

engineering (traffic engineering, transport 

and land use planning, highway engineering, 

pavement materials and management systems, 

road safety and crash investigation). 

It is available to those with some work 

experience and/or qualifications in 

transportation within the following disciplines: 

Engineering 

Science 

Planning 





Who should take this Graduate Diploma? 

Professional scientists, planners and engineers 

Persons with a Bachelor’s degree but not in 

engineering 

Persons with a professional qualification in 

engineering, science or planning 

Persons with practical experience in 

transportation who are not graduates 


Students must pass at least 120 points from 

courses listed in the Graduate Diploma 

in Engineering (Transportation) schedule, 

including at least 60 points above Stage IV. 

Time Limits 

The GradDipEng (Transp) should be 

completed within two semesters of initial 

enrolment if enrolled full-time. 


(Transportation) Schedule 

Requirement: 

- Up to 30 points from CIVIL 460, 461, 660, 

661 

- 15 points: CIVIL 770 

- at least 30 points from CIVIL 760-769 

- up to 15 points undertaking case studies 

from ENGGEN 601, 602 



from appropriate 600 or 700 level courses 

offered at this or another University. 

Students should refer to the Regulations 

for the Graduate Diploma in Engineering 

(Transportation) in The University of Auckland 

Calendar 2006 before applying for admission. 

How to apply 

Online application is available (please refer to 

Admission Guidelines) 


Assoc Prof Roger Dunn 

Department of Civil and Environmental 

Engineering 

Room 1.1106, 11th floor 


Ph: 64 9 3737599 ext 87714 

Email: rcm.dunn@auckland.ac.nz 

The aim of the PGCertLMRTech is to 

teach advanced concepts in chemical and 

materials engineering specific to Light Metals 

Reduction Technology, especially aluminium. 

The programme content draws on recent 

advances in technology and leading edge 

research and uses experts from academia and 

industry as lecturers and tutors. 


Programme? 

The programme is a key qualification for 

running smelters. In order to be admitted 

to this programme a student needs to 

have completed the requirements for 


deemed satisfactory by the Dean of Faculty of 

Engineering. 

Programme outline 

A student enrolled for this postgraduate 

certificate must pass 60 points from courses 

listed in the PGCertLMRTech schedule. 

The total enrolment for this postgraduate 

certificate must not exceed 80 points. 

Students should refer to the PGCertLMRTech 

website before applying for admission. http:// 

www.engineering.auckland.ac.nz/Studentinfo/ 

Postgraduate/PGCertLMRTech.htm) 

Time Limits 

The Postgraduate Certificate must be 

completed within one semester of initial 

enrolment if enrolled full-time or four 

semesters of initial enrolment if enrolled 

part-time. 

Extensions of time to complete the 

PGCertLMRTech will not be granted beyond 

the end of the semester(s) in which the 

programme is offered. 

Postgraduate Certificate in Light 

Metals Reduction Energy Technology 

(PGCertLMRTech) Schedule 

Requirement: 

60 points: CHEMMAT 717, 718, 726, 727 

How to apply 


Admission Guidelines) 

Programme Convenors 

Assoc Prof Margaret Hyland 

Department of Chemical and Materials 

Engineering 


Level 8, Engineering building 

Ph 64 9 3737599 ext 87865 

Email: m.hyland@auckland.ac.nz 

Prof Mark Taylor 

Light Metals Research Unit 

Department of Chemical & Materials 

Engineering and Department of Chemistry 

Room 240, Chemistry Building 

Ph 64 9 3737599 ext 83878 

Email: mark.taylor@auckland.ac.nz 

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Postgraduate Certificate 

in Geothermal Technology 

(PGCertGeotherm Tech) 

Admission and Enrolment 

Instructions 

(This will programme will be offered 

in 2006 only if there are sufficient 

enrolments) 

Who Should take this 

Programme? 

Students should have completed the 

requirements for the BE, BSc or reached an 

equivalent of attainment in Engineering or 

Science as approved by the Dean of Faculty of 

Engineering. 


Students must pass courses with a 

total value of 60 points listed in the 

PGCertGeothermTech schedule. 

Time Limits 

The Postgraduate Certificate must be 

completed within one semester of initial 

enrolment if enrolled full-time or four 

semesters of initial enrolment if enrolled 

part-time. 

Extensions of time to complete the 

PGCertGeotherTech will not be granted 

beyond the end of the semester(s) in which 

the programme is offered. 

Postgraduate Certificate in 

Geothermal Energy Technology 

(PGCertGeothermTech) Schedule 

Requirement: 

45 points: GEOTHERM 601, 602, 689 

15 points: GEOTHERM 603,620 

How to apply 


Admission Guidelines) http://www.engineering. 

auckland.ac.nz/uoa/engineering/postgrad/ 

admission-requirements.cfm 


Assoc Prof Stuart Simmonds 

Geothermal Institute 

Ph: 3737599 ext 88710 

Email: sf.simmons@auckland.ac.nz 

Terminology: 

Admission 

The process by which a student applies, and is 

approved, for entry to the University and to a 

University qualification. 

Class 

A component of a course – for example, a 

particular lecture stream. 

Course 

Courses are the specific topics you study. 

Most courses are taught and assessed over 

one semester and can consist of lectures and 

tutorials, lab workshops, assignments, tests 

and an examination. Each course has its own 

alphanumeric code by which it is identified. 

For example CIVIL 710 Structural Dynamics. 

Enrolment 

The process by which a student, having 

gained admission to the University and to a 

qualification, selects and gains entry to courses 

and classes. 

Plan 

A plan is your specialisation or major within 

your programme. For example, Civil 

Engineering. 

Programme 

This is the degree or diploma in which you are 

enrolled. For example, Master of Engineering 

(ME) 

Admission Procedures 


For Semester One intake (March) 8 

December (all programmes except MEMgt & 

PGCertLM) 

For Semester Two intake (July) 1 May (all 

programmes except MEMgt & PGCertLM) 

Online Application for Admission 

All new students should apply for admission 

online at: 

www.auckland.ac.nz (Apply Now) 

This includes international students and 

domestic students (NZ citizens or Permanent 

Resident status) 

Returning students transferring from 

GradDipEng to MEngSt or ME must apply 

for admission to the new programme via the 

nDeva website and must obtain approval of 

their supervisor or Department (Refer to 

next page). Read the instructions for changing 

programme on the postgraduate pages of the 

Faculty of Engineering website 

Note: You will not be able to enrol in your 

courses if you have not been admitted to a 

postgraduate programme. 

Hard copy application forms for 

admission 

Overseas students without computer or 

internet access may submit hard copy 

application forms. These are available from 

the University International Office, email: 

int-questions@auckland.ac.nz 

Or telephone 0800 61 62 63. 

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Deadlines for Admission 

Applications for PhD study may be submitted 

at any time. 

For other postgraduate courses in Engineering 

(except MEMgt) the closing dates are: 

8 December for the Semester 1 (March) 

intake 

31 May for the Semester 2 (July) intake 

The Master of Engineering Management 

(MEMgt) closing date is 31 October. Late 

applications will be considered if there 

are places available, otherwise they will be 

retained for the next intake. 

All hard copy application forms and verified 

documents from International Students must 

be sent to the International Office. Students 

with NZ citizenship or NZ Permanent 

Resident status must submit their verified 

documents to the Admissions and Enrolments 

Centre. 

Late Applications 

Late applications may be considered but it is 

unlikely they will be processed in time for the 

proposed intake. 

Returning students 

Changing Programme 

Semester One 2007 

You should first be admitted to the new 

programme before you can enrol in your 

courses. You should apply for admission online 

to the new programme for the First Semester 

2007 via nDeva by 1 February 2007. Read the 

instructions on the flow-chart. 

Semester Two 2007 

Students applying to change programme for 

the Second Semester 2007 should apply 

online by 1 July 2007. DO NOT wait until 

you have received your Semester One 

examination results. Read the instructions on 

the flow-chart. 

If you are applying for the Master of 

Engineering (ME), you should complete the 

Admission to Master’s Degree Approval form 

available on this website at www.engineering. 

auckland.ac.nz 

Enrolment Instructions 

for Postgraduate Courses 

2007 

Are you admitted to the correct Programme? 

YES 

Log in to your nDeva website 

(www.auckland.ac.nz/nDeva online) using 

your NetID and password 

NO 

See instructions below for Changing Programme 

(Last day for changing programme 14 th February 

2007) 

Details of 2007 Courses are available on 

the nDeva website, in the 2007 University 

Calendar, in the Engineering Postrgraduate 

Handbook 2007 or from Departments. 

Returning PhD students 

PhD students should contact the University 

Graduate Centre to re-enrol for 2007. 

All Master’s and Graduate Diploma students: 

All Master’s and Graduate Diploma students 

must enrol in courses via the nDeva website. 

It is YOUR responsibility to ensure you enrol 

in your courses by the start of semester 

and that you are enrolled in the appropriate 

courses for your degree or diploma. 

Read the instructions on the flow-chart below. 

New students (not 

enrolled at UOA 2006) 

You must first be admitted to a programme 

before you can enrol in your courses. If 

you are a new student, you should accept 

your offer of place on nDeva website to be 

admitted to your programme. Once you have 

accepted, your programme status on nDeva 

should show as “Active”. Read the instructions 

on the flow-chart. 

Returning students 

If you are a returning student (staying in the 

same Degree or Diploma) you can enrol in 

your 2007 courses on nDeva at any time after 

mid-November 2006. Read the instructions 

on the flow-chart. 

From the left-hand menu, select “For Students” 

then “Enrolment”, click on “I accept” link, then 

“Search” for the required term (e.g. 2007 First 

Semester) then click on the required term 

Click “Add Classes to this Schedule”. Enter class 

number. (This can be found by clicking on “Class 

Search” on the left of your screen. Enter the 

subject name e.g. Civil and then the Catalogue 

number e.g. 704) then click on “Save Classes”. 

Enter Related Classes if applicable – Related 

Classes are either Tutorials or Labs, click on “Save 

Related Classes” and then “Submit Request”. If 

you get errors, click on the “Click here to view 

enrolment error or message” link. 

Select “View Updated Schedule” or “Your Schedule” 

to check on the status of all classes 

Your fees invoice will be mailed to your “mailing 

address” (Please check your “Personal details” are 

correct on nDeva) 

If you get an error message “Department consent 

required” or “You do not meet the prerequisites”, 

please contact your Department Postgraduate 

coordinator for approval. See list below. A Course 

Approval Form is available on this website 

(www.engineering.auckland.ac.nz) 

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Returning Students Changing Programme 

Last day for Changing Programme for Semester One, 14 February 2007 

Last day for Changing Programme for Semester Two, 30 June 2007 

Enrolment Help 2007 

Log into nDeva (www.auckland.ac.nz/nDeva) using your NetID and password 

From the left-hand menu, select the Change Programme function 

Enter new Programme. Do not use the “Add Programme” function unless you wish to remain 

enrolled in your current programme (i.e., still enrolled in BE and also admitted to DipEng) 

Please download the Faculty of Engineering Add/Change programme form (SC04) from this 

website or collect one from Level 4 Engineering building, complete it and submit to the 

postgraduate coordinator in your Department for approval to change programme. If you are 

transferring to the ME, MEngSt and undertaking research, you also need the approval of a 

Supervisor. 

Submit the completed SC04 form to your Departmental Graduate Adviser, for admission into 

the new Programme. Discontinuation of your previous Programme and reassignment of 

courses will be processed after the 15 March 2007 deadline for deleting or adding courses. 

When your new Programme shows “Active” status on nDeva, you may enrol in your courses. 

Student in the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department should see their Department 

for course enrolments. 

See above for course enrolment instructions. 

2007 Courses 

Details of 2007 courses are available on the 

nDeva website Course Catalogue, in the 

University Calendar 2007, in the Postgraduate 

Handbook 2007 or from Departments. 

Postgraduate Course 

Timetables 

Timetable 2007 from your Departments and 

some courses are timetabled on nDeva 


Management Courses and 

Timetable 

Course information and timetables for 

the Master of Engineering Management 

programme is available on the Faculty of 

Engineering website at 

www.engineering.auckland.ac.nz/Postgraduate/ 

Master of Engineering Management/Timetable 

Need Help? 

If you have any technical problems with your 

website, please contact the nDeva HelpDesk 

(ndevahelp@auckland.ac.nz) 

The Faculty of Engineering will be operating 

a Helplab in February 2007. Location: Level 

3 Computing Lab, Faculty of Engineering 

Building, 20 Symonds St. 

If you have mislaid your NetID and nDeva 

password, contact the Student Information 

Centre 0800 61 62 63 

If you are receiving error messages, you are 

trying to enrol in a course that is not linked 

to your programme. Either select another 

course or obtain special approval from your 

Department Postgraduate Coordinator, using 

the Postgraduate Course Approval form 2007 

from this website. 

(www.engineering.auckland.ac.nz) 

Alterations to Current 

Enrolment 

Once students have enrolled in courses and 

paid their tuition fees, changes to courses 

can be made within the first two weeks 

of the semester in which the course 

is studied. After this, deleting a course 

becomes classified as a withdrawal and is 

entered as such on a student’s record. Fees 

cannot be refunded after the dates given 

below, except in exceptional circumstances. If 

a student does not ‘withdraw’ from a course 

prior to 3 weeks before lectures end in either 

semester and fails to attend the examination, 

the academic record will show ‘Did Not Sit’ 

(DNS) Note that both ‘withdrawn’ and ‘Did 

not Sit’ constitute a failed grade. Enquiries 

may be directed to the Postgraduate Manager 

in Room 2.401. 

Additions and Deletions 

Semester 1 courses –end of second week in 

March 

Semester 2 courses – end of second week of 

Semester 2 

After these dates students should obtain a 

Course Alteration Form (SA-70 2007) if any 

change is necessary. Students should check 

their original choice of courses with their 

supervisor or postgraduate supervisor of their 

Department. 

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Course Information and 

Class Numbers 

Course information is available from the 

online enrolment website: 

www.auckland.ac.nz/nDeva (Course 

Catalogue), this Handbook, the 2007 

University Calendar and from the Faculty 

website (www.engineering.auckland.ac.nz/ 

Postgraduate/Timetable) 

Class numbers are available from the online 

enrolment website: 

www.auckland.ac.nz/nDeva (Class Search) 

Please do not contact Faculty staff for Class 

Numbers. Class numbers are available only 

on the nDeva website. 

Continuing into Next Year 

The Award of Honours to 

ME, MEngSt, MOR or MEMgt 

Students who complete these Master’s 

degrees in minimum time are eligible for 

honours. The range of GPAs required for the 

award of honours are: 

First Class Honours g.p.a. ≥ 7 

Second Class Honours 

First Division 6 ≤ g.p.a. < 7 

Second Class Honours 

Second Division 5 ≤ g.p.a.

thesis before you start employment. 

When enrolled part-time, students are 

allowed double the time for completion of 

the programme as for a full-time student on 

the remaining part of the programme when 

enrolment is changed from full-time to parttime. 

Please note it is your responsibility to submit 

your Project by the due date or to request 

an extension if you cannot meet the deadline. 

Nobody will remind you. As a postgraduate 

student you are expected to be responsible 

for your own commitments. 

Suspensions 

Within the University, suspension means 

putting your enrolment for ME or PhD 

“on hold” for a period, typically of months 

or years. If you suspend, the normal time 

limits for completion are frozen. You might 

decide to suspend for a variety of reasons 

– motivation, sickness, short-term employment 

– however when you suspend you should 

intend to return to the University to resume 

your studies. The procedure is the same as 

for extensions as above. Application should 

be made on the Form SA502 Application 

for Senate Approval of Extension/Suspension 

and approved by your supervisor, Head 

of Department and the Associate Dean 

Postgraduate. Obtaining a suspension usually 

does not preclude retaining your eligibility for 

Honours, providing that you complete within 

the newly specified minimum time. Students 

who are on Suspension do not have access to 

the University’s facilities, or to supervision. 

Note: 

Your Theses enrolment must still be current to be 

eligible to apply for a Suspension. Suspensions 

are not available to students whose enrolments 

have expired and the completion date passed. 

Theses students should apply for an Extension. 

Suspensions are valid for a semester and 

connot be issued for less than one semester 

at a time. Therefore suspension requests 

must be made no later than the start of the 

student’s final semester of Thesis enrolment. 

Details of Projects 

and Theses 

Thesis 

A thesis is weighted as 120 points and should 

be submitted either on a 1 May 2007 or 15 

December 2007 or 1 May 2008 after two 

semesters of full-time enrolment. 

Presentation of Theses 

Students should obtain a copy of the booklet 

Guide to Theses and Dissertations which is 

available the University Graduate Centre, East 

Wing, ClockTower or on The University of 

Auckland website (www.auckland.ac.nz 

Submission of Theses 

Theses should be professionally bound in hard 

covers. The University bindery is available at 

82 Merton Road (Tamaki Campus). Three 

hardbound copies are required by the Faculty 

of Engineering. Two hardbound copies of the 

Thesis should be submitted to the University 

Graduate Centre, East Wing, ClockTower 

Building, by the due date, where the student 

will be given a receipt. The student will then 

be asked to take the hardbound copies to 

the Faculty where they should be given to the 

Postgraduate Administrator in the Engineering 

Student Centre, Level 4, Engineering Building.. 

Please do not take the Thesis copies to 

your Department. NOTE: A Thesis is not 

considered officially submitted when it is given 

to a supervisor for marking; it MUST be 

submitted to the Graduate Centre. 


Studies Projects 

Projects X, Y and Z for 


Studies 

Project M for Master of 

Engineering Management 

Project X (15 points) 

should be equivalent to the Year IV project 

(it may involve a literature review and/or 

some measurements or assembling a piece 

of equipment). The suggested guideline for 

total page limit may be about 30, or it may be 

presented in the form of a Conference Paper 

(double column, 10 pages, size 10 font). The 

total expected time spent by the student 

should be about 120 hours for this 2-point 

project. 

Projects M, Y and Z (30 points each) 

The suggested page limit is 60. The total 

expected time spent by the student should be 

about 480 hours. Please check the required 

format with your Department. Some 

Departments require presentation in the form 

of a Conference Paper (double column, 12 

pages, size 10 font). Some Departments also 

require a seminar to be given by the student. 

Projects not presented in Conference Paper 

format should follow the guidelines for 

presentation of Theses (please refer below). 

Submission of Project 

Reports 

Project reports need not be professionally 

bound in hard covers. Departmental covers 

may be obtained from departmental 

secretaries who should be consulted about 

photocopying and spiral binding. One copy 

must be submitted to the Postgraduate Office, 

Level 4, Faculty of Engineering. . 

Please see Appendix II for Senate Guidelines 

on Thesis Supervision for Masters and Doctoral 

degrees 

Students are reminded that compliance with 

the degree regulations and the quality of 

their work is ultimately their responsibility. 

The role of the supervisor is to assist them 

to achieve the best result of which they 

are capable. The student’s cooperation is 

essential. 

Submission dates for MEngSt Projects are: 

Semester One enrolment: last day of 

Semester One, Monday 26 June 2007 

Semester Two enrolment: last day of 

Semester Two, Monday 12 November 2007 

Submission date for MEMgt Project is: 

Last day of Semester after two semesters 

of enrolment: either 26 June 2007 or 12 

November 2007. 

Problems with your 

research? 

If you have some problems with supervision, 

or any other difficulty associated with your 

research in the Faculty, you should attempt 

to resolve it as soon as possible. It is usually 

best to approach your supervisor in the first 

instance, explaining either in writing or verbally 

what the problem is, and how it might be 

resolved. If this is not appropriate, or you 

are still unhappy, you should approach the 

Associate Dean Postgraduate, setting out 

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your concerns in writing. The University of 

Auckland also has a Mediation Service 

Barbara McCulloch, ext 87478 

email: b.mcculloch@auckland.ac.nz 

Room 711, 76 Symonds Street 

www.auckland.ac.nz/mdr 

Examiners and Assessors 

for Masters Theses and 

Projects 

Examiners and Assessors are appointed 

on the recommendation of the Head of 

Department and approved by the Dean of 

the relevant Faculty. Note the basic difference 

between an examiner and an assessor. An 

examiner marks a piece of work not aware 

of the grade given by another examiner. An 

assessor assesses a piece of work, fully aware 

of the grade given by the examiner(s). 

The recommendation will include the 

nomination of: 

For Theses or Research Projects, Case Studies 

etc., with a value of 90 points or more 

Nomination of examiners by the supervisor 

should be made on the approved Form 

SA512 and approved by the Head of 

Department and Associate Dean before 

theses etc. are examined. 

Graduation 

Once you have completed all the 

requirements for your degree, and you 

become eligible, you must apply to graduate 

- it will not happen automatically. Students 

who are eligible to graduate will be sent 

information on how to apply by the 

Graduation Office. Please keep your mailing 

address and contact details up-to-date in 

nDeva to ensure that you will receive this 

information (www.auckland.ac.nz/nDeva). 

