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Unit of Study SCI03071 - Research Project I (2018)

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    All students must have a member of academic staff from the School of Environment, Science and Engineering as a supervisor. The availability of staff varies from session to session. 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 SCI03072. Once SCI03072 is completed a mark for both units will be provided, SCI03071 is 20% and SCI03072 is 80% of the overall mark.


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 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:

  1. frame a research question, understanding aims and hypotheses
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  2. plan and design an experimental research project
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  3. critically evaluate and apply considerations needed when experimenting with live animals including applying animal ethics in research
    • GA3:
  4. select and apply appropriate statistics for analyses of specific datasets
    • GA1:
  5. organise and manage resource and time priorities and work as a team with fellow scholars
    • GA6:
  6. demonstrate the ability to interpret the results of field work/experiments with special consideration to the scientific literature.
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:

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