GG4012 - Genetics Honours Part 2 of 2

Credit points:	12
Year:	2018
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Subject chain:	GG4011 GG4012
Administered by:	College of Public Health, Medical & Vet Sciences

This subject is the second of two subjects (the other being GG4011) that in combination constitute the full year Honours subject in the Discipline of Molecular and Cell Biology. The subject is a combination of a major research project and assignments.

Learning Outcomes

• review the scientific literature on a particular topic and design a research program to answer questions raised on that topic;
• conduct a research project in accordance with professional, ethical and safety standards;
• design and implement a research project and statistically analyse the results;
• analyse the results obtained in the context of the contemporary scientific literature;
• prepare a dissertation on the original research topic in appropriate scientific language;
• design and present a written post graduate degree research project proposal;
• communicate orally a research project to a scientific audience.

Assumed Knowledge:	6 credit points of level 3 GG subjects at Credit level or higher
Prerequisites:	Completion of Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science (Advanced) or Bachelor of Biomedical Science with at least a credit average
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	BC4001 BC4002 BC4003

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 23-Aug-2018
Coordinator:	Dr Margaret Jordan, Professor Ludwig Lopata
Lecturers:	jc134630, Professor Alan Baxter, Dr Margaret Jordan, jc170617, Assoc. Professor Patrick Schaeffer, Professor Ludwig Lopata, jc242002, Professor Norelle Daly, jc248349, Professor David Miller, mojnb.
Contact hours:	0 hours lectures
Assessment:	presentations (10%); thesis (45%); oral defence of thesis (10%); assignments (15%); formative evaluation of professional conduct (15%); poster (5%).
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 22-Mar-2018
Coordinator:	Dr Margaret Jordan, Professor Ludwig Lopata
Lecturers:	jc134630, Professor Alan Baxter, Dr Margaret Jordan, jc170617, Assoc. Professor Patrick Schaeffer, Professor Ludwig Lopata, jc242002, Professor Norelle Daly, jc248349, Professor David Miller, mojnb.
Contact hours:	0 hours lectures
Assessment:	presentations (10%); thesis (40%); oral defence of thesis (15%); assignments (10%); literature review (5%); poster (5%).

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