BZ5504 - Literature Review and Research Proposal

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:

Available to postgraduate students enrolled in the School of Tropical Biology.

Candidates will prepare a review of the literature on a topic chosen in consultation with the Course Coordinator and the supervisor of their research program. Candidates will also prepare a formal research proposal for their project, in consultation with their supervisor.

Learning Outcomes

• develop critical writing skills, especially those required for a research proposal;
• enhance knowledge and understanding of a specified area of biology;
• enhance reading, writing and presentation skills;
• identify and plan an effective approach to important research issues;
• learn how to prepare a review of a scientific literature.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

BT5051 and BT5302 and ZL5051

Availabilities
, , Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Coordinator:	Professor David Blair
Lecturers:	btpag, btrjc, Professor David Blair.
Assessment:	(60%); (40%).
, , Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Coordinator:	Professor David Blair
Lecturers:	btpag, btrjc, Professor David Blair.
Assessment:	(60%); (40%).
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coordinator:	Professor David Blair
Lecturers:	btpag, btrjc, Professor David Blair.
Assessment:	(60%); (40%).
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coordinator:	Professor David Blair
Lecturers:	btpag, btrjc, Professor David Blair.
Assessment:	(60%); (40%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.