Botany Research Project Major (BOTA90006) // Assessment

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The assessment requirements below are applicable to the entire 125 point research project.

• a research proposal of 1,000 words due in the first month of the first semester of research project enrolment (hurdle requirement);
• a comprehensive literature review due at the end of year 1 (10%; 3,000 words);
• an oral presentation (20 minutes) on research progress due at the end of year 1 (pass/fail);
• a presentation based on the research findings (5%; 40 minutes) due after the full 125 points of research project enrolment;
• a research thesis (85%; 17,000 - 22,000 words) due after the full 125 points of research project enrolment.
• Students are expected to attend the School’s general weekly seminar series held during semesters.