MB5104 - Minor Project (Tropical Marine Ecology and Fisheries Biology)

Credit points:	09
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	School of Marine & Tropical Biology

Available to MAppSc students in the School of Marine Biology and Aquaculture who have been approved to do the research option.

Candidates enrolled in the MAppSc may spend approximately eight weeks collecting data for a small discrete project. For example, candidates may trial and evaluate an experimental technique, collect data to evaluate a sampling program, or collect data on samples that form part of a larger project. The topic will be selected after consultation with the appropriate supervisor(s) and the Course Coordinator. Candidates will be required to write up the results of their research in the form of a scientific paper. The project report should include critical appraisal of the objectives, methodology, results and future directions of the project.

Learning Outcomes

• develop a critical and rigorous approach to framing and addressing research questions;
• develop skills required for independent research, especially with respect to sampling design, data collection, data analysis and interpretation relevant to the field of research;
• gain an understanding of methodological and analytical approaches relevant to the field of research;
• gain experience in the conduct of research in a field relevant to tropical marine ecology or fisheries biology.

Prerequisites:	MB5300 Approval of course coordinator
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	MB5102

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Coord/Lect:	Professor Bette Willis.
Special Assessment Requirements:	Assessment by minor project (100%).
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coord/Lect:	Professor Bette Willis.
Special Assessment Requirements:	Assessment by minor project (100%).

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.