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Unit of Study SCI03071 - Environmental Research Project I (2014)

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Unit description

Involves identification of a suitable environmental science or management issue or research topic, the planning and design of research methods (a research proposal), the gathering of relevant information and data, the preparation of a professional seminar and at the end a progress report.

Unit content

Environmental science or management issue or research topic
Potential Ethic Application
Literature Review

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Lismore Session 1,  2 Session 1,  2
National Marine Science Centre Coffs Harbour Session 1,  2 Session 1,  2
Online Session 1,  2 N/A

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

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:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 Identify a suitable environmental science or management issue or research topic
2 Planning and design of research methods ( a research proposal)
3 Gather relevant information and data, and analyse, synthesise, evaluate, critically review, and organise this data
4 Prepare a professional seminar
5 Effectively manage their project (research time management), proven in a written progress report

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

  1. Identify a suitable environmental science or management issue or research topic
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  2. Planning and design of research methods ( a research proposal)
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  3. Gather relevant information and data, and analyse, synthesise, evaluate, critically review, and organise this data
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    • GA2:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
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  4. Prepare a professional seminar
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    • GA7:
  5. Effectively manage their project (research time management), proven in a written progress report
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