There are two graduation ceremonies each 

year, the first in early May and the second 

towards the end of September. Approximate 

deadlines for applying to graduate are early 

March (for the May ceremony) and early 

August (for the September ceremony). 

If your degree includes research and you 

submit by the due date, you should normally 

be able to graduate at the next scheduled 

graduation ceremony. It is important to note 

that if you are granted an extension then 

your examination may not be completed in 

time for you to apply for the next ceremony. 

Detailed information about Graduation can be 

found at www.auckland.ac.nz 

Select: Current Students 

Then Academic life 

Then Graduation 

Two or more examiners (one of whom may 

be the Supervisor) 

One or more assessors (none of whom may 

be the supervisor) 

One of the examiners or assessors should 

be appointed from outside The University 

of Auckland. In Engineering it is the custom 

to appoint the second (external) examiner 

from outside the university wherever possible 

and to appoint the assessor from within the 

Faculty. 

For Research Projects, or Case Studies etc., 

with a points value of less than 90: 

One or more examiners (may be the 

Supervisor) 

One or more assessors (none of whom may 

be the supervisor) 

Doctor of Philosophy 

See the 2006 University of Auckland Calendar 

pp287-296 for PhD statute or contact the 

University Graduate Centre 

www.postgrad.auckland.ac.nz 

Select: Contact Us 

The degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 

comprises a course of advanced study and 

research, the results of which are presented 

in a thesis. The research and thesis must be an 

original contribution to the field of study and 

meet internationally recognised standards for 

such work. 

A candidate for the degree of Doctor of 

Philosophy in Engineering will normally 

have qualified for the degree of Bachelor of 

Engineering with First Class Honours or a 

Master of Engineering at this University or 

may hold an equivalent qualification from 

another university. The degree is usually 

undertaken over a period of three-four years. 

Application for admission to candidature may 

be made at any time. PhD students must have 

a supervisor and be registered before they 

can enrol. Supervisors will arrange registration 

on the approved forms which are available 

from University website (www.auckland.ac.nz/ 

postgraduates/forms/doctoral forms). 

This form (Doc 2) must be submitted to the 

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Head of Department, then to the Associate 

Dean Postgraduate for approval before it 

is sent to the Postgraduate Dean for final 

approval. At this stage a co-supervisor must 

be appointed and an Advisory Committee 

must be nominated. The Advisory Committee 

usually comprises the Supervisor, Head 

of Department or nominee and one staff 

member from the same department, a 

representative from another department 

in the Facutly of Engineering and one other 

person preferably from outside the University. 

The purpose of the Advisory Committee is 

“to provide an objective view of all aspects 

of the PhD research project. The first year of 

enrolment in the PhD is Provisional. During 

that year the “Provisional Goals” have to e 

achieved, and a detailed Research Proposal 

has to be prepared. Near the end of the first 

year, the PhD candidate is required to give a 

Departmental seminar on the research. This 

seminar will be attended by the Advisory 

Committee. After the seminar, the Advisory 

Committee will meet with the candidate 

privately and assess progress and whether or 

not the Provisional Goals have been achieved. 

The candidate will then be excused and the 

committee will prepare a report which advises 

the Board of Postgraduate Studies whether 

or not the Registration should be changed 

to Full Registration. If progress has been 

unsatisfactory, the Advisory Committee may 

alternatively recommend Termination, or a 

further period of Provisional Registration. 

An annual report must be sent by the 

Supervisor to the Graduate Centre describing 

the candidate’s progress. If the report is 

unsatisfactory the candidate will be warned 

and candidate registration may be terminated. 

Supervision of Theses for 

Doctor of Philosophy 

Refer to Appendix II for Senate Guidelines on 

Thesis Supervision for Masters and Doctoral 

degrees 

PhD Thesis, submission and 

examination 

Before beginning to write your thesis you 

should obtain a copy of the booklet Guide to 

Theses and Dissertations available from the 

University website (www.auckland.ac.nz/ 

Postgraduate). You will work closely with your 

supervisor and will no doubt be required to 

make changes and amendments. It is possible 

to submit a “soft-bound” copy and after any 

required corrections have been made, submit 

a professionally bound hard cover version. 

Three copies of the final version must be 

submitted to the Graduate Centre. Two of 

these copies will be kept in the Library and 

the third by the Supervisor so you should 

make enough copies to give to your family, 

friend and any sponsors you may be lucky 

enough to have had. 

Your thesis will be examined by two 

examiners, the Oral Examiner and the 

External Examiner, who are not staff members 

of the University of Auckland. At least one 

of the examiners will be from overseas. After 

the thesis has been examined, the Oral Exam 

will take place. Please contact the Graduate 

Centre, East Wing, ClockTower, for information 

about PhD examination procedures. 

The Faculty of Engineering is developing a 

process for a Public Lecture which will take 

place prior to the Oral Exam, to celebrate 

the achievements of the completing PhD 

student. Further details are published on 

the Engineering website www.engineering. 

auckland.ac.nz. 

To graduate in Semester One, your thesis 

must be officially submitted, examined and 

corrected before the end of March, and 

to graduate in September your Thesis will 

need to have been submitted, examined and 

corrected before mid July. 

Regulations Relating to 

Study and Assessment 

Engineering Policy on 

Cheating 

1. What is Cheating? 

Cheating in the context of university course 

work and examinations is to attempt to gain 

an unfair advantage by violating the principle 

that lies behind all university work. 

The principle that we are concerned with 

here is very simple - that of intellectual 

and scholarly integrity. To cheat is to be 

intellectually dishonest by passing off as your 

own, work that has been done by someone 

else. It is also unjust in that it devalues the 

grades and qualifications gained legitimately 

by other students. All students and staff have 

a responsibility to prevent, discourage and 

report cheating. 

Cheating comes in various forms, some of 

which are: 

1.1 Copying from other students during a test 

or exam. This is cheating whether or not 

there is collusion between the students 

involved. Collusion with another student 

who wishes to cheat from you exposes 

both parties to penalties under the 

current University regulations. 

1.2 Using or including the work of other 

students or scholars when preparing an 

assignment or writing an examination 

and implying that it is all your own by 

not acknowledging where it came from. 

This is called plagiarism. Even when you 

are not intending to cheat, it is clear that 

submitting someone else’s work or ideas 

is not evidence of your own grasp of 

the material and cannot earn you marks. 

Your lecturer will discuss with you how to 

appropriately acknowledge the work of 

others. 

1.3 Copying from another student’s on-course 

work whether that copying be with or 

without the knowledge of that student. 

This includes: 

• copying all or part of someone else’s 

assignment 

• allowing someone else to copy all or 

part of your assignment 

• having someone else do all or part of 

an assignment for you 

• doing all or part of someone else’s 

assignment for them. 

1.4 Work submitted for credit in one course 

or programme cannot be resubmitted for 

credit in another course or programme. 

1.5 Making up or fabricating data in research 

assignments, or in the writing up of 

laboratory reports. 

1.6 Impersonating someone else in an exam 

or test, or arranging such impersonation. 

1.7 The use of forbidden material in a test 

or examination, whether printed or in 

electronic form. Thus, the attempted use 

of a non-standard calculator in a restricted 

calculator examination would be regarded 

as cheating, as would the equivalent in a 

restricted book examination. 

2. Preventing Cheating 

Typically students cheat because they are 

having difficulty with the course content, the 

language of the course, or both. Cheating 

and/or plagiarism can be a temptation when 

students are experiencing difficulty with a 

heavy work load in the course, and seek to 

save time by copying another’s work. The 

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university provides many services to help 

students do better or to make thoughtful 

decisions about whether to continue. Within 

the Faculty, you should first seek help from 

your lecturer and/or counsellor. Beyond 

the Faculty, the University offers help at 

the Student Learning Centre. The English 

Language Acquisition Programme offers a 

range of courses to assist students whose first 

language in not English. 

3. Group or Team Work 

On the whole, the university requires the 

work of individual students to be assessed. 

On the rare occasions where the work of a 

group of students is assessed, group members 

need to make sure that the workload is 

shared equally. Course organisers will 

determine procedures for dealing with cases 

where the final piece of work reflects unequal 

participation and effort. Team work implies 

that each individual makes a significant unique 

contribution to a project that is too large and 

complex for an individual to complete. 

4. Working and Studying in Groups 

A number of students working through to 

the solution of what is intended to be an 

individual’s assignment does not constitute 

group work, and is unacceptable. While there 

are some benefits in a group of students 

discussing the method of solving a problem, it 

is important to appreciate that just because 

one can see how a problem has been solved, 

does not mean that the student understands 

the problem, or is capable of solving a similar 

problem alone. 

5. “Getting Help” versus Cheating 

There is a difference between getting help 

and cheating. The former is directed towards 

assisting you to understand the material and 

the assignment questions so that you are in a 

better position to create your own answers. 

6. Faculty of Engineering Policy on 

Cheating 

Cheating is viewed as a serious offence 

within the Faculty of Engineering and in the 

University as a whole. Cheating is defined 

in the Examination Regulations (University 

Calendar 2007, p41) and penalties are 

administered by the Discipline Committee of 

Senate. Penalties may include suspension or 

expulsion from the University. 

Cheating in on-course work is usually dealt 

with in the Faculty or Department. In 

Engineering, the process is as follows: 

6.1 All cases of cheating will be reported to 

the Associate Dean. 

6.2 Given the seriousness of cheating all 

investigations of alleged cheating should 

follow appropriate procedures including 

use of adequate documentation, and 

in accord with the principles of natural 

justice. 

6.3 Students suspected of cheating will 

be interviewed initially by the course 

coordinator. Students may need to 

provide their work notes, research data or 

other documents to establish “ownership” 

of their assignment. 

6.4 Where cheating is established, the 

student’s assignment will not be marked, 

and there will be no substitute assignment 

given. 

6.5 Where the offence is considered 

particularly serious, as in the case of 

impersonation, or where there is a dispute 

that cannot be resolved within the Faculty, 

or where there is a repeat offence, or if 

the course has 50% or more on-course 

assessment, referral to the Discipline 

Committee will be made. 

7. Staff Responsibilities and diagram 

of Process to be used when cheating is 

suspected are listed on the next page. 

7. Staff Responsibilities 

It is the responsibility of staff to adopt 

procedures that allow them to be reasonably 

sure that the grades awarded to students truly 

reflect the individual student’s effort. They 

No action 

Minor 

NO 

Appropriate penalty applied in 

consultation with Head of 

Department 

Name and details recorded by 

Head of Department or 

Associate Dean 

Staff member suspects cheating 

and notifies Course Co-ordinator 

Student(s) requested to contact 

Student(s) interviewed by Course Co-ordinator 

Cheating confirmed 

YES 

Consult with Head of Department 

to determine if it is a major or 

minor offence 

should also appreciate that a major function of 

on-course assessment to provide the student 

with feedback on that individual’s level of 

understanding. 

Major 

Refer to Associate Dean and 

Group Manager, Academic 

Administration 

(i) 

(ii) 

Recommends to Deputy Vice 

Chancellor (Academic) 

(iii) 

Dismisses case 

Refers back to Department 

for action 

Refers to Discipline 

Committee 

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Examinations 

Students must carefully read the information 

sheet sent with their examination timetables. 

These are sent to students each semester by 

the Examinations Office. 

There are two examination periods each 

year, June and October/November. After 

the examinations, results are available on the 

nDeva website (www.auckland.ac.nz/nDeva) 

Official results are usually forwarded to 

students by post before 24 December. 

Illness or Misfortune 

during Examinations and 

Tests 

To be eligible to apply for an aegrotat 

or compassionate pass a student must: 

1. Attempt the examination(s) if at all 

possible; 

2. Suffer illness or other misfortune which 

affects examination preparation or 

performance. 

3. See a Doctor on the day of the 

examination, or, if preparation is impaired, 

see a Doctor within the fortnight 

before the examination. Note – it is 

important to obtain a medical certificate 

giving full details of your condition. For 

compassionate consideration, please see 

the Counsellor at Student Health. 

3. Complete the appropriate application 

form available from Student Health. 

4. Submit the completed form to Student 

Health within one week after the 

affected examination, or if more than one 

examination was affected, then within one 

week of the last examination affected. 

Eligibility for award of an aegrotat or 

compassionate pass: 

1. Medical or other evidence – The 

medical or other evidence submitted 

must be sufficient to make it clear 

that the student was either unable to 

attend the examination(s) or his/her 

performance was affected at the time of 

the examination(s). If performance or 

attendance on the day of the examination 

is affected, a medical examination must be 

carried out on the day of the examination. 

2. Academic Performance - An aegrotat or 

compassionate grade may be approved if 

a student’s lecturer is able to certify that 

either: 

or 

(a) work completed by the student during 

the course of instruction has been well 

above average; 

(b) work completed by the student 

during the course of instruction has not 

been well above average, but after taking 

into consideration the year’s work and 

the student’s performance in the current 

examination, including an examination 

in another subject, the student is in the 

lecturer’s opinion clearly worthy of a pass. 

It should be noted that students with an 

average or below average record during 

the year cannot be recommended for an 

aegrotat or compassionate pass unless the 

examination(s) are attempted. 

Tests 

Tests that contribute to your final grade and 

are held under examination conditions are 

subject to the same rules for aegrotat and 

compassionate consideration as examinations. 

You should complete Form AR46, which can 

be obtained from the Examinations Office 

in the ClockTower Building. This must be 

submitted within 7 days of the test. 

Missed Examinations 

Students who discover that they have missed 

an examination through their own mistake 

most contact the Examinations Section, The 

ClockTower, immediately. 

Illness or Misfortune 

relating to on-course 

assessment 

For on-course assessment other than a 

test, you should first attempt to obtain 

an extension of the due date from the 

course convenor. If this extension is not 

given, or considered inappropriate by the 

course organiser, you may use the Faculty 

of Engineering ‘Application for Exemption 

from On-course Assessment’ to request 

an exemption. This form can be obtained 

from Engineering Reception, and must be 

submitted within 7 days of the due date of the 

assessment affected. It is required that you 

must have been prevented from presenting 

the assessment or consider your performance 

seriously impaired because of illness, injury 

or other misfortune due to circumstances 

beyond your control, or exceptional 

circumstances. You must make application 

after the due date and within 7 days of the 

assessment affected. 

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2. Faculty, Departmental, 

University and General 

Information 

ADDRESSES 

Please keep your contact details accurate 

and up to date. The student administration 

system ‘nDeva’ provides the facility for 

students to go online and update their 

personal contact details. Click on the 

‘Personal Details’ link on www.auckland. 

ac.nz/nDeva 

EMAIL ADDRESSES 

All enrolled students are issued with their 

own University email address: your UPI @ 

ec.auckland.ac.nz – for example (abcd001@ 

ec.auckland.ac.nz) Please ensure you check 

it frequently. Important notices, publication of 

events, deadlines for scholarship applications 

and useful information will be emailed to this 

address. 

Note: 

If you are using a personal email address, you 

must ensure that your University email Inbox is 

set up to forward all messages to your personal 

email address. 

Internet Tutorials 

All new students and students who are not 

familiar with the internet and finding their 

way through websites MUST enrol in a Web 

tutorial in their first semester. Web tutorials 

are run by the Engineering Library at the 

beginning of each Semester. Please check 

with Library staff for a timetable. 

Departmental 

Organisation 

Each department has a Head of Department 

who is also a member of the teaching staff 

and carries out research in his chosen field. 

It is, therefore, best to make an appointment 

if you wish to consult him for any reason. 

Departmental offices are open from 8:30 

am to 5:00 pm and as each department has 

different rules regarding the use of facilities 

you should always check with the secretaries 

in your department. Your supervisor will 

introduce you to the technicians in your 

department and explain how the laboratories 

are run. Most departments also organise social 

activities for postgraduate students and this 

is an opportunity for you to meet informally 

with staff. 

Advice and Help 

The Faculty of Engineering has a tradition of 

relaxed staff-student communication. This 

is the result of its present location in a single 

building on the campus. For advice or help, 

there are several groups of people within 

and outside the Faculty who may be useful. 

Problems of a general nature can perhaps best 

be handled by one of the Associate Deans 

or the Faculty Registrar. For Departmental 

matters, the supervisor or Head of 

Department is normally the obvious person 

to talk things over with. 

There is a Student Affairs Committee which is 

a sub-committee of the Faculty of Engineering. 

It comprises members of staff and students 

and provides a formal liaison between 

the Students (as a body) and the Faculty. 

There are also Departmental Staff-Student 

Committees. 

Students may also find it valuable to talk with 

staff with special responsibilities: 

Women in Engineering Equity Adviser 

Robyn MacLeod 

Engineering Student Centre 

Room 402.414 

Mãori External Liaison Officer 

Marcia Murray 

Engineering Building 

Rm 1.603 

Mãori Student Mentor 

Patrick Harrison 


Rm 402.412 

Pasifika Student Mentor 

Dr Stuart Mitchell 


Rm 402.412 

COUNSELLING 

The University Counselling Service, located 

in the Kate Edger Information Commons, is 

free and confidential for any members of the 

University community who wish to use it. 

Anyone using the service (and this includes 

intending students) may discuss without fear 

of judgment or criticism, or pressure to adopt 

any particular course of action, any issue of a 

personal, social, or academic nature. The aim 

of the Service is to enable people to relate 

more satisfactorily with other people in their 

immediate environment. For this purpose, 

personal counselling is provided, as well as a 

variety of group activities. Students should 

feel quite free to see the counsellors when 

they wish, preferably with, though if necessary 

without, an appointment. 

Harassment 

In the large and complex society of the 

University it is possible that students may 

encounter problems with the behaviour of 

staff or fellow students. If this behaviour is 

unwanted, unacceptable or offensive it may 

be harassment. University policy is that 

harassment on any grounds including but 

not restricted to sexual, racial, religious and 

academic is totally unacceptable. For informal 

and confidential assistance in dealing with 

harassment problems, students may approach 

any member of the Resolve Network (a 

list of their names can be found on posters 

displayed around campus) or the Mediator. 

The University Mediator is Barbara McCulloch 

in room 711, 76 Symonds St, ext 87478 . 

Website: www.auckland.ac.nz/mdr 

Disputes Procedures 

The Mediator’s Office, in addition to 

monitoring the University’s anti-harassment 

procedures, provides a dispute resolution 

service, for both staff disputes and for staff/ 

student disputes. 

Stress 

How you are able to recognise and deal 

with stress is an important factor in how 

successful you will be as a postgraduate 

student. Everyone needs a challenge, but if 

the challenge becomes impossible to meet, 

it can produce intolerable levels of stress. 

Stress stimulates and motivates people. 

Usually, minor daily stresses are accepted as 

just part of the day, something that makes 

life interesting and challenging. But if many 

demands are made on your these minor 

difficulties can lead to too much stress and 

damage your health. 

The Faculty publishes a brochure Surviving 

University that contains comprehensive 

information about recognising stress and 

reducing the symptoms of stress. This 

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ochure is available from the Engineering 

Student Centre. 

Women in Engineering 

Equity Adviser 

The University of Auckland aims to improve 

the participation, retention and success rates 

of women where they are under-represented 

in Science and Engineering. To help achieve 

this the Faculty of Engineering has an Equity 

Adviser: The Women in Engineering Adviser 

provides advice and support, both academic 

and personal, for all women students in the 

Faculty of Engineering. She facilitates support 

networks for women students on campus and 

provides prospective women students with 

advice and encouragement on engineering 

courses at The University of Auckland. 

Contact: Robyn Macleod 


Room 402.414 ext. 88606 

Website address: 

www.eo.auckland.ac.nz/wise/ 

Associations/Clubs 

Auckland University Engineers 

Association Inc. (AUEA) 

The AUEA is an incorporated society, which 

was established in 1957 and registered in 

1968 under the Incorporated Societies Act. 

Its Members comprise the graduates, staff and 

friends of the Faculty. There is no subscription 

fee. An Executive Committee that is elected 

annually administers the affairs of the AUEA. 

The Association’s principal objectives are to 

provide a means for members to maintain 

contact with the Faculty and with each other. 

In addition it acts to provide services and 

support for the Faculty, the AUES, students 

and, in the longer term, to assist with the 

preservation of the Faculty’s heritage and 

tradition. To achieve these objectives the 

Association undertakes: 

1. Communication of news to members 

using the Faculty’s Newsletter which is 

issued 3-4 times a year. This Newsletter 

includes news of the Faculty and academic 

developments. 

2. On the initiative of the Faculty, this year 

it is planned that the AUEA establish 

Chapters of the AUEA in centres outside 

Auckland and generally foster active 

membership of the Association. 

3. The maintenance of an address list of 

members is now managed by the Faculty 

and all graduates are requested to advise 

the Faculty if they change their address. 

Part of the role of this address list is to 

identify representatives from each class to 

act as key contacts for future reunions and 

events. 

