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Zoology Research Project (ZOOL90009)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Dr Tim Dempster
Email: dempster@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Devi Stuart-Fox
Email: d.stuart-fox@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Dr Tim Dempster
Email: dempster@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Devi Stuart-Fox
Email: d.stuart-fox@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject provides students with the opportunity to design and conduct, under supervision, independent research. Students will also develop skills in critically evaluating new knowledge within a scientific paradigm. Specific research projects will depend upon the availability of appropriate expertise, but will address questions in ecology, conservation, animal behaviour, marine biology, reproductive physiology and developmental biology. Students will take responsibility for their own research project, including the design and management of field and/or laboratory experiments; collection, analysis and interpretation of data; and communicating the results through oral and written presentations. The final research report will more closely resemble a scientific paper than a traditional thesis.
Intended learning outcomes
The objectives of this subject are to provide students with skills in:
- conducting independent research in ecology, conservation, animal behaviour, marine biology, reproductive physiology or developmental biology;
- reviewing and critically assessing scientific literature;
- designing laboratory and/or experiments with advanced scientific techniques;
- analysing and interpreting scientific data; and
- written and oral presentations.
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should gain skills in:
- articulating the breadth of knowledge gained in a particular discipline;
- exercising critical judgement, independent thinking and problem solving;
- expressing persuasive intellectual arguments;
- managing a research project;
- writing scientific reports;
- oral communication of results, and
- time management and self-management skills.
Last updated: 3 November 2022