units

ESC3200

Faculty of Science

18 September 2017 22 November 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Science
Organisational UnitSchool of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment
Monash Passport categoryResearch Challenge (Investigate Program)
OfferedClayton First semester 2015 (Day)
Clayton Second semester 2015 (Day)
Clayton Summer semester A 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Professor Ian Cartwright

Synopsis

This unit allows students to devote themselves to a major research project during third year. The project may involve field and/or laboratory work and will introduce the student to geoscience research including independent study, problem solving, data generation, analysis, and report writing. The experience gained in the unit will serves as training for postgraduate or professional research.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Generate geological/geochemical data;

  1. Manipulate geological/geochemical data;

  1. Interpret geological/geochemical data;

  1. Present the outcomes of a research project both orally and in written form.

Assessment

Literature Review: 25%
Project Report: 75%

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Ian Cartwright

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

Geosciences

Prerequisites

A distinction (70%) average in both ESC2111 and ESC2122

Co-requisites

Students doing the research project will be completing a major sequence in Geosciences. Students doing the research project are required to complete at least 18 additional points of Geosciences units at level three selected from ESC3162, ESC3190, ESC3201, ESC3232, ESC3311, ESC3332, ESC3421, or ESC3900.

(Note for the purpose of the research project the field based units ESC3170 and ESC3180 are excluded from this list of approved units.)