EV3003:03
Teamwork for Environment Professionals
Townsville
Prerequisites: An introductory subject in statistics or biometry
39 lectures, 26 hours practicals. Second semester.
Staff: Dr E Gyuris.
Principles of project design and research methodology for environmental projects. Proposal preparation. Techniques for working in teams. A supervised group project in which students work together on an environmental problem.
Learning Objectives:
- some appreciation of interpersonal differences and their impact on team functioning;
- a basic knowledge of group dynamics;
- teamwork skills;
- knowledge and experience of the processes and procedures required to undertake a successful research project in Environmental Science;
- basic knowledge of questionnaire design;
- improved skills in verbal and written communication.
Assessment by examination (35%); on-course assessment (65%) (research project; seminar; project notebook; literature review; research proposal).
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