EV5905 - Literature Review and Proposal
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | Sch of Earth & Environmental Sciences (pre 2015) |
Students must contact Subject Coordinator in the first week of the Teaching Period. Students will undertake a literature review on a topic selected with their supervisor(s) and the Course Coordinator. The topic should be pertinent to their minor and/or major projects. The review should be a critical appraisal of the objectives, methodologies and results of previous research relating to the topic (maximum 5,000 words). Students are also required to write a formal research proposal for their dissertation or thesis (maximum 3,000 words). The proposal will take the form of a standard application for research funding and outline the aims and significance of the research, research plan, time table, budget and justification.
Learning Outcomes
- to develop a critical approach to the reading and interpretation of research publications;
- to develop students capacity to design a research project.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | TG5905 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Mark Hamann |
| Lecturers: | Assoc. Professor Alison Cottrell, Assoc. Professor David King, Professor Steve Turton, Dr Amy Diedrich. |
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| Assessment: | literature review and proposal (100%). |
| Restrictions: | Enrolment in this offering is restricted. |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 28-Aug-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Mark Hamann |
| Lecturers: | Assoc. Professor Alison Cottrell, Assoc. Professor David King, Professor Steve Turton, Dr Amy Diedrich. |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | literature review and proposal (100%). |
| Restrictions: | Enrolment in this offering is restricted. |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Mark Hamann |
| Lecturers: | Assoc. Professor Alison Cottrell, Assoc. Professor David King, Professor Steve Turton, Dr Amy Diedrich. |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | literature review and proposal (100%). |
| Restrictions: | Enrolment in this offering is restricted. |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 28-Aug-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Mark Hamann |
| Lecturers: | Assoc. Professor Alison Cottrell, Assoc. Professor David King, Professor Steve Turton, Dr Amy Diedrich. |
| Contact hours: |
|
| Assessment: | literature review and proposal (100%). |
| Restrictions: | Enrolment in this offering is restricted. |
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.