ASC3639

Applied research project

Mr Peter Freeman

8 points - Full-year subject - Approximately 8 hours per week, including one hour class contact and the balance of individual work - Gippsland/Distance - Prerequisites: ASC2626 or ASC2629 - Permission of the subject adviser must be obtained before enrolment in this subject. For this permission to be granted students must have completed all first and second-level subjects in their approved major, and be able to demonstrate that they have an appropriate project and supervisor/s - Prohibitions: GAS3062, GAS3619, MAT3199

Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students will be expected to have acquired the following skills and attributes to a level consistent with that reasonably to be expected of a graduate professional scientist in Australia: reviewing scientific literature, with particular reference to the identification of key information; database accessing; presentation of oral reports, with strong emphasis on the provision of good quality audio-visual material; construction of written reports, both brief and extensive; meeting deadlines; operation with a significant degree of independence; ability to act as a constructive member of a seminar audience; planning a large project, as well as the ability to adjust such a plan progressively as events and results dictate; statistical analysis of results where appropriate; performance of the routine measurements and manipulations of a large scientific project.

Synopsis Each student will undertake an individual project bringing together the themes of subjects ASC1619 and ASC2626 as well as background from prior studies in their major. Project topics must relate to the student's major area of study. Appropriate members of the physical and biological bciences section supervise individual projects. Both the subject adviser and the project supervisor must approve project topics at the time of enrolment. Requirements within the project include reviewing relevant literature, seminar presentation and participation, and submission of a detailed final report. Other requirements, such as attendance at short seminar programs, may be specified. Students are required to maintain regular contact with their supervisors. The subject is taught by seminars, tutorials and supervised individual project work.

Assessment Three oral reports (preliminary 2.5%; progress 10%; final 12.5%): 25% - Written reports (preliminary 5%; final 25%): 30% - Supervisor's assessment of project: 45%

Recommended texts

A reading program initially designed by the supervisor with the student is then further supplemented by the student's own literature searches.

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