4. The organisation of an AGM. 

5. Publication of an annual report and 

audited financial statements which are 

tabled at the AGM. 

6. The Annual Alumni Dinner is run by the 

Faculty. Normally in 2006 the special 

guests would be those capped in theyear 

which ends in 6 i.e. 1956, 1966 etc. 

However, 2006 marks the Centennial year 

of the Faculty and the Centennial dinner 

will be attended by a wider representation 

than in the normal year. Finally, the 

AUEA’s survival depends on the interest 

and support of its Members and if you 

are prepared to serve on the Executive 

Committee you would be most welcome. 

Auckland University Students’ 

Association 

The Auckland University Students’ Association 

(AUSA) is currently a voluntary organization 

that caters to members as well as the wider 

University community. AUSA offers many 

services as well as benefits to its members 

including cafeterias, functions, venues (including 

Shadows Tavern), a bookshop, Quad Shop, 

bus and train ticket office, typing and fax 

service, student publications, social events and 

Student Job Search. AUSA deals with all the 

Lost Property on campus, so if you have lost 

something come and see us. 

In addition to the benefits and discounts 

available to members, AUSA offers services 

to all students such as training workshops for 

class representatives throughout the year, a 

monthly Class Rep newsletter that is available 

through the department, class rep certificates, 

help from a Student Advocate with academic 

concerns or grievances, and the opportunity 

to create or belong to any one of over 100 

sporting, cultural, social and political clubs. You 

can visit AUSA at 4 Alfred Street, City Campus 

(opposite the Main library) or The Hub, Tamaki 

Campus, phone 309-0789 or visit the website 

at: www.ausa.auckland.ac.nz 

Other groups which organise activities ranging 

from social events, peer tutorial groups, book 

stalls and sporting events are SPIES (South 

Pacific Island Engineering Students, formed 

originally by Mãori and Pacific Island students), 

WEN (Women in Engineering Network) and 

HKESA (the Hong Kong Engineering Students’ 

Association) 

WAVE – Welfare – Advocacy – Values 

– Education 

Located within and run by AUSA, WAVE is 

the centre of representation for all students 

at Auckland University. Whether you have 

monetary problems, legal problems or 

problems with any part of the University 

WAVE is help to help you. Here’s what we 

do: 

Welfare: WAVE cares about your welfare. 

If you’re stressed, hungry or have exhausted 

your overdraft – we know how to help via the 

Welfare Referral Service. 

Advocacy: Sometimes completing your 

degree can seem like an obstacle course. 

You’re not just dealing with coursework and 

exams and research – there are lecturers, 

classmates, flatmates, landlords, employers, 

family, student loans, university red tape and 

all kinds of hassles which can crop up at the 

most inconvenient times! WAVE provides a 

confidential, free service for all students via 

the Student Advocacy Network. Student 

Advocates advise on student rights and 

university procedures, assist in resolving 

disputes between students and staff or among 

students. The SAN is also the first point of 

contact for students with legal problems or 

questions. 

Voice: WAVE co-ordinates students 

representation at The University of Auckland. 

From class and year representatives within 

the departments through to the student 

representatives sitting on University 

committees, WAVE gives students a voice in 

the running of the University. 

Education: Students are here to get an 

education and WAVE is making sure it’s the 

best one possible by providing lobbying and 

research on the big educational issues. 

WAVE is located in the AUSA and can be 

contacted by phone on 3090789 Ext 238 or 

via email at: 

wave@auckland.ac.nz Also check out our 

www page on www.ausa.auckland.ac.nz/ 

WAVE/wave.htm 

Engineering Postgraduate Society 

The Engineering Postgraduate Society (EPS) 

is open to all postgraduate students enrolled 

in the Faculty of Engineering. It organises 

academic, professional development and social 

events throughout the year. Annual events 

include the Orientation, Career Seminar, 

the Postgraduate Poster Competition and 

the Postgraduate Dinner. Along with these 

more formal events, there are also barbeques, 

sporting activities, a pool evening and other 

events to encourage social interaction among 

postgraduate students. 

The Engineering Society 

The Auckland University Engineering Society 

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(AUES) is open to all students enrolled in the 

Faculty of Engineering and organises a wide 

variety of activities including social, sporting 

and professional development. The most 

important social functions are the Annual Ball 

and the Annual Dinner. 

IPENZ 

Students who are graduates and have 

completed a postgraduate degree at 

the University of Auckland may take out 

membership of IPENZ. Please contact the 

IPENZ National Office, P O Box 12-241, 

Wellington. 

To join, visit this site: 

http://www.ipenz.org.nz./ipenz/join/Joinstudent. 

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South Pacific Island Engineering 

Students (SPIES) 

SPIES is a support network set up within The 

Faculty of Engineering to assist all Mãori and 

Pacific Island students studying Engineering. 

With a current list of over 50 actively 

involved students, the SPIES network provides 

assistance through peer support, extra oneon-one/group 

tutorials and guidance from 

senior and past members. SPIES also have a 

study room on the 5th floor (Room 4.518) 

at which they hold fortnightly meetings for 

the group. These meetings give students the 

opportunity to get to know each other and 

discuss planned social activities that include an 

annual retreat, regular sports/social events and 

an annual dinner. For more information about 

SPIES please contact: 

Mãori and Pasifika Student Mentors 

Phone: 09-3737599 ext 84538 

Email: spies@auckland.ac.nz 

Or visit: http://www.engineers.auckland. 

ac.nz/~spies/ 

Hong Kong Engineering Students’ 

Association Inc. (HKESA) 

Is the representative of Asian students in 

the Faculty of Engineering, The University of 

Auckland. The main objectives of HKESA are: 

To organise group activities and entertainment 

To promote cultural exchange and represent 

Asian students studying in the Faculty 

To provide a medium for students to network 

To offer mutual academic support to our 

members and peers 

HKESA is a member of Students Issues 

Committee in the Faculty of Engineering; a 

member of Asian Students In Auckland (ASIA); 

and a brother society of Auckland University 

Engineering Society (AUES). 

Since the founding of the organisation in 1998, 

HKESA has organised numerous activities and 

provided a lot of fun. These include our Annual 

Go-Kart Championship, Sports Tournament, 

DV8, mid-year-Ski-Trip and many more. 

For the academic side of the club, HKESA 

has organised second-hand book sales and 

first year gatherings for new students, buddy 

system, and student web forum over the past 

few years. In 2006, HKESA organised a career 

seminar where a number of senior students, 

recent graduates and Engineering staff were 

invited as guest speakers to talk about their 

experiences as Engineers in New Zealand and 

abroad. 

HKESA is continuously seeking benefit for our 

members; in 2006, HKESA had more than 70 

sponsors, offering up to 20% discount to our 

members. 

More details can be found in our Magazine, 

Newsletters and website http://www.hkesa. 

org.nz 

Women in Engineering Network 

(WEN) 

WEN (Women in Engineering Network) is 

a forum for female students in the Faculty 

of Engineering to meet informally, support 

each other and make friends. It’s a great 

way to escape being ‘one of the boys’ for a 

little while! In the past WEN members have 

kayaked together, helped out at Enginuity 

Day (the annual open day for girls), walked 

over the harbour bridge together, helped 

each other with finding summer work, eaten 

pizza together and generally had fun. As well 

as having fun, the members of WEN have a 

study group that meets regularly, help each 

other with finding summer work and organise 

seminars on topics such as preparing your CV, 

deciding on specialisations, career advice and 

team skills. For more information, 

www.engineering.auckland.ac.nz/Studentinfo/ 

wen 

Calculators 

Students will be informed by their lecturers 

what types of calculators are acceptable for 

use in examinations in each paper. If in doubt, 

check with the lecturer. 

University Careers Centre 

The University Careers Centre is here to 

assist you with career planning and job hunting 

throughout the course of your study and also 

after you graduate. We provide resources 

and information as well as friendly guidance 

and advice to help students of The University 

of Auckland to achieve their career and 

employment goals. Our self-help information 

and resource service includes a wide range of 

occupational, labour market and company 

information, as well as computer-based 

tools to assist with achieving an appropriate 

occupational focus. These resources are on file 

in our offices and on computer through our 

website www.auckland.ac.nz/careers. We offer 

weekly group workshops on: 

• Skills For Employment 

• Job Search Strategies & Networking 

• CVs, Cover Letters & Application Forms 

• Performing Well At Interviews 

• Starting your New Job 

We also provide individual consultations for 

career options discussions, CV checks, practice 

interviews, or other career-related matters. 

Register on-line at www.jobs4grads.net to 

view current opportunities for internships, 

holiday work, graduate programmes, and 

other employment vacancies. Regular updates 

of employers visiting campus are available on 

this website, and are sent to the Faculty for 

distribution. Often, at employer request, we 

will email you with employment opportunities 

or announcements about career related 

events, such as the Engineering Career Fair, 

typically held in May. However, you should 

always check the website as not all vacancies 

are notified by email. 

Come and see us at the beginning of your 

study to make the best use of your time and 

our resources! 

City Campus office: 

Room 001 of the ClockTower Building, 

Princes Street. 

Tamaki Campus office: 

Room 109, in the Student Centre. 

For more information, including opening hours, 

check our website: 

www.auckland.ac.nz/careers. 

Engineering Library 

Resources and Services for 

Postgraduates 

The Engineering Library is located on Level 

4 of the Engineering Building Block 402, 

telephone 87368 (Lending) and 88130 

(General Enquiries) Fax number 373-7044 

(internal 4044) The Engineering Library is one 

of 12 divisional libraries in the University of 

Auckland library system and one of only two 

engineering libraries in New Zealand. There 

are eight full-time staff and five casual staff. 

The four Subject Librarians offer the following 

special services to postgraduates: 

Tutorials on using library resources, both 

individual and group, with special emphasis 

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on electronic resources; seminars; help with 

subject searches online and library tours. See 

www2.auckland.ac.nz.lbr/eng/resources/ 

librarians.htm 

The collection includes printed books, journals, 

theses, micromaterials, videotapes, CD-ROMs, 

DVDs and discs. The Library LEARN page is 

the access point for electronic resources. This 

includes electronic journals, databases and 

relevant internet resources. 

Services provided include inter-library loan; 

inter-campus delivery; self-renewal of materials 

and the electronic Ask a Librarian request 

form. 

The Collection 

Books are shelved by call number using the 

Library of Congress classification system. 

A guide is available at the information desk. 

Printed serials are arranged alphabetically by 

the title of the serial. Many are now available 

electronically from home, office or computer 

laboratory. Non-book material such as DVDs, 

CDs, videos, films, fiche and computer disks 

may also be borrowed. 

Short Loan Collection 

Various prescribed and recommended 

textbooks are kept behind the desk and may 

be used for two hours at a time. They may be 

issued two hours before the Library closes for 

overnight loan but must be returned on time 

or a fine will be charged. 

Catalogues 

Voyager, the online public access catalogue 

provides access to materials held by all 

University of Auckland libraries. 

Lending service 

Most books may be borrowed on 

presentation of a University ID card. Journals 

may be borrowed for 3 days and are nonrenewable. 

Material that is recalled must be 

returned within the new date specified or a 

fine will be charged as is also the case with 

overdue books & serials. Patrons may selfrenew 

items they have borrowed. 

Recalls 

Material which is on loan may be recalled for 

another reader. Patrons may place their own 

recalls using Voyager. 

Interlibrary loans 

Items not held in the University of Auckland 

library system may be obtained from 

another library. This service is generally 

available to staff, postgraduate and final 

year undergraduates, but charges may apply. 

Requests may be sent in electronically via 

LEARN. 

Electronic databases 

Many electronic databases are now available 

to university staff and students for engineering 

research through the Library LEARN page (at 

http://www2.auckland.ac.nz/lbr). Some internet 

facilities are also available. Please ask at the 

front desk for further information on tutorials. 

Internet Tutorials 

All new students and students who are not 

familiar with the internet and finding their way 

through websites and databases must enrol in 

a Web tutorial with their Subject Librarian in 

their first semester. Please see the list below: 

Chemical & Materials & Engineering 

Science 

Subject Librarian: 

Dahlia Han Ext86997 

d.han@auckland.ac.nz 

Civil & Environmental 

Subject Librarian: Patsy Hulse Ext 88129 

p.hulse@auckland.ac.nz 

Electrical and Computer Engineering: 

Susan Brookes Ext 88130 

s.brookes@auckland.ac.nz 

Mechanical Engineering: 

Emil Melnichenko Ext 87200 

e.melnichenko@auckland.ac.nz 

ID Cards 

The ID Card Centre is located in the Clock 

Tower Student Information Centre, 22 Princes 

St, for new and replacement Cards. Unisafe 

and other staff may call for reasonable 

identification of any person within the building 

at any time. Unisafe staff are especially 

authorised to request any student to produce 

an identity card. A person unable to produce 

satisfactory identification may be required to 

leave the building. 

English Language 

Proficiency 

Engineering students are required to have 

achieved a minimum standard of English on 

entry to allow them to manage the immediate 

high demands of the programme. However, 

for students who need to improve their 

English either before enrolling for their degree 

or alongside their degree, the University offers 

a range of courses and services. 


English 

Language Academy 

The University of Auckland English Language 

Academy (ELA) provides English language 

programmes for all students who are 

interested in pursing undergraduate and 

postgraduate degrees, as well as specialist 

English and Teacher training courses. The ELA 

offers IELTS preparation courses and is an 

accredited IELTS test centre. It is also a Trinity 

TESOL training centre. 

The University of Auckland English Language 

Academy 

Location: Level 5 SAP Building, 

67 Symonds Street 

Phone: 64 9 919 7695 

Fax: 64 9 919 7899 

Email: ela@auckland.ac.nz 

Website: www.ela.auckland.ac.nz Postal 

Address: Private Bag 92019, Auckland 

IELTS (International 

English Language Testing 

System). 

The IELTS tests are run by the English 

Language Academy which also provides IELTS 

preparation courses. The preparation courses 

are part-time, and include 8 hours tuition 

weekly for 4 weeks. 

The Department of Applied 

Language 

Studies and Linguistics 

For students enrolled at the University, the 

Department of Applied Language Studies 

and Linguistics offers a range of non-credit 

and credit ESOL courses. Students who feel 

that they need to improve their English are 

strongly advised to take the ESOL credit 

courses during Summer School in the early 

stages of their degree studies. For further 

information about ESOL courses contact: 

Martin White, Department of Applied 

Language Studies and Linguistics, 

Room 916, Fisher Building, 18 Waterloo 

Quadrant. 

Phone: 373 7599 ext 86588; 

email: esl@auckland.ac.nz 

or ms.white@auckland.ac.nz; 

web address: www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/aplang/ 

English Language Self 

Access Centre 

(ELSAC). 

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If you have difficulty with your English, with 

writing essays, understanding lectures, doing 

presentations or any other aspect of English, 

then the English Language Self-Access Centre 

(ELSAC) is the place for you. You can come 

and improve your English 7 days per week, 

and it doesn’t cost anything! When you come 

to the ELSAC one of our 

language advisors will help you by giving 

you advice on what to learn and how. They 

will show you how to improve your English 

most efficiently and you will get feedback on 

how you are doing. You can make a one-onone 

appointment with them to get the best 

possible help. You can further improve your 

English by using any of the 1000+ language 

learning materials we have in the ELSAC. 

There are listening materials, videos, DVDs 

and computer programmes that let you 

record your speech and compare it with a 

native speaker’s speech. The ELSAC also offers 

many 

language learning activities for free. There is 

a Reading Club where you learn to increase 

your reading speed and learn to understand 

academic English, a Writing Club where you 

can practise various aspects of writing essays 

and assignments and many others. What do 

we offer? 

• Qualified staff to help you 7 days per 

week, for free! 

• An Electronic Learning Environment, an 

innovative computer programme that 

helps you learn by yourself. 

• A quiet and friendly place to study English 

• Hundreds of books, dictionaries, 

magazines, newspapers, and other print 

materials 

• Movies on DVD with subtitling 

• Computer programmes that help you 

with your pronunciation, by recording and 

analysing your speech 

• Language learning activities 

For more information, contact us elsac@ 

auckland.ac.nz or visit us in our new Centre 

on: Level 1 of the Information Commons 

Building, opposite UBS. Visit our website for 

more information: 

www.elsac.auckland.ac.nz 

English Language Self Access Centre 

(ELSAC). 

The Department of Applied Language Studies 

and Linguistics has a state-of-the-art Self- 

Access Centre for all students from non- 

English speaking backgrounds to engage in 

self-directed study to work on their English 

language proficiency in their own time. 

The Centre is a quiet and friendly place to 

study English. Resources include computer 

programmes for academic English; voice 

activated recording systems to improve 

pronunciation and speaking skills; movies on 

DVD with subtitling, a reading corner with 

hundreds of books for learners of English, 

academic articles, magazines, and newspapers; 

IELTS exam preparation resources; language 

activities such as book and movie clubs to 

help develop presentation and interview skills. 

There are trained staff to help you find your 

way around. ELSAC is located on the Ground 

floor, 8 Grafton Road. 

For further information about fees and 

opening times, contact Hayo Reinders, ext 

84697/85610 e-mail: elsac@auckland.ac.nz, or 

visit the website at 

www.auckland.ac.nz/elsac 

Access Cards and Keys 

Postgraduate students may be allowed to 

have keys if their Head of Department 

approves. Students pay a deposit for cards 

and keys, refundable on return. Students 

are given access to different areas of the 

building according to the Part in which they 

are enrolled. The various levels of access and 

method of obtaining access will be displayed 

on the Faculty Administration noticeboards 

on Level 3. To obtain an access card, students 

must fill out an application form (available 

from the Engineering Student Centre). The 

cost of the card is $5. This card needs 

updating every year by filling in the application 

form. In case of loss, a replacement card will 

cost $25. 

Laboratories 

1. Laboratory work related to all papers 

are an integral part of that paper. A 

candidate’s attendance and satisfactory 

performance, including the submission of 

reports, forms a part of the requirement 

for the completion of the paper. 

2. Chemical and Materials Engineering 

students will be required to wear a 

protective laboratory coat, (boiler suit/ 

overall or similar protective clothing are 

also acceptable), for all their laboratory 

classes. 

Laboratory and Dark Room Usage 

By Postgraduate and Part IV Project 

Students 

Because there are safety hazards in the 

laboratories and because the laboratories 

contain a great deal of valuable equipment, 

rules for their use are necessary. Postgraduate 

and final-year project students may use only 

those laboratories in which they have been 

given specific authority to work by their 

supervisor. No other student may use the 

laboratories except in the course of carrying 

out any undergraduate laboratory programme 

for which he or she is enrolled. 

There are no restrictions on the times the 

laboratories may be used for PhD and 

Masters by thesis students, providing the 

following conditions are observed: 

1. Students must have written permission 

on the official form from their supervisor 

to carry out experimental work in the 

laboratories outside normal hours and 

may only use laboratories in which they 

have been given specific authority to work. 

Supervisors giving such permission are 

required to examine the proposed work 

and both staff and students must assure 

themselves that rules concerning safety 

are met. Permits for postgraduates must 

be renewed at intervals of not more than 

three months. 

2. Laboratory work carried out when 

a person is alone in a room must be 

restricted to operations with which the 

individual is familiar and are not hazardous. 

Hazardous operations include (but are not 

confined to): 

- handling or mixing chemicals 

- wiring up electrical equipment 

- using machine tools other than battery 

powered ones 

- using equipment designated by the 

technicians in charge of the laboratory 

as hazardous 

- using welding or oxy-acetylene 

equipment 

3. On leaving the laboratories in which they 

have been working students and staff are 

responsible for ensuring that all equipment 

and services are in a safe condition. This 

means, for example, turning off electricity, 

gas and water which they have used. 

4. Students may not work alone in the 

laboratories after hours unless another 

student or staff member is present. 

Under certain conditions a waiver of this 

requirement may be given, in writing, by 

the student’s supervisor. 

Supervisors are instructed to give written 

permission to use the laboratories for a 

specified and limited time and then only when 

it is seen as essential for the research that 

work is carried out after hours. 

Students should be aware that in the event of 

an accident happening outside normal working 

hours the Human Sciences Building security 

desk is staffed 24 hours per day and may be 

contacted (extension 85000) at any time. 

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Identification 

Unisafe and other staff may call for reasonable 

identification of any person within the building 

at any time. Unisafe staff are specifically 

authorised to require any student to produce 

an identity card on request. A person unable 

to produce satisfactory identification may be 

required to leave the building. 

Lockers 

Lockers are available for use by students in 

the building. Please contact the Auckland 

University Engineering Society (AUES) for 

information on renting a locker, rm. 2.306 

Level 3 Engineering Building. 

