EV3003:03
Professional Practice for Scientists
| Townsville | HECS Band 2 |
15 hours tutorials, 20 hours seminars/workshops,. Semester 2.
Staff: Dr E Gyuris.
An essential subject for students wishing to become effective professionals. Focuses on teamwork and group interaction in the context of the environmental professional. Topics include group development, processes and dynamics; developing the basis of interaction skills including conflict resolution and decision making. Introduction to the use of tools and resources of group work.
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.
On-course assessment (team assessment items: research project; seminar research proposal (50%); individual assessment items: project notebook; literature review (50%)).