CP5090 - Scientific Research Methods
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | Discipline of Information Technology (pre 2009) |
Available to Computer Science postgraduate students only with the permission of the program co-ordinator.
Students are guided through a structured process intended to cultivate an understanding of scientific research methods. They study two or more selected (by School of Information Technology staff) research papers, analysing the methods used and documenting the process of the scientific discovery and scientific reporting. They submit written critical analyses of the selected papers and do presentations on those selected papers.
Learning Outcomes
- appreciation of scientific research methods;
- appreciation of scientific research reporting methods.
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2009 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Assoc. Professor Bruce Litow. |
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| Assessment: | presentations (30%); assignments (70%). |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 28-Aug-2009 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Jarrod Trevathan |
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| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2009 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Jarrod Trevathan |
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| Assessment: | presentations (30%); assignments (70%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 28-Aug-2009 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Jarrod Trevathan |
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