James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2021

EA5536 - Research Dissertation (Part Time) Part 2 of 4

Available to students only with permission of the program co-ordinator.

Subject Description

Available for postgraduate coursework students with appropriate academic standing in the school of Earth and Environmental Sciences. With the guidance of an academic supervisor the student will undertake a research project that is of the scope and size that can be completed in the equivalent of approximately 13 weeks full time work. Students design the collection of data and analyse, interpret and present the findings in a dissertation. Students will select their topic in consultation with the course coordinator their supervisor.

Learning Outcomes

• the ability to plan, conduct and manage research in their discipline
• ability to formulate and solve research problems
• to understand theoretical concepts in a range of topics which give background to the research project
• the ability to appraise information critically

Subject Assessment

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.

• Written > Thesis/dissertation

Note that 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.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:  EA5125 EA5225 EA5025 EA5521 EA5525 EA5526 EA5531 EA5532

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