62403 SCIENCE HONOURS PROJECT A

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
00	62403 	S1  	D 	SCIENCE HONOURS PROJECT A 	2.50

Contents

• Staffing
• Rationale
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Recommended References
• Student Workload
• Assessment Details
• Other Requirements

STAFFING:

RATIONALE:

A  substantial programme of research will be performed by the student,
the prime purpose being to give the student experience in carrying out
biological research.

SYNOPSIS:

This  unit  involves  students in a research  project  which  will  be
supervised  by  a member of staff with appropriate expertise.  It  may
consist  of  pure  or developmental research in an important  area  of
biology and physics and be based on experimental work conducted either
within the University or elsewhere in conjunction with a government or
private  organisation. This unit will require the student to undertake
an  extensive literature review and deliver several seminars on  their
research  topic,  in  addition to conducting their  research  program.
Science  Honours Project A and B need to be undertaken in  consecutive
semesters, overall Honours grades being determined in accordance  with
Department  of  Biological  and  Physical  Sciences  Honours   program
guidelines.

OBJECTIVES:

On successful completion of this unit students will be able
to:

1. demonstrate practical experience in the performance of
   original research in science.
   
2. demonstrate real-world practical problems and the limitations
   these place on scientific advances.
   
3. demonstrate work in a research environment
   
4. demonstrate expertise in critically reviewing scientific
   literature and in the delivery of research seminars.
   

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

Project Design and Approval
The details of the experimental work to be performed will
obviously  vary  with each individual  project.  Projects
will  require approval of the Biology Honours  Committee.
The student will be expected to perform original research
under  the  supervision of a senior  scientist  from  the
place at which the research is being carried out. If this
is   not  the  USQ,  regular  progress  reports  must  be
submitted to a second supervisor who will be a USQ  staff
member.

Seminars
Students will be required to deliver two seminars to  the
Biology  Department during the course of  their  project.
Details of the content of each seminar are available from
the Honours Co-ordinator.

Literature Review
Students must undertake a comprehensive literature survey
in  their  area of research and submit two  copies  of  a
written  literature  review (4000-5000  words,  excluding
references).  Details  of  assessment  criteria  of   the
literature review and submission date will be provided by
the Honours Co-ordinator references)

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Such journals, monographs and other printed materials appropriate for
the research topic chosen.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Directed Study                                	170

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No  *F/S Marks     Due        Description                              Wtg(%)    LBL WWW
1   S              T.B.A.    LITERATURE REVIEW                         25.00     N   N
2   S              T.B.A.    INTRODUCTORY HONOURS SEMINAR              25.00     N   N
3   S              T.B.A.    FINAL HONOURS SEMINAR                     50.00     N   N

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1    In  accordance  with  University's  Assignment  Extension  Policy
     (Regulation  5.9), the examiner of a unit may grant an  extension
     of  the  due  date of an assignment in extenuating circumstances.
     This  policy  may  be  found in the USQ  Handbook,  the  Distance
     Education  Study  Guide and the Faculty of Sciences'  Orientation
     Handbook for new on-campus students.  All students are advised to
     study and follow the guidelines associated with this policy.