Overview

This topic will provide students with practical experience and training in the design, execution and presentation of a research project in a chosen field of science. Students, working individually will choose a research project and, in consultation with academic staff, formulate a key question, design experiments to address this question, … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Aims

The topic will train students in research practices involving identification of important research questions, sound framing of these questions in terms that allow them to be addressed via experimentation, experimental design, execution of experiments, analysis of resulting data, and presentation of results via spoken and written reports. The topic will provide students with training that allows them to both conduct well-designed research as well as critically assess research by others. Students will also learn how to present research results in a variety of forms.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
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Develop project management and time management skills related to research projects
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Appreciate risk compliance related to research projects
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Design and conduct a research project in a professional manner
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Analyse and present results of a research project

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Assumed knowledge

Knowledge such as can be obtained in second year level undergraduate topics in a relevant discipline area.