SC3003 - Science Research Internship

Credit points:	03
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 4
Administered by:	Faculty of Science, Engineering & Info Tech

Bachelor of Science Advanced students.

This subject is available to students in the Bachelor of Science (Advanced) only. With the assistance of the students' mentors and the subject coordinator, participating students will be placed within research teams operating within the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Information Technology, where they will complete a research project that forms part of the work of the research team. The research may be field or laboratory based. A member of the academic staff of the relevant school will assume overall responsibility for the student although a PhD student, research fellow or a collaborating researcher at an external organisation may supervise the day-to-day activities of the student. The work will be of a size and scope that can be completed in 150 hours of work and introduces the student to methods and techniques that have current relevance to the discipline.

Learning Outcomes

• Students will gain hands-on experience of working in a real research environment and will develop an appreciation of the challenges of scientific rigour;
• Students will develop an understanding of how members of a research team interact on day-to-day and longer-term basis;
• Students will gain experience in the application of techniques and approaches to real and current research problems;
• Students will gain understanding of the ethics and workplace health and safety responsibilities and requirements of all research workers.

Graduate Qualities

• 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 select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams.

Prerequisites:

36 CREDIT POINTS OF LEVEL 1 AND LEVEL 2 AQ BS BZ CH CP EA EV GG MA MB PH ZL

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 11
Census Date 15-Dec-2011
Coordinator:	Dr Emma Gyuris
Contact hours:	130 hours practicals 0 hours - Induction program as required by the laboratory or field program the student is in.
Assessment:	presentations (10% - 20%); (80% - 90%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 11
Census Date 15-Dec-2011
Coordinator:	Dr Emma Gyuris
Contact hours:	130 hours practicals 0 hours - Induction program as required by the laboratory or field program the student is in.
Assessment:	presentations (10% - 20%); (80% - 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.