NATS 3039 Science Research Project
Credit Points 10
Legacy Code 300924
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Description Science Research Project is a final-year capstone unit that gives students an introduction to scientific research, while extending their knowledge and practical skills. Each student undertakes a research project supervised by an academic staff member. With the assistance of their supervisor, students will research the literature and define the problem to be studied, carry out a risk assessment, develop the appropriate experimental methods, carry out research on their project, and present a final written report and a poster or oral presentation. This unit offers a challenge to final-year students, and allows innovation by the student with respect to both method and research direction.
School Science
Discipline Other Natural And Physical Sciences
Student Contribution Band HECS Band 2 10cp
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Level Undergraduate Level 3 subject
Equivalent Subjects LGYA 6252 - Science Research Project
Incompatible Subjects LGYA 6201 - Science Research Project 2 LGYA 5927 - Chemistry Project 3 LGYB 9720 - Biological Science Project 3 LGYA 3545 - Chemistry Project LGYA 6140 - Biomolecular Science Project
Restrictions Students must have successfully completed at least two Level 3 subjects and have a GPA of 5.5 or above. This is an undergraduate project unit; the restrictions above are purposely designed to limit enrolments to a small number of high-performing third year students. Handling large enrolments is not possible in this style of subject.
Assumed Knowledge
This subject is aimed at undergraduates in their final year of undergraduate study who have a good grounding in the Level 2 subjects for the discipline area of their individual project.
Learning Outcomes
- access and review research literature relevant to their project area
- develop research aims and design experiments to test these aims
- prepare a risk assessment in the approved UWS format
- conduct experimental and/or computational work and analyse the data
- communicate the research results orally and in writing
Subject Content
2. Literature search and review
3. Development of research aims
4. Preparation of a risk assessment in the appropriate format
5. Experimental and/or computational work
6. Preparation of a research report
7. Presentation of a poster
Assessment
The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.
Item | Length | Percent | Threshold | Individual/Group Task |
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Risk Assessment: Professional Document | WSU format | 0 | Y | Individual |
Literature Review that includes a Project Proposal: Critical Review | 2-3 pages | 10 | N | Individual |
Poster and it oral presentation via an online format | Poster - 10 minutes | 25 | N | Individual |
Report | 3,000 words | 65 | N | Individual |
Teaching Periods
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