Unit aim
To allow 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
On completion of Research Project I students should be able to:
- Write a project proposal in the field of environmental science.
- Demonstrate skills in project design, information acquisition, data interpretation and analysis.
- Present a seminar on a project topic.
- Demonstrate an enhanced knowledge and expertise in an area relevant to environmental science or management.
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.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | frame a research question, understanding aims and hypotheses | Intellectual rigour | Communication and social skills | |||||
| 2 | plan and design an experimental research project | Intellectual rigour | ||||||
| 3 | understand and apply considerations needed when experimenting with live animals including applying animal ethics in research | Intellectual rigour | Communication and social skills | |||||
| 4 | select and apply appropriate statistics for analyses of specific datasets | Intellectual rigour | Communication and social skills | |||||
| 5 | organise and manage resource and time priorities and work as a team with fellow scholars | Intellectual rigour | Ethical practice | 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 | Communication and social skills | |||||
Prescribed texts
Session 1
- No prescribed texts.
Session 2
- No prescribed texts.
Session 3
- No prescribed texts.
Teaching and assessment
National Marine Science Centre Coffs Harbour
| Teaching method |
| Self-directed project Negotiated (Negotiated) |
| Assessment | |
| Research Proposal | 10% |
| Presentation | 10% |
| Project report | 80% |
| Practical skills | SR |
Fee information
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