Noticeboards, 

Communication, Student 

Services Stall 

Emails 

Staff-student and student-student written 

communication is affected by using email and 

notice boards. Each student is allocated a 

University email address. The University and 

the Faculty use these addresses to contact 

all postgraduate students with important 

information about scholarships, submission 

deadlines and other matters. You should check 

your University email account regularly to 

pick up such messages and, if you are using a 

personal email address, set up your University 

email Inbox to redirect such messages to the 

personal address. 

Notice Boards 

There are notice boards in Level 3 of the 

Engineering Building for engineering students. 

There is also a notice board to announce job 

vacancies. Other noticeboards in Level 3 are 

for AUES (Auckland University Engineering 

Society), WEN (Women in Engineering), 

SPIES (South Pacific Indigenous Engineering 

Students), KESA (Hong Kong Engineering 

Students Association). Each department also 

has a noticeboard near the Departmental 

Office and there are others in various places 

around the Faculty. 

These are to display such things as results 

of tests, worked solutions to problems, 

job opportunities and information about 

postgraduate study. 

Computing Facilities 

Postgraduate students starting their 

programmes at the beginning of each 

semester in Engineering will have a computer 

account created for them as long as their 

enrolment has been completed correctly. 

Students should login to their account using 

their UPI and NetAccount password. If 

students commence mid semester, or for 

some reason find their account has not been 

created automatically, they should approach 

their departmental computer administrators 

to create an account. A list of computer 

administrators can be found on the notice 

boards in the general Faculty lab (rm 1.301) 

or online at 

http://www.engineering.auckland.ac.nz/ 

Studentinfo/ComputerResources/labstaff.htm 

Some departments provide dedicated 

computers to postgraduate students and again 

your departmental administrators should be 

able to advise students on available resources 

at their disposal. Postgraduates are also 

welcome to use the computers in the general 

Faculty labs, especially the drop in areas, for 

casual work, but these computers are not to 

be tied up running unattended simulations 

that take hours. 

Swipe cards for 24 hour access to Faculty 

labs can be obtained from the Engineering 

reception 

The use of computer resources is governed 

by the Computer System Statute as set out 

in the University of Auckland Calendar and 

Information Security Policies at: 

http://www.auckland.ac.nz/security/ 

PoliciesandStatutes.htm as well as those 

displayed in the computer laboratories. 

Failure to observe these rules may result in 

withdrawal of access and disciplinary action 

taken. 

For more information please refer online at: 

http://www.engineering.auckland. 

ac.nz/Studentinfo/Computer Resources/ 

computerresources.htm 

Rules Governing the Use 

of the Faculty’s Computer 

Laboratories 

We endeavour to provide a productive 

environment in all our Faculty laboratories, 

and ask that all our users help us with 

achieving this. We ask that everyone work 

quietly, using only software provided from the 

network, and that they restrict their work to 

that relevant to their studies. 

General group work and non computer 

based work should not be done in any of 

the computer labs but rather in the large 

study areas provided within the Engineering 

buildings. 

Laboratory staff are keen to maintain a good 

friendly atmosphere within the labs and we 

would ask all users to conduct themselves 

in a polite and courteous manner. Please 

remember that the staff are not there merely 

to respond immediately to your particular 

problems, however serious they may appear 

to you, but to facilitate the productivity of all 

Faculty IT users. 

All users of the laboratories are subject to the 

‘Computer System Statute’ as set out in the 

University of Auckland Calendar ‘Acceptable 

Use Policies’ defined by the University, and any 

conditions of use displayed in the computer 

labs. Breaches of these or other specific 

Engineering Computer Laboratory rules, as 

listed below, may result in disciplinary action. 

This could include the withdrawal of account 

access and/or print balances as well as a ban 

from the laboratories, loss of assignment 

marks, or referral to the University Discipline 

Committee with a possible consequent fine, 

or expulsion from courses or the University. 

• Food or drink MUST NOT be brought 

into the labs for any reason. 

• Users MUST keep the labs quiet and tidy 

when they are working in the labs. 

• Users MUST use computer facilities only 

as instructed by lecturers. 

• Computers MUST NOT be used 

for anything other than Engineering 

coursework. 

• No-one is allowed to use, or attempt to 

use, any computer accounts other than 

their own. 

• Users MUST NOT interfere with the 

normal operational controls in the system 

or try to alter the default system names 

or settings. Systems must be left running in 

the state in which they are found. 

• Users MUST NOT attempt to overcome 

any system imposed controls or limits. 

• Unauthorised programs of any sort 

MUST NOT be installed and run onto any 

computers in the labs 

• Software or data on Faculty computers 

SHOULD NOT be copies, altered or 

removed. 

• Copies of other people’s files and 

materials MUST NOT be made without 

written authority subject to the Copyright 

Act 1994. 

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• Before leaving a machine work should 

be saved and the user logged off. It will 

be assumed that any machine found 

unattended has been finished with and 

it will be shut down or passed over to 

another user where people are waiting for 

access. No attempt will be made to save 

any current work. 

Laptop computers that are connected into 

the network MUST only be used in specifically 

designated areas. No existing equipment 

may be unplugged from the network for any 

reason, and nor may laptop computers be 

plugged into sockets intended for existing lab 

equipment. 

Users MUST provide proof of identity if 

requested by laboratory staff, and promptly 

comply with all reasonable requests made 

individually or to a group. 

Please refer to the Computer Resources 

pages of the Undergraduate section of the 

Faculty website www.engineering,.auckland. 

ac.nz and to the Technical Support section 

in the Current Students area of the central 

University website for more information these 

and other issues surrounding computer use. 

Lab Opening Hours and 

Availability 

Student work areas open 8am-6pm Mon. to 

Fri. during semesters except Public holidays, 

8am-5pm at other times. 

Teaching labs open 8.30am-5pm Mon. to Fri. 

Card access available for Labs 1.301, 1.306, 

3.409 and 3.412. An Access Card can be 

obtained through Engineering Administration 

Office on the 4th floor in Building 402. The 

card controls ENTRY AND EXIT to and 

from the computer labs and Engineering 

buildings. The access restriction times are 

defined on the Card Application form. 

Teaching Labs are unavailable for general 

student use when classes are scheduled. 

Please refer to notice boards or lab doors 

for such times. Multimedia Room available 

only by prebooking through Shane Thomson 

in room 1.303. Staff members are available 

8.30am-5pm Monday to Friday except public 

and University holidays. It is important to note 

that the labs can become extremely busy, 

especially at peak times such as immediately 

prior to assignment completion dates. Please 

be considerate of others by not undertaking 

unnecessary or frivolous activities, especially 

while there are others waiting for a computer. 

Please also note that no special consideration 

can be given regarding lab use to students 

who are behind on deadlines, so make sure 

you organise your IT work in good time. We 

would expect that all people using labs treat 

them and the equipment they contain with 

due respect, and leave everything in a neat 

and working state. 

Computer Accounts 

Each student should have two login accounts, 

which will normally use the same ID and 

password. 

Engineering Network Account (Novell 

Account): 

After login, a student should have access to 

the software provided by the Engineering 

Network and work on their assignments. Most 

students will get at least 100 pages of free 

printing per year from this account and extra 

credit may be purchased from the Engineering 

Administration Office, 4th floor in Building 

402. The login to this account is your UPI and 

the password syncs with the NetAccount 

password. Note that password changes should 

be made using NetAccount. 

Net Account 

Also called NetLogin. Every student will have 

an account created. With NetAccount, a 

student will be able to access their Webmail, 

some university libraries’ databases, and the 

Internet. They will also be able to print to 

NetAccount printers. There are two separate 

balances associated with NetAccount. One 

balance is for internet and Webmail use, the 

other is for NetAccount printing. Students 

have to keep these balances positive to be 

able to use these services. Extra credit can be 

purchased from the Information Commons 

Helpdesk. Note that NetAccount printing 

is separate from the system used by most 

Engineering departments, and balances are 

non-transferable. ‘Netaccount’ printers are 

available in the main Engineering computer 

labs. Part I students who have enquiries about 

their accounts should approach the laboratory 

supervisors in room 3.410, 1.303 or 1.308. All 

other students should refer to their respective 

departmental administrators, a list of whom 

are displayed on notice boards in the labs. 

Printing To Engineering 

Printers 

Departments may allocate a certain amount 

of credit on the network print system to be 

used solely for the printing of engineering 

coursework. It must be emphasised that this 

is provided to allow normal coursework to 

be completed. This credit is non-refundable 

and any misuse of this allocation, including the 

removal of paper from the labs ‘in lieu of 

credits’, will be regarded as serious misconduct 

and could result in the withdrawal of this 

facility. Additional credit may be purchased 

from the counter at the Engineering 

Administration Office, and the receipt taken 

to the appropriate department computer 

representative. Alternatively it may be posted 

in the Receipt Post Box in 1.301 next to the 

notice board for entry into the system. This 

box is only cleared twice a day, so please 

check your printing credit in advance. 

External Email and Web 

Access 

An Internet and email system is available 

which allows free access to data across the 

campus and allows students to pre-pay for 

the use of external access. This access is 

centrally administered; help and additional 

information can be obtained from the 

Electronic Campus HelpDesk in the Kate 

Edgar Information Commons building on 

level 4. Please read the information regarding 

Netaccount on the notices in the labs, and 

also check the information in the Student 

IT Guide [see below] No one is to attempt 

to make use of such external facilities from 

a Faculty Laboratory computer except via 

those systems through which they have 

authorised access. Use of email and the Web 

from Faculty laboratories must be confined 

to work related activities. In particular, any 

sending of obscene, defamatory or offensive 

email material or messages, or the transfer 

of non work related material to or from any 

web site or newsgroup is expressly forbidden. 

Any attempt to contact any other user or 

site using a false or incorrect identity will be 

considered an extremely serious offence. If 

in doubt – check the website or ask Current 

information regarding all of the above facilities 

can be found in the ‘Undergraduates’ section 

of the Faculty Website at www.engineering. 

auckland.ac.nz, under ‘Computer Resources’. 

Also ensure you are familiar with the Student 

IT Guide. This is a document which is 

distributed at the start of each year, and can 

be obtained from the Library. It is also on the 

main University website – look under ‘Current 

Students’, in the ‘Technical Support’ section. 

Safety Instruction 

Students who are working in laboratories will 

receive safety instructions. A copy of a Safety 

Manual is held in every laboratory. First Aid 

supplies are available in laboratories and from 

the Engineering Student Centre. 

A copy of the Safety Manual is available to all 

new students. If you have not received your 

copy by mid-March call at the Engineering 

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Student Centre to request one. 

SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES 

Visit the scholarships website; 

www.auckland.ac.nz/scholarships 

Or contact the main Scholarships Office 

directly; 

Phone: (09) 373 7599 extension 87494 

Email: scholarships@auckland.ac.nz 

Or contact the Faculty of Engineering 

Scholarships Officer; 

Maria Rillo-Stol 

Phone: (09) 373 7599 extension 85347 

Email: m.rillo-stol@auckland.ac.nz 

SECOND-HAND TEXT BOOKS 

If you are interested in buying or selling 

second hand text books check noticeboards 

prior to enrolment. There are several outlets 

including the University Bookshop selling 

second-hand textbooks. 

STUDENT LEARNING CENTRE 

The Student Learning Centre is located 

on Level 3 of the Kate Edger Information 

Commons Building (Room 320), and it 

is staffed by academic tutors with special 

skills for helping students to develop better 

learning strategies. The Centre caters for 

the needs of students from the first year 

through to Doctoral levels. At the start and 

mid-way through each semester a brochure 

is published by the SLC, advertising the 

workshops that will beheld for that semester. 

It offers general learning skills courses (essay 

writing, time and study management, reading, 

exams, etc.) and workshops for general 

computer skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc). 

There is an annual $10 registration fee to join 

the SLC. You may register for workshps, or 

make individual appointments with tutors at 

the SLC office (phone 3737599 ext 88850) 

Drop-in hours (when no appointment is 

necessary) are also available Mon-Fri, 11am- 

2pm. 

For more information visit the Centre’s 

website: 

www.slc.auckland.ac.nz or phone the SLC 

office. 

POSTGRADUATE OFFICE 

ENGINEERING 

The Postgraduate Office is situated in 

the Engineering Student Centre, Level 4, 

Engineering Building. Any enquiries should be 

directed to ext 86726 or email: soe-postgradadmin@auckland.ac.nz 

Associate Professor Robert Raine is the 

Associate Dean for postgraduate Matters. He 

may be contacted on ext. 88128 or Room 

1.609. However, first enquiries should be 

directed to the Postgraduate Office as above. 

POSTGRADUATE STUDY AREAS 

Please see your Postgraduate Advisor to check 

Study Space availability. 

POSTGRADUATE STUDENT 

CONFERENCE 

Very successful New Zealand Postgraduate 

Student Engineering Conferences have 

been held annually since 1994. Please 

check the Faculty of Engineering website 

and postgraduate noticeboards for 

announcements 

3. POSTGRADUATE COURSES 

2007 

The following Courses may be taken for 

any one of the postgraduate degree and 

diploma programmes offered by the Faculty, 

with the exception of Master of Engineering 

Management (MEMgt), Master of Operations 

Research (MOR) and the Postgraduate 

Certificate in Light Metals Reduction 

Technology (PGCertLM) 

For details of MEMgt courses check the 

Faculty of Engineering website, postgraduate 

pages: 

www.engineering.auckland.ac.nz/ 

postgraduates/Master of Engineering 

Management 

For details of PGCertLM check the Faculty of 

Engineering website, postgraduate pages: 

www.engineering.auckland.c.nz/postgraduates/ 

Postgraduate Certificate in Light Metals 

For details of MOR courses please check the 

University Calendar 2007 

BIOENGINEERING INSTITUTE 

BIOENG 796A (First or Second 

semester) (60 Points) 

ME Thesis (Bioengineering) 

BIOENG796B (First or Second 


ME Thesis (Bioengineering) 

A student is required to submit a thesis 

on a topic assigned by the Director of the 

Bioengineering Institute. 

To complete this course, students must enrol 

in both Parts A and B to complete the thesis. 

BIOENG 799A (First or Second 

Semester) (30 Points) 

BIOENG 799B (First or Second 


ME Thesis (Bioengineering) Part-time 

To complete this course, students must enrol 

in both Parts A and B to complete the thesis. 

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL 

AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING 

Students should check availability on nDeva or 

with the Department. 

www.auckland.ac.nz/Student Self Service 

(nDeva) 

First Semester 

CHEMMAT 712 (15 points) 

Chemical Engineering Seminar 

A graduate paper on a topic or topics from 

the advanced fields of fluid mechanics, 

transport phenomena, heat transfer, 

particulate technology, chemical reactors and 

fuel technology. 


Studies in Chemical Engineering 

An advanced paper on topics to be 

determined each year by the Head of the 

Department of the Department of Chemical 

and Materials Engineering. 

CHEMMAT 716 (15 Points) 

Advanced High Temperature 

Processing 

A theoretical and applied treatment of 

selected topics related to industrial processing 

in New Zealand. Examples may include: 

electrochemical engineering for aluminium 

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production, reactors, heat and mass transfer 

in electrothermal production of metals and 

slags, metallurgical reactors for treatment and 

quality control of metals and alloys. 


Electrochemical Engineering 

The thermodynamics of aluminium electrolysis; 

heat and mass balance; components of the 

cell voltage; anode effect and its mitigation, 

resistance and voltage tracking; cell magnetics 

and magnetic modelling. 

Corequisite: CHEMMAT 718, 726, 727 


Aluminium Reduction Process 

Operations 

Monitoring overall aluminium cell performance 

– what are the appropriate parameters to 

measure, how are they measured and how are 

they used for process control? Optimizing cell 

performance, scheduling of operations, dealing 

with process excursions, metal treatment and 

quality. Novel cell designs. 



Advanced Materials 

A graduate course with emphasis on new 

developments in materials science and 

engineering and their impact on technology 

and society. Topics may be selected from: 

surface engineering, nanocrystalline materials 

and composites, rapid solidification and 

mechanical alloying, diffusional synthesis, 

processing via solid state reaction, 

intermetallics, amorphous alloys and 

superconductors. 


Materials Seminar 

A graduate course on a topic or topics in the 

field of materials to be determined each year 

by the Head of Department of Chemical and 

Materials Engineering. 


Advanced Materials Characterisation 

A graduate course on modern methods for 

materials microstructural characterisation and 

analysis including electron microscopy (SEM 

and TEM), microanalysis and surface analysis, 

atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning 

tunnelling microscopy (STM). The course 

will include both principles and practical 

experience of these techniques. 


The Light Metals Industry 

An overview of the light metals, Ti, Al and Mg, 

their chemistry, metallurgy and processing. It 

also deals with trends in the global light metals 

production and uses and recent advances in 

extending applications for these materials; 

economics of feedstock and materials 

selection and availability; power supply and 

management; efficient use of equipment and 

resources,; and environmental issues. 

Corequisite: CHEMMAT 717, 718,727 


Materials Performance and Selection 

for Light Metals Processing 

Performance requirements of anodes, 

cathodes, cell refractories and other 

aluminium cell construction materials are 

assessed. Techniques for monitoring materials 

performance in operation and post operation 

(autopsies) are discussed. This course also 

covers materials specifications, how well 

they predict performance in the aluminium 

cell as well as the relationship between the 

fabrication of the cell components and their 

performance. New materials. 



Advanced Design for Reduction 

Technology 

Specification, planning and execution of a 

specific process design project in reduction 

technology. Detailed considerations in the 

project will include material selection, process 

energy demand and efficiency, costing and 

economics, environmental impact and process 

start-up and operation. 

CHEMMAT 787 (First or Second 

Semester) (15 points) 

Project X 

A student is required to submit a report on 

a topic assigned by the appropriate Head of 

Department 

CHEMMAT 788A (15 points) 

CHEMMAT 788B (15 points) 

Project Y 



Department 

To complete this course students must enrol 

in CHEMMAT 788A and B. 

CHEMMAT 789 (30 points) (First or 

Second Semester) 



Department 

CHEMMAT 796A (First or Second 


ME Thesis 

CHEMMAT 796B (First or Second 


ME Thesis 

A student is required to submit a thesis on 


Department. 

Students must enrol in both Parts A and B to 

complete the Thesis. 

CHEMMAT 799A (First or Second 


ME Thesis part-time 

CHEMMAT 799B (First or Second 





Department. 


complete the Thesis. 

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND 

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 

Please check availability on the nDeva website, 

on the Engineering website or with the 

Department 

www.auckland.ac.nz/nDeva/Guests/Course 

Catalogue or Class Search 


Timetable 

CIVIL 660 (Diploma course only) 

(15 Points) 

Traffic Engineering and Planning 

A range of selected topics in traffic 

engineering and transportation planning which 

will provide a basis for extension into further 

studies. 

Restriction: CIVIL 361, 460 

CIVIL 661 (Diploma course only) 

(15 Points) 

Highway and Pavement Engineering 

A range of selected topics in highway 

engineering and pavement materials which 

will provide a basis for extension into further 

studies. 

Restriction: CIVIL 360, 461 

CIVIL 701 (15 Points) 

Studies in Civil Engineering 1 

Advanced course on topics to be determined 

each year by the Head of Department of Civil 

and Environmental Engineering. 


Studies in Civil Engineering 2 

Advanced courses on topics to be determined 



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Project Management 1 

Planning, organisation and control of 

engineering projects 



Contract administration, negotiation and 

dispute resolution for engineering project 

managers. 

Prerequisite: CIVIL 703 or equivalent 


Advanced Structural Dynamics 

Vibration theory. Linear theory of discrete 

and continuous systems including the shear 

beam and coupled shear walls. Introduction to 

the non-linear theory of vibration. Response 

of structures to earthquake, traffic and 

wind loading. Response spectra concepts. 

Normal mode analysis. Numerical integration 

techniques. 

Prerequisite: CIVIL 412 or 416 or equivalent 


Structures Seminar 

Selected topics from recent developments in 

structural analysis and design. 


Structural Analysis 

Analytical methods for some or all of the 

following structures: frames and grids, slabs, 

shear wall systems, shell structures, bridge 

superstructures. Structural optimization. 


Multistorey Building Design 

Techniques for the design of structures to 

resist seismic loading. Derivation of design 

actions, alternative structural systems for 

resisting these loads, design of structural 

components subject to cyclic inelastic action, 

detailing of members and joints to enhance 

earthquake resistance. Techniques of seismic 

isolation. Design project. 

Restriction: CIVIL 413 


Advanced Structural Concrete 

Behaviour of reinforced and prestressed 

concrete components and systems under 

complex loading and environmental 

conditions. Thermal and other loading 

conditions in bridge structures. 



Earthquake Engineering 

The fundamentals of seismology including 

earthquake waves, magnitudes and 

feltintensities. The damaging effects of 

earthquake upon land and the constructions 

of man. Study of some relevant historical 

earthquakes. Strong earthquake motions and 

the vibratory response of land and buildings. 

Fundamentals of the earthquake-resistant 

design of engineering structures. 


