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| Location | Domestic | International |
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| Lismore | | |
| National Marine Science Centre Coffs Harbour | | |
| Online | | |
Unit description
Allows Masters students to undertake a major individual investigation that involves the application of multidisciplinary skills, and to prepare a report with a research focus or integrated management focus. Masters students are encouraged to submit an article to a refereed journal if they complete this unit and SCI03072. Research Project I is a double weighted unit.
Unit content
This is an independent research unit and there is no formal syllabus. On completion of Research Project I students should be able to develop a research proposal, conduct an independent research study and present a seminar on a research topic.
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
GA1: Intellectual rigour,
GA2: Creativity,
GA3: Ethical practice,
GA4: Knowledge of a discipline,
GA5: Lifelong learning,
GA6: Communication and social skills,
GA7: Cultural competence| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 |
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| 1 | frame a research question, understanding aims and hypotheses | Intellectual rigour | Creativity | | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | | |
| 2 | plan and design an experimental research project | Intellectual rigour | Creativity | | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | | |
| 3 | critically evaluate and apply considerations needed when experimenting with live animals including applying animal ethics in research | | | Ethical practice | | | | |
| 4 | select and apply appropriate statistics for analyses of specific datasets | Intellectual rigour | | | | | | |
| 5 | organise and manage resource and time priorities and work as a team with fellow scholars | | | | | | Communication and social skills | |
| 6 | demonstrate the ability to interpret the results of field work/experiments with special consideration to the scientific literature. | Intellectual rigour | Creativity | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | | |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- frame a research question, understanding aims and hypotheses
- GA1:
Intellectual rigour
- GA2:
Creativity
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- GA5:
Lifelong learning
- plan and design an experimental research project
- GA1:
Intellectual rigour
- GA2:
Creativity
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- GA5:
Lifelong learning
- critically evaluate and apply considerations needed when experimenting with live animals including applying animal ethics in research
- select and apply appropriate statistics for analyses of specific datasets
- organise and manage resource and time priorities and work as a team with fellow scholars
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
- demonstrate the ability to interpret the results of field work/experiments with special consideration to the scientific literature.
- GA1:
Intellectual rigour
- GA2:
Creativity
- GA3:
Ethical practice
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- GA5:
Lifelong learning
Prescribed texts
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Prescribed texts may change in future study periods.