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Unit Overview

Description

Students are required to define a project and develop research questions or hypotheses, set objectives and aims, plan and execute the research, interpret the results and present those results in oral and written forms. The final output of the research project will be a research dissertation similar in content and context to a peer-reviewed research article in an academic journal.

Credit
6 points
Offering
AvailabilityLocationMode
Not available in 2024UWA (Perth)Face to face
Details for undergraduate courses
  • Level 4 elective
Outcomes

Students are able to (1) gather background information relevant to a pre-defined field of enquiry; (2) develop skills to critically assess the relevant literature; (3) write a literature review and research proposal outlining the project; (4) collect relevant data involving primary and secondary sources as appropriate; (5) utilise appropriate means of quantitative and/or qualitative analysis to explore the data; (6) present the provisional results of their research in a short oral presentation; and (7) write the results in a professional academic manner in the format of an academic journal paper.

Assessment

Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: ongoing assessment. Further information is available in the unit outline.



Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.

Unit Coordinator(s)
Professor David Lumley and Associate Professor Jeffrey Shragge
Unit rules
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
HON-GEOPH Geophysics
Co-requisites
Successful completion of
Or Enrolment in
Unit(s) GEOP4011 Honours Research Project in Geophysics Part 1 (ID 5657)
Incompatibility
Unit(s) SCIE4501 Science Research Dissertation Part 1
and Unit(s) SCIE4502 Science Research Dissertation Part 2
and Unit(s) SCIE4503 Science Research Dissertation Part 3
and Unit(s) SCIE4504 Science Research Dissertation Part 4
Contact hours
Supervision sessions with one or two supervisors over two semesters. Independent research and study. Students are guided in this process through an induction program starting the week before semester.
  • The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change.
  • All students are responsible for identifying when they need assistance to improve their academic learning, research, English language and numeracy skills; seeking out the services and resources available to help them; and applying what they learn. Students are encouraged to register for free online support through GETSmart; to help themselves to the extensive range of resources on UWA's STUDYSmarter website; and to participate in WRITESmart and (ma+hs)Smart drop-ins and workshops.
  • Visit the Essential Textbooks website to see if any textbooks are required for this Unit. The website is updated regularly so content may change. Students are recommended to purchase Essential Textbooks, but a limited number of copies of all Essential Textbooks are held in the Library in print, and as an ebook where possible. Recommended readings for the unit can be accessed in Unit Readings directly through the Learning Management System (LMS).
  • Contact hours provide an indication of the type and extent of in-class activities this unit may contain. The total amount of student work (including contact hours, assessment time, and self-study) will approximate 150 hours per 6 credit points.