Rock Mechanics and Excavation 

Engineering 

Engineering rock behaviour – strength, 

elasticity and role of discontinuities. Stress 

– strain analysis, stability assessment of rock 

structures and support. Theoretical, practical 

and environmental aspects of ground 

excavations including ripping, cutting and 

blasting. 

Restriction: RESOURCE 723 


Soil Behaviour 

A systematic review of the engineering 

properties of soils: principle of effective stress, 

soil types and origins, permeability, dilatancy 

and pore pressure response, shear strength 

properties, compressibility models, 

consolidation and time dependent properties, 

partially saturated soil. Sedimentary, 

transported, residual soils and volcanically 

derived soils. Models for soil behaviour. 


Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering 

Introduction to the concepts, theories and 

practices of modern geotechnical earthquake 

engineering. Seismic considerations are a 

significant factor in the design of much of the 

infrastructure in seismically active countries 

like New Zealand. The course will include 

geophysical site investigation, site response 

analysis, liquefaction assessment and the 

earthquake behaviour of earth dams. 

Civil 730 (15 Points) 

Fluid Mechanics Seminar 

Special topics selected from fluid dynamics, 

water resources engineering, statistics and 

numerical methods. 


Advanced Fluid Mechanics 

Selected topics from applied fluid mechanics 

and hydraulics. 


Coastal Engineering 2 

Waves, wave theories, wave forces on 

structures. Breakers, tsunamis, flow-induced 

oscillations, resonance problems in tidal 

estuaries. Sediment transport by waves. Topics 

from coastal and harbour engineering. 

Prerequisite: CIVIL 431 or 733 or equivalent 


Coastal Engineering 1 

Coastal, port and ocean engineering. Theories 

governing waves, tides and currents. Design of 

structures subject to a marine environment. 


CIVL 751 (15 Points) 

Experimental Geotechnical 

Engineering 

A student will undertake and report on 

experimental work, field or laboratory. The 

work will entail a range of soil and/or rock 

tests, such as but not limited to, triaxial tests, 

ring shear, consolidation, permeability, cone 

penetration tests, shear wave velocity and in 

situ vane tests. 


Computational Geotechnical 

Engineering 

The student will undertake and report on 

analytical work that relates to geotechnical 

engineering. The work will entail analysis of 

engineering works using state of practice 

numerical analysis software to elucidate 

geotechnical design and performance. 


Geotechnical Modelling 

Analysis of stress and strain in two and three 

dimensions, the idea of a constitutive law, 

elastic and plastic models for geomaterials. 

Numerical modelling of consolidation. 

Implementation of realistic models for soil and 

rock mass stress-strain-strength behaviour in 

numerical analysis software and evaluation 

of geotechnical soft ware against known 

solutions. 


Advanced Mechanics of Materials 

Advanced treatment of topics relating to 

the mechanics and properties of materials, 

components and systems used in civil 

engineering. 



Traffic Engineering and Management 

Selected topics from: traffic signal 

performance measures (queues, delays, 

stops), coordination of signals and platoon 

dispersion, one-way street systems, pedestrian 

activity design, capacity analysis and levels of 

service, frontage and main shopping street 

developments, traffic impact assessment, travel 

demand management, public transport and 

terminal design, large-scale parking street 

lighting, queuing theory and applications, 

simulation. 

Prerequisite: CIVIL 460 or CIVIL 660 or 

equivalent 

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Traffic Safety and Planning 

A course, which complements CIVIL 760, on 

selected topics from recent developments in 

the planning and design of transport facilities 

and systems, with emphasis on safety and 

planning. 


equivalent 


Transportation Planning 

Selected topics from: land use, transport 

and travel, land transport strategies, policies 

and techniques, trip generation and parking 

demand, public transport usage and other 

modes, data surveys, forecasting techniques, 

analytical models for trip generation/attraction, 

distribution, assignment and modal split, model 

and network tests, operational, economic 

and social evaluations and assessment of 

environmental effects. 


equivalent 


Transportation Systems Analysis 

A course, which complements CIVIL 762, on 

selected topics from recent developments in 

the transportation network modelling and 

land use planning, with emphasis on analysis 

and evaluation. 

Prerequisite: CIVIL 460 or CIVIL 660 

equivalent 


Highway Safety and Operations 

Selected topics from: holistic highway 

geometric design, energy absorption systems, 

safety management, safety audit, temporary 

traffic management techniques, highway 

capacity and level-of-service analyses, 

speed prediction and vehicle operating cost 

modelling, passing/climbing lane evaluation, 

computer simulation packages, economic 

evaluation models and appraisal techniques. 


equivalent 


Infrastructure Asset Management 

Integration of planning and infrastructure 

asset management, resource management, 

institutional issues and legal requirements. The 

process of undertaking asset management 

plans and specific asset management 

techniques across all infrastructural assets 

using the ‘International Infrastructure Asset 

Management Manual.’ 


Road Management Systems 

The planning, administration and management 

of the construction and maintenance of roads. 

The principles, methods and techniques 

of pavement deterioration modelling, 

optimisation and the management of the road 

asset using road management systems. 

Prerequisite: CIVIL 360 and CIVIL 461, or civil 

661 or equivalent 


Advanced Pavement Engineering 

Selected topics from: pavement construction 

materials, analytical empirical pavement 

design methods, pavement maintenance and 

rehabilitation techniques and data collection 

methodologies for the assessment of 

pavement performance. 

Prerequisite: CIVIL 360 and CIVIL 461, or 

CIVIL 661 or equivalent 


Studies in Transportation 1 

A range of selected topics to be determined 




Studies in Transportation 2 

A range of selected topics to be determined 

each year by the Head of the Department of 

Civil and Environmental Engineering. 


Transport Systems Economics 

A course of selected topics on the operations 

of transport facilities and systems, with 

emphasis on the economics of the operations. 


Planning and Managing Transport 

Integrated planning of transport and land use. 

Requirements of the New Zealand Transport 

Strategy. the Land Transport Management 

Act and the Resource Management Act. 

Urban design and the New Zealand protocol. 

Sustainable practices. Provisions for public 

transport, cycling and walking. Integration 

with sea and air transport. Travel demand 

management techniques and applications. 

Congestion pricing and tolling. Public-private 

partnerships. Outline of intelligent transport 

systems applications and potential effects on 

travel. 


Advanced Water Resources 

Selected topics from hydrology and water 

resources engineering. 



Project X 



Department. 

CIVIL 788A (15 Points) 

CIVIL 788B (15 Points) 

Project Y (Double Semester) 

30 point Research Project for MEngSt . A 

student is required to submit a report on a 

topic assigned by the appropriate Head of 

Department. To complete this course students 

must enrol in CIVIL 788 A and B 

CIVIL 789 (First or Second Semester) 

(30 Points) 

Project Z 

30-point Research Project for MEngSt 

CIVIL796A (First or Second Semester) 

(60 Points) 

CIVIL 796B (60 Points) 

ME Thesis (Civil) 



Department. 

Students must enrol in both Parts CIVIL 796A 

and B to complete Thesis 

Civil 799A (First or Second Semester) 

part time (30 Points) 


Civil 799B (30 Points) 

Students must enrol in both Parts CIVIL 799A 

and B to complete Thesis 

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 

Please check availability on the nDeva website, 

on the Engineering website or with the 

Department 




Timetable 

ENV ENG 701 (15 Points) 

Studies in Environmental Engineering 1 






Studies in Environmental Engineering 2 






Sustainable Resource Management 

Wide-ranging review of the issues and 

techniques required for the sustainable 

management of resources. 

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Restriction: EVENG 404 


Hazardous Substance Management 

A review of topics in hazardous substance 

management including: substance classification, 

legislation and enforcement, storage and 

handling practices, occupational safety and 

health, emergency preparedness and response, 

risk evaluation and control. 



Environmental Engineering Processes 

Laboratory 

Laboratory research methods (safety, sampling 

procedures, sample preservation, data analysis 

and report writing). Laboratory experiments 

exploring various physical, chemical and 

biological processes, such as sedimentation, 

chemical coagulation and precipitation, 

chlorination, reactor residence time 

distribution, activated carbon and anaerobic 

digestion. 


Modelling of Groundwater Flow and 

Pollutant Transport 

Aquifer properties, principles of seepage 

and groundwater flow, solution techniques 

for two-dimensional flows, groundwater 

quality, contaminant transport in saturated 

and unsaturated media, biochemical 

transformation processes, multiphase flow and 

use of groundwater models. 


Surface Water Quality Modelling 

Mass balance and steady state solutions for 

point and distributed loadings applied to rivers 

and lakes, feed-forward and feedback systems 

of reactors, mass transport in incompletely 

mixed systems, simple time-variable solutions, 

nutrient dynamics in water bodies and 

exchange with sediments, and eutrophication 

and toxic-substance modelling. 


Sustainability Engineering 2 

An in-depth understanding of sustainability 

and engineering. The concept of sustainability 

engineering and engineering’s relationship to 

global issues such as limitations on material 

and energy resources, pollution and global 

warming. Tools that engineers need to assist in 

resolving such problems, including design for 

environment, servicing, clean technologies and 

industrial ecology will be covered. 


Sustainability Technologies and 

Processes 

Pollution, prevention and clean engineering. 

Resource, waste and energy auditing, 

resource management, cost/benefit analysis 

of sustainable technologies, technology and 

process assessment and design and 

management of sustainable technologies and 

processes. 


Risk Assessment 

Introduction to risk concepts in an 

engineering framework, risk assessment: 

statistical, probability and reliability theory 

techniques for dealing with uncertainties with 

reference to natural (floods, earthquakes) 

and environmental hazards and risk for 

sustainability. Evaluation and management 

approaches for different types of risk. 


Sustainability Engineering Design 

The principles of sustainable design, including 

design for environment, design for recycling, 

design for duration and design for reuse. 

Assessment of product design, appropriate 

product function, level of quality and life cycle. 

Students will be expected to provide input 

into effective, efficient and sustainable product 

design. 


Sustainability Engineering Seminar 

A variety of relevant and current topics 

relating to sustainability engineering, including 

the impact of information technologies, GM 

engineering nanotechnologies and other new 

engineering initiatives on society and means 

of ensuring that those technologies encourage 

sustainability. Students will assess such issues 

and discuss the relevance to engineering, 

sustainability and future development of 

technology and society. 

ENV ENG 787 (First or Second 


Project X 

15-point Research Project for MEngSt. A 



Department. 


ENV ENG 788A (Double Semester) 

(15 Points) 

ENV ENG 788B (15 Points) 

Project Y 

30-point Research Project for MEngSt. A 



Department. 



in ENVENG 788 A and B 

ENV ENG 789 (First or Second 


Project Z 

30-point Research Project for MEngSt 


ENV ENG 796A (First or Second 


ENV ENG 796B (60 Points) 

ME Thesis (Environmental) 



Department. 


To complete this Thesis students must enrol in 

ENVENG 796A and B 

ENV ENG 799A (First or Second 


ENV ENG 799B (Fist or Second 


ME Thesis (Environmental) part-time 


ENVENG 799A and B 

It is also possible to take some courses 

that are offered to final year (Year IV) 

undergraduate students. 

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL 

AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING 

Please check availability on the nDeva 

website, the Engineering website or with the 

Department 




Timetable 

ELECTENG 701 (15 Points) 

Wireless Communication 

Aspects of the design and planning of wireless 

communication systems. Introduction to 

cellular system design. Issues related to radio 

propagation: multipath, path loss prediction, 

channel characterisation. System aspects: 

cellular technologies, system planning and 

reliability estimation. Wireless systems and 

standards. 

Prerequisite: ELECTENG 421 


Applied Electromagnetics 

Selected topics in electromagnetic theory. 

Consideration will be given to both analytical 

and numerical techniques. 

Prerequisite: ELECTENG 307 or 302 or 306 


Advanced Power Systems 

This course covers selected topics in power 

systems theory and practice. These include 

electricity pricing and economic optimization, 

application of power electronics and advanced 

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stability analysis with multi-machines. 



Advanced Control Systems 

Theory of modern control systems with 

emphasis on optimisation techniques for 

both deterministic and stochastic processes. 

State-space modelling of dynamic systems 

and choice of suitable performance criteria. 

Adaptive, fuzzy logic and sliding mode control 

systems. 



Heavy Current Electronics 

Selected advanced topics in the design and 

control of power electronics are presented. 

Topics include: analysis of power electronic 

circuits using state space techniques with 

suitable applications: design and application 

of switch mode resonant converters: scalar 

and vector control of AC induction motors: 

advanced magnetics modelling. 



Digital Signal Processing 

Advanced digital signal processing concepts 

and techniques for analysing discrete-time 

deterministic and random signals and systems. 

Stochastic signal description and analysis, 

system response to stochastic signals. Adaptive 

systems and applications. Multi-rate techniques. 

Digital Signal Processor (DSP) implementation 

strategies and real-world issues. 



Image Processing and Computer Vision 

Two-dimensional signals and systems 

and methods of analysis. Digital image 

manipulation, enhancement and restoration 

techniques. Two-dimensional digital filters and 

their application. Colour image processing. 

Computer vision concepts and tools. 

Quantitative image analysis and information 

extraction. 



Studies in Electrical and Electronic 

Engineering 1 


each year by the Head of Department. 



Engineering 2 





Engineering 3 





Engineering 4 





Engineering 5 





Engineering 6 




Microwave Engineering 

Microwave systems, waveguides, passive 

components, resonators and filters. Microwave 

network theory, waveguide 

discontinuities. Microwave measurements. 

Aperture antennas. 



Project X 



Department. 

ELECTENG 788A (15 Points) 

ELECTENG 788B (15 Points) 

Project Y 




must enrol in ELECTENG 788 A and B. 


Project Z 



Department. 

ELECTENG 796A (60 Points) 

ELECTENG 796B (60 Points) 

ME Thesis (Electrical and Electronic) 




must enrol in ELECTENG 796 A and B 

ELECTENG 799A (First or Second 


ELECTENG 799B (Fist or Second 


ME Thesis (Electrical and Electronic) 

part-time 

COMPSYS 701 (15 Points) 

Advanced Digital Systems Design 

Register-transfer, behavioural and systemlevel 

design and syntheses; resource sharing; 

scheduling; the use of hardware-description 

languages; algorithms to logic; hardware/ 

software partitioning; systems-on-chip; 

component re-usability; reconfigurable 

systems, low-power systems; case studies (DSP, 

speech, image and video algorithms 

implementation). 

Prerequisite: 15 points from COMPSYS 305, 

ELECTENG 304 


Advanced Intelligent Systems 

Selected topics from current research in 

robotics and intelligent systems, such as: 

navigation, human-robot interaction, control, 

programming, path planning, problem solving, 

pattern recognition, artificial neural networks, 

fuzzy systems, genetic algorithms. 

Prerequisite: COMPSYS 406 or ELECTENG 

707 


Advanced Embedded Systems 

Selected topics from current research in 

embedded systems, such as: models of 

computation, architectures, distributed 

embedded systems, systems-on-chip, real-time 

operating systems, heterogeneous models of 

computation, architectures and technologies, 

formal verification, model-checking. 

Prerequisite: 15 points from COMPSYS 402- 

404, 701 or ELECTENG 423 


Formal Methods for Engineers 

Validation versus Verification, Formal models, 

Formal Specification: Process Algebraic, Logic 

Based, Temporal Logic, Methods of Verification: 

Bisimulation, Model Checking, Theorem 

Proving. State Space explosion problem and 

solutions: BDDs, Symbolic Model Checking, 

Modular Verification. Verification of HDL 

designs, Tools:STeP, VIX, NuSMV. 

Prerequisite: COMPSYS 302 and COMPSYS 

305 or ELECTENG 304 


Speech and Language Processing 

Introduction to the fundamentals of speech 

and language processing. Concepts, methods 

and applications of speech signal processing. 

Principles of speech analysis, coding, modelling, 

recognition, synthesis and language processing. 


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Advanced Microcomputer Architecture 

Hardware and software approaches 

for instruction-level parallel processing, 

multiprocessors and multithreading, 

embedded multiprocessing and memory 

systems, architectures for embedded multiple 

processors and networks on chip, dynamic 

reconfigurable architectures. 

Prerequisite: 15 points from COMPSYS 304, 

ELECTENG 304, SOFTENG 363 


Studies in Computer Systems 

Engineering 1 





Engineering 2 





Engineering 3 





Engineering 4 





Engineering 5 





Engineering 6 



COMPSPYS 787 (15 Points) 

Project X 



Department. 

COMPSYS 788A (15 Points) 

COMPSYS 788B (15 Points) 

Project Y 



Department. 


in COMPSYS 788 a and B 


Project Z 



Department. 



ME Thesis (Computer Systems) 



Department. 


in COMPSYS 796 A and B 



ME Thesis Part-time 



Department. 


COMPSYS 799 A and B 

Graduate Courses offered 

by other Departments 

Students may enrol for approved courses 

from any other Engineering Department, 

subject to approval from both the relevant 

Department and Electrical and Electronic 

Engineering. The student should have an 

appropriate background for the course and 

it should be compatible with their main 

programme of study. The following courses 

have proved popular in previous years: 

MECHENG 729 (15 Points) 

Machine Learning and Fuzzy Systems 

The problems of learning from experimental 

data (support vector machines and neural 

networks) and the problem of embedding 

human knowledge into mathematical 

expressions (fuzzy logic) are covered. Learning 

from noisy sparse data patterns (examples) 

will be put in the rigorous framework of the 

theory of approximations of multivariate 

functions. 

CIVIL703 

Project Management 1 (15 Points) 

Planning, organization and control of 

engineering projects. 

CIVIL704 (15 Points) 


Contract administration, negotiation and 

dispute resolution for engineering project 

managers. Taught courses offered by other 

Faculties Courses from other Faculties may 

also be considered, again subject to approval 

from both the relevant Department and 

Electrical and Electronic Engineering. 

COMPSCI 366 (15 points) 

Foundations of Artificial Intelligence 

An introduction to the basic concepts of 

artificial intelligence from the analytical 

point of view, using intelligent agents as the 

main focus point. Introduces some of the 

foundations of artificial intelligence, such 

as the well known A* algorithm, reasoning 

techniques for reasoning under uncertainty, 

and planning methods. 

COMPSCI 742 (15 points) 

Data Communications and Networks 

The protocols and performance of Local Area 

Networks. The special requirements of very 

high speed networks (100 MB/s and higher). 

Asynchronous transfer Mode (ATM) and 

its relation to other protocols. The TCP/IP 

protocol suite. 

Department of Engineering Science 

Please check availability on the nDeva website 

or with the Department 

www.auckland.ac.nz/nDeva 

ENG SCI 701 (15 Points) 

Studies in Engineering Science 

An advanced course on topics to be 

determined each year by the Head of 

Department of Engineering Science. 

Prerequisite: Department approval required 


Advanced Mathematical Modelling 

A selection of 12 lecture modules on 

mathematical modelling methods in 

engineering, including theory of partial 

differential equations, methods of 

characteristics, similarity solutions, asymptotic 

expressions, theory of waves, special functions, 

non-linear ordinary differential equations, 

calculus of variations, tensor analysis, complex 

variables, wavelet theory and other modules 

offered from year to year. Students select four 

modules. 

Restriction: ENGSCI 414, 415 


Studies in Mathematical Modelling and 

Computation 

Advanced topics in mathematical modelling 

that involve computational techniques. Onethird 

of the course covers computational 

linear algebra and its applications (with topics 

chosen from singular value decomposition, 

ill-conditioning, orthogonal factorizations, least 

squares, eigenproblems and iterative methods 

for linear systems. The remainder of the 

course deals with signal processing (including 

spectrum estimation of clean and noisy signals, 

time-frequency analysis, feature extraction, 

pattern matching, speech recognition, image 

processing, neural network models and the 

multi-layer perception) 

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ENG SCI 720 (17.14 Points) 

Seminar in Stochastic Operations 

Research 

An advanced course in which students are 

required to present seminars on current 

development in stochastic operations 

research. 


Advanced Numerical Methods 

An advanced course on finite elements, 

boundary elements and finite differences. 

Prerequisite: Departmental approval required 


Advanced Continuum Mechanics 

Application of continuum mechanics to 

problems in biomechanics, fluid mechanics 

and solid mechanics. Including topics such as 

large deformation elasticity theory applied to 

soft tissues, inviscid flow theory, compressible 

flows, viscous flows, meteorology, 

oceanography, coastal ocean modelling, mixing 

in rivers and estuaries. Fracture, composite 

materials and geomechanics. 

Restriction: ENGSCI 440 


Studies in Continuum Mechanics 1 

Turbulence and turbulence modelling. 

Advanced numerical techniques in 

computational fluid dynamics (CFD). 

Application of CFD to environmental flows 

and aerodynamics. A variety of topics in 

engineering solid mechanics 

which could include composite materials, 

geomechanics, contact mechanics, fracture 

mechanics, theology, constitutive theory and 

computational methods. 



