Undergraduate - UnitBIO3990 - Biology in action research project

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Science
Organisational Unit	School of Biological Sciences
Monash Passport category	Research Challenge (Investigate Program)
Offered	Clayton First semester 2014 (Day) Clayton Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Damian Dowling

Synopsis

An individual research project in a discipline relating to a major area of study, conducted under supervision. Includes critical literature review, experimental design and data analysis. Student must maintain regular contact with supervisor(s) and subject coordinator.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

Comprehend the fundamental process and requirements of scientific research;

Review and critically evaluate the scientific literature within a relevant discipline;

Demonstrate skills in experimental design, data collection and statistical analysis;

Interpret experimental results, and place the results in the broader context of the research discipline;

Communicate scientific findings and their implications, via oral presentations and written reports.

Assessment

Two oral reports: 20%
Two written reports: 55%
Supervisor's assessment of project planning, conduct and development: 25%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Damian Dowling

Workload requirements

Approximately 12 hours per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Zoology

Prerequisites

Permission of the Head of School plus students must have approval of project and supervisor prior to enrolment. In addition students must have a distinction average across 24 points of level 2 BIO/GEN units, including a minimum of 12 points in the discipline directly relevant to the project.

Prohibitions

SCI3740, SCI3990