BZ5509 - Minor Project
| Credit points: | 09 |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | School of Marine & Tropical Biology |
Available to postgraduate students enrolled in the School of Tropical Biology.
This subject constitutes a short research project of 9-11 weeks duration full-time or part-time pro rata equivalent. In consultation with the Course Coordinator and an appropriate supervisor, the candidate will design a project and prepare a research proposal. Candidates will then undertake appropriate field or laboratory work, analyse the results, prepare a report in the form of a scientific paper and will present the results to other students and staff in a seminar of about 20-30 minutes duration.
Learning Outcomes
- formulate and execute a research plan;
- gain experience of working with an established research team which may be based inside or outside the University;
- learn how to draw appropriate conclusions from research findings;
- learn how to evaluate and utilise scientific literature in a research project;
- present the completed work in the form of a research report and a seminar.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | BT5050 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 30-Mar-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor David Blair |
| Lecturers: | Professor Paul Gadek, Assoc. Professor Ross Coventry, Professor David Blair. |
| Assessment: | completion of a research report. |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 31-Aug-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor David Blair |
| Lecturers: | Professor Paul Gadek, Assoc. Professor Ross Coventry, Professor David Blair. |
| Assessment: | completion of a research report. |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 30-Mar-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor David Blair |
| Lecturers: | Professor Paul Gadek, Assoc. Professor Ross Coventry, Professor David Blair. |
| Assessment: | completion of a research report. |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 31-Aug-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor David Blair |
| Lecturers: | Professor Paul Gadek, Assoc. Professor Ross Coventry, Professor David Blair. |
| Assessment: | completion of a research report. |
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.