Studies in Continuum Mechanics 2 

An advanced course in continuum mechanics 

covering topics in the mechanics of solids and 

fluids and other continua. 




An introduction to the application of 

engineering principles and methods in 

biomedical research. Mechanical properties 

of living issue – constitutive laws, structure/ 

function relationships, myocardial and lung 

mechanics, haemodynamics. Biological 

control mechanisms. Electrophysiology. 

Instrumentation and measurement; principles 

and applications. 


ENGSCI 753 (15 Points) 

Computational Techniques in 

Continuum Mechanics and 


Theoretical and applied finite element and 

boundary element methods for steady-states 

and time-dependent problems of heat flow, 

bioelectricity and linear elasticity. 

Restriction: ENGSCI 450, 451, 471 


Algorithms for Optimization 

Meta-heuristics and local search techniques 

such as Genetic Algorithms, Simulated 

Annealing, Tabu Search and Ant Colony 

Optimization for practical optimization. 

Introduction to stochastic optimization, 

including discrete event simulation, decision 

analysis, Markov chains and Markov decision 

processes and dynamic programming. 

Restricion: ENGSCI 450, 451,460 


Computational Optimization in 

Operations Research 

Computational algorithms for integer 

programming and network programming. Use 

of modelling languages and databases. 

Prerequisite: 15 points from ENGSCI 391, 

STATS 391 

Restriction: OPSRES 392, ENGSCI 450, 451, 

460 

ENGSIC 762 

Advanced Topics in Operations 

Research 

A course of advanced topics arising in the 

practical application of optimization models 

for machines and resource scheduling, routing 

applications, staff rostering and multiple 

objectives functions. 


STATS 391 


ENGSCI 763 

Advanced Simulation and Stochastic 

Modelling 

Models for planning under uncertainty. 

Two-stage and multi-stage progams with 

recourse, decomposition methods. Scenario 

construction and solution validation. 

Advanced simulation topics for discrete 

event and Monte-Carlo simulation including 

random variate generation, sampling and 

input distribution selection, output analysis, 

comparing alternatives, variance reduction 

techniques, optimization and simulation. 


STATS 391 


ENGSCI 765 

Studies in Operations Research 1 

An advanced course in recent developments 

in operations research and its applications. 


ENGSCI 766 

Studies in Operations Research 2 

An advanced course in recent developments 

in operations research and its applications. 


ENGSCI 768 

Research Topics in Operations 

Research 1 

Advanced topics in operations research such 

as decomposition, integerization, combinatorial 

optimization, stochastic optimization, game 

theory, smooth and non-smooth optimization, 

multicriteria decision making. 


STATS 391 


ENGSCI 769 

Research Topics in Operations 

Research 2 

Advanced topics in Operations Research. 


STATS 391 


ENGSCI 772 

Whole Organ Modelling 

Advanced computational modelling of whole 

organs with an emphasis on integrative 

physiology and coupled field problems in 

bioengineering. Finite deformation elasticity 

theory and computational aspects. Current 

flow in excitable tissue. Finite element 

collocation techniques. Coupled finite element 

– boundary element problems. 

Prerequisite: PHYSIOL 210 OR MEDSCI 205, 

ENGSCI 371 


ENG SCI 787 (15 points) 

Project X 


Project Y 


Project Z 


Advanced Linear Optimisation 

Techniques for basis handling in the revised 

simplex method, sparsity considerations, 

column generation and decomposition 

methods, methods for semi-finite and 

continuous-time problems, interior point 

methods for linear programming, introduction 

to game theory. 

Available to transition students only. 

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Non-linear Optimization 

Theory of constrained and unconstrained 

non-linear optimization, including optimality 

conditions, convex optimization. Karush- 

Kuhn-Tucker conditions, and computational 

techniques for important classes of these 

problems including Newton-Raphson 

methods. Quasi-Newton methods, trust 

regions, penalty function methods, quadratic 

programming, and sequential quadratic 

programming. 

Available to transition students only. 

ENG SCI 796A (60 Points) 

ENG SCI 796B (60 Points) 

ME Thesis (Engineering Science) 



Department. 


in ENGSCI 796A and B 

ENG SCI 799A (30 points) 

(First or Second Semester) 

ME Thesis Part-time 

ENG SCI 799B (30 points) 



DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL 

ENGINEERING 

Please check availability on the nDeva 

website, the Engineering website or with the 

Department 




Timetable 


Studies in Mechanical Engineering 1 


each year by the Head of Department of 

Mechanical Engineering. 


Studies in Mechanical Engineering 2 


each year by the Head of Department of 

Mechanical Engineering. 


Computational Fluid Dynamics 

The application of computational methods to 

fluid dynamics and heat transfer. Finite volume 

and finite difference methods. Convergence 

and stability. Mesh generation and postprocessing. 

Application of commercial 

computer programs to industrial problems. 


Wind Engineering 

The wind-loading chain: planetary boundary 

layer flow, extreme winds, wind structure, 

wind loads, dynamic response, bluff body 

aerodynamics, vortex shedding, aero-elasticity, 

wind tunnel testing, pedestrian level winds. 


Internal Combustion Engines 

Combustion processes; calculations for Diesel 

and Otto cycles; ideal, fuel-air and real cycles; 

use of alternative fuels as supplements or 

replacements. 


Advanced Thermal Systems 

Fundamentals of advanced thermodynamicscycle 

and applications, heat and mass 

transfer, psychrometry, refrigeration and 

air-conditioning, thermal system design and 

simulation. 


Mechanical Control Systems 

A control problem of interest to both the 

student and the lecturer will be identified. 

Appropriate techniques are then sought for 

its solution. 


Structural Acoustics 

Structural vibration at higher frequencies, 

vibration transmission and control. Wave 

motion and modal analysis. Structural intensity 

and statistical energy analysis. 


Machine Learning and Fuzzy Systems 

The problems of learning from examples 

(neural networks) and embedding human 

knowledge into mathematical expressions 

(fuzzy logic) are treated. Learning from noisy 

sparse data (patterns, examples) will be put 

in the rigorous framework of the theory of 

approximations of multivariate functions. 


Computer Graphics and Visualization 

Fundamentals of computer graphics and 

visualization as related to applications 

in engineering, such as solid and surface 

modelling and computational fluid dynamics. 

Principles of graphics programming, user 

interface design and implementation. Students 

should be familiar with C, C++ or Java. 


Advanced Mechanics of Materials 

Introduction to theory of elasticity: stress 

functions with applications to problems of 

contact stresses, stress concentrations and 

torsion of prismatic bars. Thin plates and shells. 

theory of viscoelasticity. 


Advanced Materials Manufacturing 

Polymer and composites manufacturing; 

properties and processing of polymers and 

reinforcing materials. Analysis of selected 

manufacturing processes; injection moulding, 

extrusion, liquid composites moulding, 

pultrusion. Consideration of viscous flow, flow 

through porous media and heat transfer. 


Advanced Manufacturing Technology 

A study of computer integrated manufacturing 

(CIM) appropriate to the needs of New 

Zealand industry. The course will deal with the 

integrated use of CAD/CAPP/CAM, robots, 

workstations, materials handling and control 

systems. 


Manufacturing Information Systems 

A study of new or emerging information 

technologies and their applications in 

manufacturing enterprises. The focus is 

on product modelling technologies based 

on STEP, and intelligent and interoperable 

manufacturing systems. The targeted 

applications are computer numerically 

controlled machine tools. Basic knowledge of 

Object-Oriented Programming and database 

techniques is a necessity. Students should also 

have basic programming skills, eg. C++. 


Special Topic in Engineering 

Management 1 

Graduate courses for students previously or 

currently employed, covering contemporary 

topics in engineering management. Students 

must be enrolled in the MEMgt programme. 


Special Topic in Engineering 

Management 2 

Distance learning graduate course for students 

previously or currently employed. Students 

can select a specific topic from those offered 

in the area of engineering management in 

consultation with the programme coordinator. 

Students must be enrolled in the MEMgt 

programme. 


Special Topic in Technology 

Management 1 




in the area of technology management in 



programme. 

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Special Topic in Technology 

Management 2 




in the area of technology management in 



programme. 

MECHENG 787 (15 points) 


Project X 

Research Project for Master of Engineering 

Studies 

MECHENG 788 A (15 points) 

MECHENG 788 B (15 points) 

(Double Semester) 

Project Y 


Studies 

MECHENG 789 (30 points) 


Project Z 


Studies 

MECHENG 796A (60 points) 


MECHENG 796B (60 points) 


ME Thesis (Mechanical) 



Department. 


complete the ME 

MECHENG 799A 


MECHENG 799B 

ME Thesis part-time (30 points) 


complete the ME 

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 

SOFTENG 701 (15 points) 

Advanced Software Engineering 

Development Methods 

Advanced studies in methods and 

techniques for developing complex software 

systems including topics in component 

based technologies, software engineering 

environments, tool construction, software 

architectures. 


Advanced Systems Design 

Advanced studies in the design of complex 

software systems and the technologies 

used including the design of user interfaces, 

middleware and databases. 


Studies in Software Engineering 1 

Advanced courses on topics to be 

determined each year by the Director of 

Software Engineering. 


Studies in Software Engineering 2 

Advances courses on topics to be determined 

each year by the Director of Software 

Engineering. 

Prerequisite: Permission of Director 


Project X 


a topic assigned by the Director of Software 

Engineering. 

SOFTENG 788A (15 points) 

SOFTENG 788B (15 points) 

Project Y 



Engineering. 


in SOFTENG 788 A and B 


Project Z 



Engineering. 


SOFTENG 796B (60 points) 

ME Thesis (Software Engineering) 



Engineering. To complete the ME students 

must enrol in SOFTENG 796A and B. 


(Semester 1 and Semester 2) 

SOFTENG 799B 

ME Thesis Part-time (Software Engineering) 


complete the ME Prescriptions 

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Staff Directory 

ADMINISTRATION - FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 

ext. rm No. 

Dean of Engineering Professor Peter W. Brothers 87924 1.507 

PA to the Dean alison Wylds 88119 1.509 

Deputy Dean Professor David Ryan 89878 1.503 

Faculty Registrar keith Willson 87807 1.506 

Management Accountant ronny Mandviwalla 88125 1.501 

Associate Dean (International) Wei Gao 88175 1.813 

Associate Dean (Maori) te Kipa Kepa Brian Morgan 82362 1.1209 

Associate Dean (Postgrad) A /Prof. Robert Raine 88128 2.403 

Associate Dean (Undergrad) Dr Liz Godfrey 88121 2.401 

Associate Dean (Research) Professor Ian Collins 84812 1.612 

Dep. Registrar/Academic Services Mgr Ashoka Abeysekera 88124 2.405 

Administrative Officer leona Page 83714 2.407 

Administrative Officer elizabeth Chandy 88120 2.407 

Administrative Assistant Wendy Lai 85823 2.407 

Communications Manager Catherine Kerins 84761 1.610 

Employment Manager kevin Healey 89521 2.410 

External Relations Manager Sharon Andersen 88225 1.502 

Finance Administrator Sheeja Chidambaram 86497 1.609 

Finance Administrator vitus Fernandes 88323 1.609 

Financial Supervisor xinhua Wang 84780 1.608 

Scholarships Officer 85347 1.610 

nDeva Coordinator John Neal 85822 2.404 

Part I Administrator lena Cheng 86495 2.407 

Postgraduate Manager christine Rosendale 88193 2.401 

Secretary/Receptionist Sushani Jayasinghe 84447 2.407 

Mãori External Liaison Marcia Murray 84291 1.603 

Mãori Student Mentor Patrick Harrison 84538 2.412 

Pasifika Student Mentor Stuart Mitchell 84538 2.412 

Women in Engineering Coordinator Robyn MacLeod 88606 2.414 

Technical Services 

Manager grant Clendon 88131 2.223 

Deputy Manager Paul Tomlin 88131 2.223 

Draughtsperson Rick Coetzer 85825 2.221B 

Carpenter ken Birch 87469 4.121 

Storeperson Clerk lee Cleverly 87017 2.222 

Technical Staff trevor White 88126 2.221A 

Malcolm McCarthy 87016 2.218 

eric Paul 85826 2.224 

brent Purdy 85826 2.224 

eddie van den Bergen 85826 2.224 

Sajan Vedamanakam 85826 2.224 

Peter Selby 85826 2.224 

LIBRARY 

ext. rm No. 

Engineering Librarian & Subject Librarian (C&E) Patsy Hulse 88129 2.416 

Subject Librarian (Mech Eng) emil Melnichenko 87200 2.419 

Subject Librarian: (C&M and Eng.Sci) Dahlia Han 86997 2.417 

Subject Librarian: (ECE) Susan Brookes 88130 2.417 

Client Services Librarian Zarina Erasmus 88130 2.417 

Library Assistant (Lending) Siba Mahmood 87368 2.417 

(Interloans) 87368 2.417 

(Serials) 86997 2.417 

BIOENGINEERING INSTITUTE 

ext. rm No. 

Director Prof Peter Hunter 88395 439-613 

Dep Director Assoc Prof Bruce Smaill (jointly with Physiology) 86302 502-2223 

Principal Investigators Dr Iain Anderson (jointly with Eng Science) 82465 439-517 

Dr David Budgett 85116 439-519 

Dr Leo Cheng 83013 439-407 

Dr Edmund Crampin (jointly with Eng Science) 88168 439-643 

Dr Marc Jacobs 85604 439-513 

Dr Ian LeGrice (jointly with Physiology) 85024 502-2221 

Dr Denis Loiselle (jointly with Physiology) 86202 502-2227 

a/Prof Simon Malpas (jointly with Physiology) 86922 439-542 

Dr Martyn Nash (jointly with Eng Science) 82550 439-417 

Dr Poul Nielsen (jointly with Eng Science) 88391 439-511 

Prof Andrew Pullan (jointly with Eng Science) 88399 439-651 

Dr Merryn Tawhai 85119 439-637 

Dr Alistair Young (jointly with Physiology) 86115 502-2089 

Research staff Dr Travis Austin 83013 439-407 

Mr Shane Blackett 85807 439-617 

Dr Gib Bogle 87030 439-617 

Dr Matt Halstead 87101 439-411 

Dr Darren Hooks 86208 502-2215 

Dr Juliana Kim 85353 439-405 

Dr Rob Kirton 83010 439-535 

Dr Rie Komuro 83010 439-407 

Mr Sharif Malak 86767 439-527 

Mr Andrew Miller 89560 439-617 

Mr Wayne Pallas 84748 439-542 

Dr Oliver Rohrle 85353 439-405 

Dr Greg Sands 86209 520-2218 

Dr Karl Tomlinson 85807 439-617 

Dr Mark Trew 85114 439-409 

Dr Jason Turuwhenua 85807 439-617 

Mr Peter Villiger 87101 439-411 

Finance & Admin staff Maria Fung 83015 439-601 

nirosha Herat 85360 439-600 

Mohini Singh 85360 439-600 

lyn Vu 84413 439-603 

Susanna Yau 86515 439-603 

Technical & IT staff John Baek 89817 502-2B09 

Pete Blythe 85808 439-531 

andrew Cantell 82951 439-639 

gareth De Walters 82046 439-617 

Dane Gerneke 86208 502-2218 

tiong Lim 88369 439-639 

Stephen Poon 85035 439-617 

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DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING 

ext. rm No. 

Head of Department Professor W. George Ferguson 88133 1.810 

Academic Staff Assoc. Professor Neil Broom 88974 1.710/ 

4.315/4.314 

Professor John J. J. Chen 88137 1.807 

Professor Xiao Dong Chen 87004 1.806 

Professor Geoffrey G. Duffy 87805 1.808 

Professor Wei Gao 88175 1.813 

Professor Mohamed Farid 84807 1.802 

assoc Professor Margaret Hyland 87865 1.815 

Dr Yu Lung Chiu 86924 1.707 

Dr Michael Hodgson 88218 1.803 

Dr Monwar Hossain 83962 1.805 

Dr Bryony James 85813 4.319 

Dr Mark Jones 84548 1.708 

Dr Rob Kirkpatrick 85128 1.814 

Dr Darrell Patterson 85027 1.713 

Research Fellows Dr Zheng Wei Li 85809 4.618 

Dr. Jing Liang 89160 4.617 

Dr Xuqi Lin 89160 4.617 

Dr Dong Yan Liu 85379 1.712 

Dr. Celina Pezowicz 86293 4.611 

Dr Frank Qin 89842 4.618 

Dr Ashwin Thambyah 85379 1.712 

Dr Ju Hyun Yoo 86293 4.611 

Departmental Manager audrey Cheong 88135 1.810 

Secretary annie Varghese 88112 1.810 

Technical Staff alec Asadov 87258 4.208 

Jeffrey Ang 85810 4.417 

allan Clendinning 85810 4.417 

catherine Hobbis 87272 4.307 

Phil Lacey 85810 4.417/4.406 

laura Liang 85810 4.417 

Muhammad Shameem 85810 4.417 

David J. Stringer 85814 4.320 

Stephen Strover 85332 4.204 

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 

ext. rm No. 

Head of Department Professor Bruce W. Melville 88165 1.1109 

Deputy Head of Department Dr John W. Butterworth 88154 1.1113 

Academic Staff Dr Carol Boyle 88210 1.1210 

nicholas Brooke 86753 1.702 

Dr John W. Butterworth 88154 1.1113 

Dr Stephen Coleman 88161 1.1013 

Dr Seósamh Costello 88181 1.1212 

Dr Barry J. Davidson 88164 1.1107 

assoc. Professor Roger C.M. Dunn 87714 1.1106 

Dr Takis Elefsiniotis 88767 1.1014 

Dr Elizabeth Fassman 84540 1.1214 

Dr Jason Ingham 87803 1.1010 

Dr Tam Larkin 88183 1.1213 

(Les) L. M. Megget 88167 1.1208 

te Kipa Kepa Brian Morgan 82362 1.1209 

h ugh W. Morris 88186 1.1115 

Dr Piotr Omenzetter 88138 1.1012 

Professor Michael J. Pender 87919 1.1102 

Dr Asaad Shamseldin 88499 1.1105 

Dr Naresh Singhal 84512 1.1104 

Dr John D. St. George 88195 1.1108 

Dr Judith Wang 89688 1.1116 

Dr Daniel Whang 88153 1.1103 

Dr Suzanne Wilkinson 88184 1.1011 

Douglas Wilson 87948 1.1015 

Designer-in-Residence colin Nicholas 88169 1.1112 

Honorary Research fellows: Ian W. Gunn 88166 - 

richard D. Hunt 88166 - 

Phil Warbrick 88166 - 

UARC Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Mohamed ElGawady 89280 4.616 

Dr Xing Ma 89280 4.616 

Departmental Manager Mags Woo 85715 1.1114 

Office Manager Pervin Suntoke 87801 1.1110 

Secretary Daisy Mitchell 88166 1.1110 

Technical Staff Mark Byrami 85796 2.204 

craig Carpenter 85811 4.108 

gary Carr 87269 4.115 

tony Daligan 88230 4.106 

abel Francis 88106 4.522a 

geoffrey Kirby 87255 3.203 

Mark Liew 88171 4.109 

Jim Y. Luo 87255 3.203 

Jeffrey Melster 85798 4.221 

hank Mooy 88230 4.106 

Philip J. Nel 85616 4.517 

noel Perinpanayagam 88170 2.201 

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING 

ext. rm No. 

Head of Department Professor Allan Williamson 87922 303.244 

Deputy Head (Academic) Dr Gerard Rowe 82009 303.243 

Deputy Head (Research) Professor Zoran Salcic 87802 303.242 

Academic Staff Dr Waleed Abdulla 88969 303.150 

Dr Mark Andrews 85724 303.151 

Dr Stevan Berber 88966 303.250 

Dr Abbas Bigdeli 88156 303.160 

Dr Morteza Biglari-Abhari 84534 303.252 

Professor John Boys 87921 303.161 

lawrence Carter 88177 303.236 

colin Coghill 84536 303.234 

Dr George Coghill 88189 303.157 

Dr Grant Covic 88189 303.248 

Professor John Grundy 88761 303.164 

Dr Bernard Guillemin 88190 303.147 

Dr Patrick Aiguo Hu 84535 303.159 

Dr Dariusz Kacprzak 88198 303.247 

n ihal Kularatna 88187 303.253 

Dr Bruce MacDonald 88157 303.249 

Dr Udaya Madawala 86496 303.165 

assoc. Professor John Morris 89448 303.167 

Dr Nirmal Nair 89523 303.166 

Dr Michael Neve 85074 303.246 

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Dr Sing Kiong Nguang 89421 303.231 

nitish Patel 88196 303.232 

Dr Partha Roop 85583 303.152 

Dr Oliver Sinnen 88285 303.156 

chris Smaill 83012 303.233 

assoc. Professor Kevin W. Sowerby 88191 303.260 

Dr Akshya Swain 88179 303.251 

Dr Valeriy Vyatkin 89437 303.154 

Dr Catherine Watson 85979 303.149 

Departmental Manager lynda Jones 88189 303.245 

Office Manager aruna Shandil 88247 303.240 

Secretary hanlie van Zyl 88158 303.240 

Technical Manager rowan Grönlund 85837 301.230 

Computer Systems Manager: Rogan Henry 86492 301.231 

Technical Staff vic Church 84598 301.176 

howard Lu 87011 301.184 

gerald Osborne 88436 301.103 

leonid Ostrovsky 88101 301.214 

bev Painter 88151 301.103 

grant Sargent 87084 301.338 

aaron Taylor 88064 301.238 

Mark Twiname 88172 301.314 

Jamie Walker 84679 301.231 

Stephan Ward 86660 301.103 

Peter Wigan 87804 301.103 

DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE 

ext. rm No. 

