Unit of Study SCIN4005 - Science Honours Thesis 2 (2025)

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Unit type

Hons Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty/College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Co-requisites

Students must have either completed, or enrol concurrently in,
SCIN4004 - Science Honours Thesis 1

Enrolment information

N/A

Unit description

Develops students' capacity to design and conduct a scientific research project, understand the research framework, and present research findings. This unit is the second of six Science Honours Thesis units that students progress through while working on their thesis research project.

Unit content

Content will depend on the individual honours project.

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Summer Term Term1,2,3,4,5	Summer Term Term1,2,3,4,5
Lismore	Summer Term Term1,2,3,4,5	Summer Term Term1,2,3,4,5
National Marine Science Centre Coffs Harbour	Summer Term Term1,2,3,4,5	Summer Term Term1,2,3,4,5
Online	Summer Term Term1,2,3,4,5	N/A

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:

critically evaluate and appropriately apply scientific research techniques and methodologies to derive original research data

critically evaluate and interpret research data with respect to relevant scientific and management knowledge, theories and issues

present research findings in forms that are appropriate in academic settings and for the general public