ENVR6006 - Research Project I

Summary

Unit type: PG Coursework Unit
Credit points: 24

Faculty/College:
Faculty of Science and Engineering

Enrolment information:

All students must have agreement from a member of academic staff from the Faculty of Science and Engineering to act as a supervisor prior to enrolling in this unit. As this is a self-directed unit the method you use to achieve your goals is your responsibility. We suggest that you keep in regular contact with your supervisor. If you are undertaking a project that has the support from an outside organisation please ensure that you have regular contact with them as well. Students who complete Research Project I will have their mark carried over to ENVR6007 - Research Project II. Once ENVR6007 - Research Project II is completed a grade for both units will be provided, The final grade is based on assessment tasks completed in ENVR6006 - Research Project I that are worth 20% of the overall mark and in ENVR6007 - Research Project II that are worth 80% of the overall mark used to calculate the final grade.

Enrolment restriction:

All students must have agreement from a member of academic staff from the Faculty of Science and Engineering to act as a supervisor prior to enrolling in this unit. The availability of staff to act as a supervisor varies with each teaching period.

Availabilities:

Location	Domestic	International
National Marine Science Centre Coffs Harbour	Term1,2,3,4,5	Term1,2,3,4,5

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 the following unit Research Project II. 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.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
1	frame a research question, understanding aims and hypotheses
2	plan and design an experimental research project
3	critically evaluate and apply considerations needed when experimenting with live animals including applying animal ethics in research
4	select and apply appropriate statistics for analyses of specific datasets
5	organise and manage resource and time priorities and work as a team with fellow scholars
6	demonstrate the ability to interpret the results of field work/experiments with special consideration to the scientific literature.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

frame a research question, understanding aims and hypotheses
plan and design an experimental research project
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
demonstrate the ability to interpret the results of field work/experiments with special consideration to the scientific literature.