James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2024

SC4014 - Science Honours Type B (Part-Time) (Part 2 of 4)

Except with the approval of the Academic Head/Associate Dean, all subjects in a chain must be studied in consecutive teaching periods.

Subject Description

These subjects prepare students for advanced research by examining how to plan, conduct and report on empirical investigations with an emphasis on science. In the first half of the chain the focus is on scoping out a research project and identifying an approach to investigating that project. In the second half of the chain the focus moves toward enacting a planned methodology and then synthesising the results of experiment with to produce a scientific report. To support the project some time is spent developing content knowledge and associated skills in a coursework format.

Learning Outcomes

• identify theoretical content knowledge of relevance to a research domain and apply that knowledge to a research problem
• critically review and synthesise literature related to a current research topic in science
• formulate a research problem and synthesise information to develop methodologies and gain insights on the problem
• utilise a scientific methodology and then analyse and synthesise data and information to identify solutions to a research problem
• communicate a substantial piece of scientific research

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 > Project report - (70%) - Individual
• Combination of exams and assignments - (30%) - Individual

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.

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