Head of Department Professor Andy Philpott 88394 439-309 

Academic Staff Dr Iain Anderson 82465 439-517 

Dr Rosalind Archer 84517 439-431 

Professor Ian Collins 87910 439-339 

Dr Edmund Crampin 88168 439-643 

assoc. Professor Matthias Ehrgott 82421 439-311 

David Godfrey 88387 439-231 

Jim Greenslade 88390 439-233 

Dr Piaras Kelly 87225 439-337 

Dr Andrew J. Mason 87909 439-319 

Dr Martyn Nash 82550 439-417 

assoc. Professor Donald A. Nield 87908 439-235 

Dr Poul Nielsen 88391 439-511 

Professor Michael O’Sullivan 88383 439-313 

Dr Michael O’Sullivan Jr 87907 439-315 

assoc. Professor Andrew J. Pullan 88399 439-651 

Professor David Ryan 88398 439-317 

Dr Charles Unsworth 82461 439-335 

Dr Cameron Walker 87009 439-333 

Dr Golbon Zakeri 84613 439-331 

Departmental Manager nicola Kovacevich 87911 439-307 

Secretary annette Warbrooke 88392 439-305 

Research Fellows Dr Adrian Croucher 84611 439-223 

Dr Stuart Mitchell 84970 439-227 

Dr Hamish Waterer 83014 439-221 

Dr Sadiq Zarrouk 85542 439-223 

Computing Staff rao Cherukuri 86799 439-435 

Percy Barboza 85216 439-435 

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 

ext. rm No. 

Head of Department Professor Gordon Mallinson 88148 1.909 

Academic Staff Dr Kean Aw 89767 1.703 

assoc. Professor Pradeep K. Bansal 88176 1.1008 

Professor Debes Bhattacharyya 88149 1.1006 

Dr. Simon Bickerton 88194 1.903 

Dr Joseph Deans 88109 1.905 

Professor Richard G. J. Flay 87451 1.908 

Dr. C. Roger Halkyard 88471 1.1003 

Dr Enrico Hammerle 88085 1.907 

Dr Krishnan Jayaraman 88235 1.1016 

assoc. Professor Vojislav Kecman 88178 1.915 

Mr George Moltschaniwskyj 88141 1.1005 

assoc. Professor Robert R. Raine 88147 1.902 

assoc. Professor Peter J. Richards 88150 1.913 

Dr Rajnish Sharma 88144 1.904 

Dr Rainer H. A. Seidel 87578 1.906 

Dr Heather Silyn-Roberts 87657 1.914 

Dr Alexander Steinwolf 85094 1.916 

Dr Karl Stol 89671 1.704 

assoc.Professor J. Des Tedford 88145 1.1007 

Dr Shane Xie 88143 1.1004 

Dr William Xu 84527 1.1002 

Department Manager edith Sharp 85840 1.910 

Office Manager tba 88203 1.912 

Department Secretary tba 88146 1.910 

Senior Tutor Martin McCarthy 89399 4.605 

Research Fellows Professor Shamil Galiyev (Hon.) 87640 4.619 

Dr Kenneth Kar 89652 4.606 

Dr Richard J. T. Lin 89780 4.622 

Dr Stuart Norris 89652 4.606 

Dr Xiaowen Yuan 89535 4.609 

Technical Staff Stephen Cawley 89098 740.177* 

robert Earl 85364 3.505 

alan Eaton 87310 3.205 

barry Fullerton 83083 3.505 

Jos Geurts 87251 740.177* 

rex Halliwell 87250 740.177* 

Paul Martin 89333 3.505 

Sarath Pathirana 86380 3.302 

Martin Ryder 87254 3.205 

kenneth Snow 85805 3.302 

calllum Turnbull 87250 740.177* 

brian D. Watson 87262 3.209A 

Q. Frank Wu 83735 3.310 

Manager Energy & Fuels Research Unit Stephen Elder 88122 4.118 

Technical Staff Derek Hobbis 85803 3.307 

nigel Boielle 85520 4.118 

* at Tamaki Campus 

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5. LOCATIONS 

Cafeteria 

Level 3 in School of Engineering Building, 20 Symonds St. 

APPENDIX I 

SAMPLE OF A RESEARCH PROPOSAL FOR PhD CONFIRMATION (At the end of Provisional 

Year) 

Computer Laboratories 

These are located on Level 3, School of Engineering Building, 20 Symonds St. Departments also 

have departmental computer laboratories. 

Lecture Theatre and Drawing Office Locations 


1.401 - Off Main Foyer 3.501 - Block 3, Level 5 

1.439 - Off Main Foyer 3.502 - Block 3, Level 5 

3.503 - Block 3, Level 5 

3.401 - Block 3, Level 4 4.501 - Block 4, Level 5 








Date of enrolment in the programme and expected completion 

Descriptive Title of Your Research Project 

Your name 

Your Supervisor’s name 

Your Department 

CONTENTS 

PAGE Nos. 

Background......................................................................................................................... 3 

Objective............................................................................................................................. 4 

Scope..................................................................................................................................... 5 

Methodology and Approach...................................................................................... 7 

Facilities................................................................................................................................. 8 

Budget.................................................................................................................................... 9 

Deliverables and Programme Schedule............................................................... 9 

References.......................................................................................................................... 10 

The proposal may be written in 10-12 font size and should be limited to 15 pages. 

BACKGROUND 

Describe current state of the art. Why is this research needed? Outline previous work in this 

field (i.e. literature search). How would the results of the proposed research fill this need and be 

beneficial? 

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OBJECTIVE (s) 

“The objective(s) of this research project are to…..” 

SCOPE 

Following tasks will be undertaken as a part of the proposed research- 

Task 1 

Task 2 

Task 3, etc. 

METHODOLOGY AND APP ROACH 

This section needs to answer self-imposed questions and should reflect that the student has 

good understanding of the problem and of the barriers in the path. Some of the questions that 

should be answered include- 

What are the constraints (if any)? 

What are the technical challenges and uncertainties? 

What are the different approaches to this problem? 

What is your preferred approach and why? 

Explain your methodology to conduct the research and to obtain the stated objectives. 

FACILITIES TO BE USED 

Explain the facilities to be used. 

Is all the necessary hardware/software in place? 

if not, how will it be acquired and how long will it take to put everything in place? 

Does it have any resource implication? (This must be prepared in view of the Budget below.) 

BUDGET 

What is the total budget for the project? 

Have the funds been already acquired? 

If not, where is the money coming from? 

How long will it delay the process? 

Will it impact the thesis work and/or are there other remedies to the problem? 

DELIVERABLES AND PROGRAM SCHEDULE 

Month from the Start of the research 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 

Task 1 x x x 

Task 2 x x x x 

Task 3 x x x 

Itemize the list of deliverables with specific dates so that you can make concerted effort to 

achieve them. 

REFERENCES 

List of all the references here. 

APPENDIX II 

Confirmation of PhD students after one 

year: Process for approving PhD Research 

Proposals and Assessing Progress against 

the Provisional Goals under the 2003 PhD 

regulations 


Associate Prof Robert R Raine, Associate 

Dean Postgraduate 

Summary 

The progress of PhD candidates should be 

assessed approximately 12 months after 

Provisional Registration by their PhD Advisory 

Committee by means of a seminar followed 

by a meeting. 

Consideration of the Research Proposal, and 

of the Provisional Goals, should be undertaken 

at the same time, by the same committee. 

The Head of Department or Postgraduate 

Advisor or HoD nominee should attend 

all PhD Confirmation meetings in each 

department. This is so that a uniformly high 

standard for confirmation of PhD candidates 

from Provisional to Full Registration can be 

maintained across the departments. 

Process 

Approximately two weeks before the seminar 

and meeting to consider progress in their 

Provisional Year, PhD candidates are required 

to submit their Research Proposal to the Main 

Supervisor for distribution to the Advisory 

Committee. A Research Proposal Template 

is available on the Faculty of Engineering’s 

Postgraduate Website. 

The Advisory Committee and HoD or PG 

Advisor or HoD nominee (The Committee) 

should attend the seminar and should assess 

the candidate’s knowledge of the subject, and 

the way in which he/she fields questions on 

the research topic. 

Following the seminar, The Committee will 

meet with the PhD candidate in a private 

meeting room. There they will question 

the candidate further if necessary to assess 

his/her knowledge and progress. After The 

Committee has finished questioning the 

candidate, he/she will be asked to leave the 

meeting, and The Committee will discuss 

the progress of the candidate’s research, and 

decide whether or not he/she has met the 

Provisional Registration goals, and whether or 

not the Research Proposal is satisfactory. 

The Committee must produce a report on 

the meeting, which is to be submitted to the 

Head of Department and to the Associate 

Dean Postgraduate. 

The recommendations of The Committee 

must be reflected in the Provisional Year 

Annual Report on the candidate. 

The Advisory Committee Report, and the 

Provisional Year Annual Report will be sent to 

the Dean of Graduate Studies. 

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Appendix III 

Appendix IV 

Forms for Doctoral and 

Masters Students 

The following forms for PhD students are 

available in PDF version on the University 

website at: 

www.auckland.ac.nz/postgraduates/forms/ 

Doctoral forms 

Doc 2 

Recommendation to Senate for 

Provision Registration for a Doctoral 

Degree 

(This form should be used when applying for 

admission to the Doctor of Philosophy) 

Doc 3 

Nomination to Senate for the 

Appointment of Examiners for a 

Doctoral Degree 

(This form is to be completed by the HOD, 

forwarded to the Faculty Associate Dean 

Postgraduate and then to the University 

Graduate Centre) 

(This form completed by student and 

witnessed by a Justice of the Peace must 

be submitted by doctoral students when 

submitting their Theses to the Graduate 

Centre.) 

Doc 8 

Application for Temporary Library 

membership Intending Doctoral 

Candidates 

(For use by doctoral candidates whose 

applications for registration are spending and 

who wish to use Library facilities.) 

Master’s Forms 

(www.auckland.ac.nz/postgraduates/Forms/ 

Masters Forms) 

SA-502 Masters Extension/Suspension 

of Time Form 

Thesis Library Consent 

Application to Embargo a Thesis 

SA-34 Application Reassign Courses 

Policies and Guidelines 

General Research Policies and 

Guidelines 

Masters Policies and Guidelines 

Doctoral Policies and Guidelines 

General Policies and Guidelines 

(www.auckland.ac.nz/postgraduates/Policies 

and Guidelines) 

• Guide to Theses and Dissertations 

• Senate Guidelines on Thesis Supervision 

• Guidelines for Negotiating Supervision 

• Guidelines on Intellectual Property and 

Publication Issues 

• Policy for Resolution of Research 

Problems: Postgraduate Research 

Students 

• Guidelines: Conduct of Coursework 

• The Student Charter 

• Postgraduate Supervision Limits and 

Teaching Workload Allowance 

• Guidelines: Conduct of Research 

• Recommendation for Language of 

Dissertations and Theses 

Masters Students 

Doctoral Policies and Guidelines 



• 2003 Statute and Guidelines for the 

Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 

• 1999 Statute and Guidelines for the 

Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 

• Doctoral Supervision Development Guide 

(mid first year review) 

• Guidelines for Good Practice of Joint 

Supervision 

• Supervising a PhD: Supervisor’s Calendar 

• Statement of Resources and Support for 

PhD Research 

• Visualising the Degree: A PhD Calendar 

for Students 

• Guidelines for the conduct of Doctoral 

Oral Examinations 

• 1999 Statute Guidelines for Examiners of 

Theses 

• 2003 Statute Guidelines for Examiners of 

Theses 

• Policy for Travel and Accommodation 

Costs for doctoral examinations 

• The role of departments in the new PhD 

examination process 

Doc 6 

Change of Conditions form 

(This form is for changes to doctoral 

registration conditions (suspension, extension, 

termination, permission to be absent, changes 

in supervision) 

Doc 7 

Declaration to Accompany a Doctoral 

Thesis on Submission 

Masters Policies and Guidelines 



• Guidelines for Examining and Assessing 

Theses, Dissertations and Research 

Projects for Bachelors (Hons) and 

Master’s Degrees 

• Administration of Research in Master’s 

Degrees 

• General Regulations – Masters Degrees 

(UoA Calendar 2007) 

• Master’s Handbook – Guidelines for • 

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Appendix V 

Guaranteed Financial 

Support Scheme 


A generous funding initiative to increase the 

numbers of excellent Postgraduate Students in 

the Faculty 

of Engineering 

Associate Professor RR Raine 

Associate Dean Postgraduate, 

December 2006 

Overview of the GFSS 

The purpose of the Guaranteed Financial 

Support Scheme (GFSS) is to assist academic 

staff in the Faculty of Engineering to recruit 

the best BE(Hons) students from Part IV into 

postgraduate programmes in the Faculty of 

Engineering by guaranteeing them funding. The 

Guaranteed Financial Support Scheme has run 

since 2002, with slight refinements 

each year. There are 3 elements to the GFSS 

package, and it is not permissible for them 

to be split up. A fees waiver – awarded 

by the Faculty of Engineering, A stipend 

– administered by the Faculty Accountant 

and paid through the Scholarships Office. 

A requirement for the student to carry out 

teaching – Departmental T/A casual teaching 

budget. 

GFSS2007 – “BE 1st Class Honours Student” 

Academic staff submit an application using 

the Application Template (page 4 of GFSS 

website) and name a potential BE 1st Class 

Honours Student whom they are willing to 

supervise. Signed copies of the Agreement 

Form (page 5 of GFSS website) and the 

student’s academic transcript must also be 

submitted. Awards will be subject to an 

acceptable application supporting the student/ 

research project being submitted, and subject 

to the student actually achieving 1st Class 

Honours. Applications will be accepted until 

1 December 2007. Students are expected 

to start their postgraduate programmes 

on 1 March 2008, and funding through the 

GFSS2007 will not start until then. 

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF 

THE GUARANTEED FINANCIAL 

SUPP ORT SCHEME (GFSS) FOR 

EXCELLENT POSTGRADUATE 

STUDENTS 

The Faculty of Engineering wishes to increase 

the number of PhD and ME students by 

providing very good students with assurances 

that they will be financially supported should 

they choose to undertake postgraduate study 

in the Faculty. An academic applies for a GFSS 

naming a potential 1st Class Honours student 

who intends to enrol for ME or register for 

PhD. Applications must be made on this 

Application Template, and be accompanied 

by the Agreement Form, signed by the 

Supervisor, Student, and Head of Department. 

Applications can be made at any time until 

1 December 2007. This offer is thus open to 

about 20% of the graduating class in 2007. 

The total support package per annum is 

$25,000 for PhD, and $19,000 for ME. 

The guaranteed support of $25,000 for PhD 

students is made up approximately as follows: 

Fee waiver ($3500) + Stipend ($14,000) + 

T/A (500 hours at $15/hour, $7500). The 

guaranteed support of $19,000 for ME 

students is made up approximately as follows: 

Fee waiver ($4500) + Stipend ($8500) + T/A 

(400 hours at $15/hour, $6000). 

The Faculty of Engineering will waive the 

enrolment fees, the University Accountant 

will administer the Stipends which will be 

paid through the Scholarships Office, and the 

Departments will pay the T/A payments in 

the usual manner from their Casual Teaching 

Budgets. The financial support package has 

these three elements, and it is not permissible 

for the package to be split up. 

The Application Form must outline: 

The research programme that they envisage 

the student following (not specifically, but the 

general area(s) to be addressed) 

The potential for attracting external support 

and the course of action they intend to follow 

to obtain such support 

Potential overseas experiences that they will 

be able to offer the student and the funding 

source for this. 

The Application will be assessed and awarded 

competitively by a committee comprising the 

Associate Dean Postgraduate, the Associate 

Dean Research, and the Dean of Engineering. 

An important element in the assessment will 

be the likelihood of success of the applicant 

in obtaining support for the project from an 

outside source. The more likely that outside 

financial support will be found, the more of 

these packages that will potentially be offered. 

Applications must be submitted before 1 

December 2007, and will be assessed before 

the end of the year. Successful applicants 

must use their best efforts to find non-Faculty 

support for the students and must submit a 

report on such efforts to the Associate Dean 

Postgraduate at (i) the time that the student 

enrols (ii) by June 30 and December 15 each 

year for as long as the student is supported 

under this scheme. Academics who are 

successful in obtaining funding from Industry 

should consult with UniServices to work out 

with the Industry partner any Intellectual 

Property issues which may arise. 

Restrictions 

• Available to New Zealand Citizens and 

Permanent Residents only 

• Students nominated by academics will 

have to be approved by the above 

committee. It is expected that this 

will comprise a check of the student’s 

academic transcript before the student is 

formally offered the guarantee. 

• Full-time students only 

• Minimum time for completion of the 

degree 

• Subject to satisfactory performance to be 

reported by the supervisor in June and 

December 

• Available to Academics in the Faculty of 

Engineering supervising students enrolled 

in Engineering Programmes 

Teaching Commitment 

The teaching commitment will be on a 

Semester-by-Semester basis, and students will 

have to honour their commitments for a full 

semester, even if their supervisor is successful 

in bringing in external funds partway during 

a semester, or if the students are successful 

in obtaining a Doctoral Scholarship or other 

scholarship. The duties given to Postgraduates 

will have to be reasonable so that their 

research time is not interrupted too much. For 

example, Departments may decide that they 

will only allow Postgraduates to assist with 

teaching for a maximum of 2 days per week, 

leaving the other days clear. Alternatively they 

may allocate duties with a minimum number 

of hours per commitment, e.g. lumps of say 

4-hour commitments. 

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2007 

INDEX 

Page number 

Academic Information 4 

Admission and Enrolment Instructions 23 

Admission Requirements 6 

Aegrotat Passes 38 

Appendices 81 

Application Fee 8 

Associations and Clubs 42 

BIOENG postgraduate courses 55 

Building Locations 80 

Careers Centre 45 

Cheating, FoE Policy on 35 

CHEMMAT postgraduate courses 55 

City Campus Map 90 

CIVIL postgraduate courses 57 

Clubs and Associations 42 

Compassionate Passes 38 

COMPSYS postgraduate courses 65 

Computer Accounts 52 

Computing Facilities 50 

Computer Laboratories, Opening Hours 52 

Computer Laboratories, Rules for use of 51 

Confirmation of PhD registration after One Year instructions, Appendix II 83 

Contents 3 

Contacts for further information 4 

Continuing into Next Year 28 

Counselling 41 

Course Enrolment Instructions 25 

Dates for 2007 Academic Year 

front cover 

Deadlines for submission of Theses and Projects 28 

Departmental Information 40 

Disputes Procedures 41 

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) information 11 

ELECTENG postgraduate courses 63 

Email addresses 40 

Email and Web access external, NetAccount and NetLogin 53 

English Language Proficiency 47 

ENGSCI postgraduate courses 67 

Enrolment Help 2007 27 

Enrolments Instructions Postgraduate Courses 2007 24 

ENVENG postgraduate courses 61 

Examinations 38 

Extensions of Time 29 

Fees 7 

Financial Assistance 10, 87 

Forms for Master’s and PhD students, Appendix III 84 

General Policies and Guidelines, PhD and Master’s degrees, List of, Appendix IV 85 

Graduate Diploma in Engineering (GradDipEng) 18 

Graduate Diploma in Engineering (Transportation) (GradDipEng (Transp)) 20 

Graduation 33 

Guaranteed Financial Support Scheme (GFSS) Appendix 87 

Harassment 41 

Honours Calculations 29 

Keys/swipe cards 48 

Identification 50 

Illness or missing Examinations and Tests 38 

Illness or misfortune relating to Course assessment 39 

Laboratories 49 

Library 45 

Locations of Buildings 80 

Lockers 50 

Map of City Campus 90 

Master of Engineering (ME) 12 

Master of Engineering Management (MEMgt) 17 

Master of Engineering Studies (MEngSt) 14 

Master of Operations Research (MOR) 13 

Master’s Forms, Appendix III 84 

MECHENG postgraduate courses 70 

Net Accounts 52 

Noticeboards 50 

Online Admission procedure 7 

PhD Forms, Appendix III 84 

PhD registration, Confirmation after One Year instructions, Appendix II 83 

Policies and Guidelines, PhD and Master’s degrees, List of, Appendix IV 85 

Postgraduate Certificate in Light Metals Reduction Technology (PGCertLMRTech) 21 

Postgraduate Certificate in Geothermal Technology (PGCertGeothermTech) 22 

Postgraduate Courses 55 

Postgraduate Diploma in Operations Research (PGDipOR) 19 

Postgraduate Office, Engineering 54 

Printing to Engineering Printers 53 

Prizes and Scholarships 54 

Project submission 31 

Projects MEngSt, information about requirements 30 

Research Proposal format PhD Appendix I 81 

Safety Instruction 53 

Scholarships 7 

Scholarships and Prizes 54 

SOFTENG postgraduate courses 72 

Staff Directory 74 

Stress 41 

Student Email addresses and contact information 40 

Student Services Stall 50 

Submission of Theses and Projects 30 

Suspensions of Enrolment 30 

Swipe cards/keys 48 

Tamaki Campus Map 92 

Text Books, Second Hand 54 

Theses submission 30 

Using the Handbook 2 

Women in Engineering (WEN) 42 

88 

89

23 

23 

311 

311 

20 

20 

Auckland 

Hospital 

Auckland 

Hospital 

Laboratory 

and 

Laboratory Mortuary 

and 

Mortuary 

Auckland Hospital 

under construction 


under construction 

north 

north 

W E 

W S E 

S 

SCALE 

SCALE 

metres 

metres 

Roger Gibbs, School of Geography & Environmental Science 

Roger Gibbs, @ c School The University of Geography of Auckland & Environmental 2003 Science 

@ c The University of Auckland 2003 

200 

8 

8 

V 

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Access Parking 

Parking Access Parking Area No. 

