James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2001

TV5311:09

Research and Dissertation

Townsville

Full year.

Available to Master of Tropical Veterinary Science and Master of Tropical Animal Science students.

Staff: Professor P Summers.

The student carries out an extensive review of the world literature and pursues a program of original research on a selected topic. The literature review and results of the research project are incorporated into a dissertation.

Learning Objectives:

  1. review the scientific literature on a particular topic and devise a research program to answer questions raised on that topic;
  2. carry out a research project and analyse and interpret the results;
  3. prepare a dissertation on the topic and compare and contrast the results obtained with those reported in the literature.

Assessment by examination of the dissertation by two examiners (100%).