James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2002

MB5103:03

Literature Review (Tropical Marine Ecology and Fisheries Biology)

Townsville

HECS Band 2

Semester 1 or 2.

Candidates for the GDipResMeth, GCertResMeth and the MAppSc or who are provisionally enrolled in the first year of the MSc by research program will undertake a literature review. The topic should be pertinent to their minor and/or major projects and selected in consultation with their supervisor(s) and the Course Coordinator. The review should be a critical appraisal of the objectives, methodologies and results of previous research relating to the topic. Candidates aspiring to the MSc by research will also write a formal research proposal for their dissertation or thesis. The proposal will take the form of a standard application for research funding and outline the aims and significance of the research, research plan, timetable, budget and justification.

Assessment by literature review and proposal.