Visitor Parking Parking Area No. 

Visitor Parking 

to Tamaki Campus: 

Student to Tamaki Bus Campus: 

5 Student Alfred St Bus (Library) 

Staff 5 Alfred Shuttle St (Library) Bus 

Staff 3a Symonds Shuttle St Bus 

Biology 3a Symonds Building St 

Biology Building 

815 

815 

UNISAFE 

Security UNISAFE Control Room 

Security 11 Wynyard Control St. Room 

Phone 11 Wynyard 3737-599 St. 

Phone ext. 3737-599 5000 

ext. 5000 

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15 

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17 

17 

123 

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22 

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16 

5 

18 

18 

2 

24 

3 

26 

25 

132 

132 

Upper, 

Upper, 

Lower 

Lect. 

Lower 

Theatre 

Lect. Theatre 

115 

115 

107 

107 

Maclaurin 

Chapel Maclaurin 

Chapel 

102 

102 

124 

125 124 

125 

CommerceA 

CommerceA 114 

114 

119 

119 

9 3 

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240 

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113 

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The ClockTower 

The ClockTower 

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105 

105 

103 

Registry 

103 

Registry 

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Thomas 

Thomas Bldg. 

110 

Bldg. 

110 

8 

11 

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1 8 6 

1 8 6 

3 

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106 

106 

Newman 

Hall Newman 

Hall 805 

805 

108 

801 

801 

804 

804 

Fisher 

Building Fisher 

Building 

121 

121 

120 

120 

802 

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117 

117 

810 

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806 

806 

111 

111 

118 

118 

3 

109 

109 

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223 

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28 26 24 

28 26 24 

36 

36 

38 

38 

34 

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32 30 

32 30 

22 20 18 

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16 

16 

104 

Old 104 Choral 

Old Hall Choral 

Hall 

4 

15 

15 

Human 

Sciences Human 

Sciences 

201 

201 

11 

9 

8 8 10 10 

7 1 3 5 3 5 7 

23 

23 

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22 

22 

17 

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20 

20 

40 

40 

18 

36 

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58 

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24 

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26 

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52-54 

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70 

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76 

76 

30 

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14 

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41 53 

27 

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85 

6 2 

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107 

107 

24 

28 

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116 

251 

251 

313 

313 

225 

225 

Student 

Student Union 

312 Union 

312 

237 

237 

238 

238 

239 

239 

314 

Recreation 314 

Recreation Centre 

Centre 

402 

402 

404 

404 

207 

207 

206 

206 

236 

236 

234 

235 234 

235 

231 

231 

228 

228 

214 

214 

226 

226 

253 

253 

255 

255 

252 

252 

2 16 5 

Arts 

Arts 1 

2 1 2 

1 

21 

322 

322 

311 

311 

219 

219 

220 

220 

614 

614 

438 

438 

439 

439 

436 

436 

435 

435 

418 

418 

Fine Arts 

Fine Arts 

431 

431 

434 

434 

433 

433 

432 

432 

417 

417 

Information 

Information Technology 

Technology 409 

409 

421 

421 

423 

423 

Conference 

Conference Centre 

Centre 

530 

530 

403 

403 

422 

422 

Park Road 520 

523 Flats 520 

523 

408 

408 

531 

531 

221 

221 

to 

to 

19 

19 

AL BERT 

PARK AL BERT 

PARK 

610 

610 

602 

602 

603 

603 

504 

Pathology 504 

Pathology 

502 

Pre-Clinical 502 

Pre-Clinical 

501 

501 

503 

Clinical 503 

Clinical 

511 

511 

597 

597 

512 

512 

515 

515 

599 

Auckland 599 Hospital 

Auckland Medicine, Hospital 

Medicine, Surgery 

Surgery 

598 

598 

Oncology 

Oncology 

151 151 

519 

519 

40 

6 

626 

Grafton 626 

Grafton Hall 

Hall 

2 

627 

627 

628 

628 

820 

820 

629 

629 

Kenneth Myers 

Kenneth Centre Myers 

Centre 

SHORT ST. 

SHORT ST. 

EMILY PL. 

EMILY PL. 

SHORTLAND ST 

SHORTLAND ST 

EDEN 

EDEN 

KITCHENER ST. 

KITCHENER ST. 

AVE 

CRESCENT 

CRESCENT 

to B28 

B10 

to B15 B28 

B10 

B15 

Lodge 

526 

526 

518 

Childcare 518 

Childcare 

HSB1,2 



Faculty of 

Faculty Medical of 

Medical and 

Health and 

Sciences Health 

Sciences 

to Railway Campus 

to Railway via Beach Campus Rd 

via Beach Rd 

Commerce 

C C 

Science 

Library Science 

Library 

Architecture 

Architecture 

ALR1,2 

ALR1,2 

Starship 

Children's Starship Hospital 

Children's Hospital 

International 

International House 

House 

O'Rorke 

O'Rorke Hall 

Hall 

UniServices 

UniServices House 

'No.14' Flats 

House 14 'No.14' Flats 

14 

301 

Chemistry- 301 

Chemistry- Geology 

Geology 

Maths- 

Physics Maths- 

Physics 

303 

303 

George Fraser 

Gallery 

George Fraser 

26 

26 

General 

General Library 

Library 

Engineering 

Engineering 

Faculty Offices 

and Faculty Student Offices Centres 

423 and Architecture, Student Centres Property, Planning and Fine Arts 

105, 423 Architecture, 201 Arts Property, Planning and Fine Arts 

113, 105, 207 201 Business Arts and Economics 

402 113, Engineering 

207 Business and Economics 

801 402 Law Engineering 

502 801 Medical Law and Health Sciences 

301 502 Science Medical and Health Sciences 

301 Science 

Ecom 

House Ecom 

House 

Park Road 

Flats 

Old 

Old Government 

Government House 

House 

via Grafton Mews 

via Grafton Mews 

Paediatrics 

Paediatrics 

Link 

Link 

Law 

Law 

BOWEN 

PARLIAMENT 

PARLIAMENT 

ST. 

ST. 

WATERLOO 

WATERLOO 

QUADRANT 

QUADRANT 

STREET STREET 

ANZAC AVE. 

ANZAC AVE. 

Arts 

PRINCES PRINCES 

ST. 

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Health Services 

Pharmacy 

PRINCES PRINCES 

BANKSIDE 

BANKSIDE 

ST. 

STREET 

STREET 

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Health P. Services O. Agency 

Pharmacy 

P. O. Agency 

18 

18 

Commerce 

ROAD ROAD 

Music 

Music 

Biology 

Biology 

ALFRED 

ALFRED 

Marae 

Marae 

STREET 

STREET 

Maidment 

Maidment 

WYNYARD 

WYNYARD 

STREET 

STREET 

SYMONDS 

SYMONDS 

36 

36 

15 

15 

Creche 

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GRAFTON 

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40 

100 

100 

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800 

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200 

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ST. E. 

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400 

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STREET 

STREET 

ST. PAUL ST. 

ST. PAUL ST. 

MOUNT 

MOUNT 

ROAD 

ROAD 

WAKEFIELD 

WAKEFIELD 

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ST. 

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GRAFTON 

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FERNCROFT 

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STREE T 

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10 

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400 

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PLACE 

PLACE 

WHITAKER PLACE 

WHITAKER PLACE 

Grafton 

Grafton 

Bridge 

Bridge 

600 

600 

PARK 

PARK 

GRAFTON 

GRAFTON 

WHITAKER 

WHITAKER 

ROAD 

ROAD 

Grafton 

Grafton 

Campus 

Campus 

ROAD ROAD 

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8B 

8B 

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ROAD ROAD 

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8V 

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600 

600 

CRESC 

CRESC 

BOYLE 

BOYLE 

500 

500 

4 

4 

Kate Edger 

Kate Info. Edger Commons 

Info. Commons 

Student Commons 

Student Commons 

Libraries 

Libraries 

423 Architecture 

206 423 Architecture 

Audio Visual 

110 206 Biological Audio Visual Sci. 

105 110 Clock Biological Tower Sci. 

105 402 Engineering 

Clock Tower 

402 Engineering 

432 Fine Arts 

109 432 General Fine Arts Library 

802 109 Law, General Davis Library 

802 503 Law, Medicine, Davis Philson 

250 503 Music Medicine, Philson 

250 Music 

Lecture Theatres 

Lecture 421 Architecture Theatres (ARL) 

206 421 Arts Architecture 1 (Arts) (ARL) 

106 206 Biology Arts 1 (Arts) (BLT) 

301 106 Chemistry Biology (BLT) (Chem) 

114 301 Commerce Chemistry (Chem) A (CAG) 

113 114 Commerce B A (CB) (CAG) 

207 113 Commerce C B (C303) (CB) 

423 207 Conference Commerce C Centre (C303) (Conf) 

401- 423 403 Conference Engineering Centre (Eng) (Conf) 

435 401- 403 58 Symonds Engineering Street (Eng) (58Sym) 

423 435 Fine 58 Symonds Arts (FA) Street (58Sym) 

201 423 Human Fine Arts Sciences (FA) (HSB) 

801 201 Law Human (Algie, Sciences Northey, (HSB) Stone) 

803 801 Law (Small) (Algie, Northey, Stone) 

109 803 Library Law (Small) (Lib, B10, B15, B28) 

115 109 Lower Library Lecture (Lib, B10, Theatre B15, B28) (LLT) 

303 115 Maths, Lower Lecture Physics, Theatre Statistics (LLT) (MLT, PLT, SLT) 

303 501 Maths, Medical Physics, Sch. (Cole, Statistics Henley, (MLT, Lewis, PLT, Robb) SLT) 

250 501 Music Medical (M) Sch. (Cole, Henley, Lewis, Robb) 

805 250 Music Newman (M) Hall 

105 805 Old Newman Arts (OA) Hall 

104 105 Old Choral Arts (OA) Hall (OCH) 

102 104 Old Government Choral Hall (OCH) House (OGH) 

115 102 Upper Old Government Lecture Theatre House (ULT) (OGH) 

240 115 1 Upper Wynyard Lecture Street Theatre (01Wyn) (ULT) 

240 1 Wynyard Street (01Wyn) 

PARK PARK 

SEAFIELD SEAFIELD 

DIRECTORY 

614 DIRECTORY Accommodation and Conference Centre 

207 614 Accounting Accommodation and Finance, and Conference Department Centre of 

422 207 Acoustics Accounting Research and Finance, and Testing Department Service of 

105 422 Admission Acoustics Research and Enrolment and Testing Service 

435 105 Advancement Admission and Office Enrolment 

103 435 Alfred Advancement Nathan Office House 

117 103 Alumni Alfred Nathan House House 

201, 117 Alumni 408 Anthropology, House Department of 

810 201, APEC 408 Anthropology, Study Centre Department of 

804 810 Applied APEC Study Language Centre Studies and Linguistics, Dept of 

408 804 Archaeological Applied Language Research Studies and Linguistics, Dept of 

421 408 Architecture, Archaeological School Research of 

435 421 Art Architecture, History, Department School of of 

206 435 Arts History, 1 Building Department of 

435 206 Asian Arts 1 Studies, Building School of 

439 435 Auckland Asian Studies, UniServices School of Ltd 

810 439 Auckland University UniServices Press Ltd 

439 810 Bioengineering Auckland University Institute Press 

106, 439 Bioengineering 110, 118 Biological Institute Sciences, School of 

106, Biological 110, 118 Biological Sciences Student Sciences, Resource School Centre of 

106 Biology Biological Building Sciences Student Resource Centre 

801 106 Business Biology Building Law, Research Centre for 

201 801 Business School Law, Research Computer Centre Laboratories for 

201, 312, Business 315, 402, School 801, Computer Cafeterias, Laboratories cafes 

438 201, 312, Call 315, Centre 402, 801, Cafeterias, cafes 

409 438 Campus Call Centre IT 

105 409 Careers Campus and IT Employment 

105 Cashiers Careers and Employment 

610 105 CCS Cashiers Building 

438 610 Centre CCS Building for Professional Development, CPD 

201 438 Centre for Research Professional on Gender Development, CPD 

401 201 Chemical Centre for and Research Materials on Gender Engineering, Dept of 

301 401 Chemistry, Chemical and Department Materials of Engineering, Dept of 

401 301 Civil Chemistry, and Resource Department Engineering, of Dept of 

240, 401 246 Civil Classics and Resource and Ancient Engineering, History, Dept Dept of of 

114 240, 246 Commerce Classics A and Ancient History, Dept of 

113 114 Commerce B A 

207 113 Commerce C B 

810 207 Commercial Commerce C Law, Department of 

303 810 Computer Commercial Science, Law, Department of of 

423 303 Conference Computer Science, Centre Department of 

105 423 Continuing Conference Education Centre 

820 105 Creative Continuing and Education Performing Arts, School of, SCAPA 

820 241 Creative Creche, Alten and Performing Road Arts, School of, SCAPA 

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401 - Electrical 404 Engineering, and Electronic School Engineering, of Dept. of 

403 401 - Engineering 404 Engineering, Science, School Dept of of 

206 403 English, Engineering Department Science, of Dept of 

618 206 English, Language Department Academy of 

115 618 Equal English Employment Language Academy Opportunities Office, EEO 

206 115 European Equal Employment Languages Opportunities and Literatures, Office, School EEO of 

105 206 Examinations 

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810 105 Executive Examinations Programmes 

206 810 Film, Executive Television Programmes and Media Studies, Dept of 

439 206 Financial Film, Television Services and Media Studies, Dept of 

417, 439 418, Financial 431-434 Services Fine Arts, Elam School of 

201 417, 418, Geography 431-434 and Fine Environmental Arts, Elam School Science, of School of 

301 201 Geology, Geography Department and Environmental of Science, School of 

132 301 George Geology, Fraser Department Gallery of 

301 132 Geothermal George Fraser Institute Gallery 

206 301 Germanic Geothermal Languages Institute and Literature and Slavonic 

206 Studies, Germanic Dept Languages of and Literature and Slavonic 

120, Studies, 121 Grounds Dept of Maintenance 

820 120, Gus 121 Fisher Grounds Gallery Maintenance 

214, 820 Gus 223 Fisher History, Gallery Department of 

103 214, Human 223 History, Resources Department of 

201 103 Human Sciences Resources Building 

105 201 ID Human Card Sciences Centre Building 

315 105 Information ID Card Centre Commons 

435 315 Indonesian Information Commons 

409 435 Information Indonesian Technology Systems & Services, ITSS 

810 409 International Information Technology Business, Department Systems & Services, of ITSS 

601- 810 603 International Business, House Department of 

104 601- 603 International Office House 

315 104 International Student Office Lounge 

225 315 James International Henare Student Maori Research Lounge Centre 

435 225 Japanese James Henare Maori Research Centre 

315 435 Kate Japanese Edger Information Commons 

820 315 Kenneth Kate Edger Myers Information Centre Commons 

201 820 Key Kenneth Control, Myers Access Centre Control, 11 Wynyard St. 

103 201 Knowledge Key Control, Wave Access Trust Control, 11 Wynyard St. 

201 103 Language Knowledge Laboratories, Wave Trust HSB Multi-Media Lab 

206 201 Language Laboratories, Labs HSB Multi-Media 3, 4, 5 Lab 

219 206 Language Laboratories, Multi-Media Labs 3, 4, 5 Lab 1, Lab 2 

109 219 Language Laboratories, Tape Multi-Media Library, Lab Audio 1, Lab Studio 2 

801 109 - Language 803 Law, Laboratories, School of Tape Library, Audio Studio 

109 801 - Library, 803 Law, General School Library of 

118 109 Lippincott Library, General Cottage Library 

118 Lippincott Cottage 

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107 123 Maclaurin Lodge, Old Chapel Government and Chaplains House 

313 107 Maidment Maclaurin Theatre, Chapel and Studio Chaplains 

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201 Workshops Maintenance Administration, 

207 Workshops Management and Employment Relations, Dept of 

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253 104 Maori Management and Indigenous Science Education, & Information International Systems, Dept of 

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226 Research Maori Material Institute Culture for Workshop 

226, Maori 253 Maori Material Studies, Culture Department Workshop of 

251, 226, 252 253 Marae Maori Studies, Department of 

113 251, Marketing, 252 Marae Department of 

303 113 Mathematics, Marketing, Department of of 

401 303 Mechanical Mathematics, Engineering, Department Dept of of 

115 401 Mediator Mechanical Engineering, Dept of 

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805 250 Newman Music, School Hall Catholic of Tertiary Centre 

105 805 Newman Start Hall Catholic Tertiary Centre 

435 105 New Zealand Start Asia Institute 

436 435 'Number New Zealand 14' Student Asia Institute Flats 

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614 102 O'Rorke Old Government Hall House 

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315 225, 228 Pharmacy Pacific Studies, Centre for 

804 315 Philosophy, Pharmacy Department of 

435 804 Photographers 

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303 435 Physics, Photographers Department of 

421 303 Planning, Physics, Department of of 

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315 212, 215, Post 216, Office 220 Agency Political Studies, Department of 

815 315 Principals Post Office Centre Agency 

421 815 Property, Principals Department Centre of 

439 421 Property, Services Department of 

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314 435 Recreation Public Relations Centre Office 

315 314 Retail Recreation Centre 

103 315 Safety Retail Officer 

105 103 Scholarships 

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301,303 105 Scholarships Science Centre 

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206 201 Spanish, Sociology, Department of of 

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315 303 Student Statistics, Accommodation 

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105 315 Student Administration 

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421 105 Uniphoto Tuition Fees 

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806 206 Westminster Wellesley Programme Court 

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503 502 Bio-Medical Anatomy with Engineering Radiology Workshop 

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518 504 Childcare, Auckland Cancer Creche Research Society 

530 518 Clinical Childcare, Trials Creche Research Unit 

438, 530 531 Clinical Community Trials Research Health Unit 

531 438, 531 General Community Practice Health 

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626-629 526 Grafton Grafton Flats Hall and of Houses Residence 

511, 626-629 515 Grafton Maori and Hall Pacific of Residence Health 

503, 511, 599 515 Medicine Maori and Pacific Health 

504 503, 599 Molecular Medicine Medicine 

519 504 Occupational Molecular Medicine 

598 519 Oncology Occupational (Pathology) Medicine 

502 598 Optometry Oncology (Pathology) and Vision Science 

597 502 Paediatrics Optometry and Vision Science 

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502 520, 523 Pathology Park Road Flats 

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503 Philson Pharmacology Library & Clinical Pharmacology 

502 503 Physiology Philson Library 

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503 512 Student Centre, Health, Counselling, Cafeteria Financial Adv. 

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Centre for Health Services Research & Policy, CHSRP 730 

Centre for Image Technology & Robotics, CITR 731 

Clinical Trials Research Unit 730 

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Exercise & Physiology & Motor Control 734 

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Geography & Environmental Science, School of 733 

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IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group 733 

Landcare Research NZ Ltd 702 

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Lecture Theatres 721-723, 731-734 

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Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry - Biosecurity 702 

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