EV4901 - Planning Honours Part 1 of 2

Credit points:	06
Year:	2010
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Subject chain:	EV4901 EV4902
Administered by:	Sch of Earth & Environmental Sciences

Available to students who are accepted by the Head of School into the honours program.

Planning Honours may be completed in areas in which the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences has expertise. The aim of the honours degree is to develop and assess the ability of a student to undertake independent research and consists of a thesis plus other studies designed to meet the needs of the student.

Learning Outcomes

• Research skills, literature survey skills, thesis preparation skills, analytical skills and presentation skills.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to work individually and independently;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies.

Availabilities
As this subject is part of a subject chain, a final standard grade (e.g. P, C) will only be recorded for each subject after successful completion of all parts of the subject chain.
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 26-Aug-2010
Coord/Lect:	Dr Kevin Parnell.
Assessment:	presentations (10%); thesis (90%).
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 25-Mar-2010
Coord/Lect:	Dr Kevin Parnell.
Assessment:	presentations (10%); thesis (90%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 26-Aug-2010
Coordinator:	Professor Jonathan Nott
Assessment:	presentations (10%); thesis (90%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 25-Mar-2010
Coord/Lect:	Professor Jonathan Nott.
Assessment:	presentations (10%); thesis (90%).

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.