Earth Sciences Research Project Pt 5 (ERTH90058)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 37.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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Overview
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This subject is part of a sequence of four parts (or five parts for part-time) taken in successive semesters that together constitute the 125-point research project offered through the MSc Earth Sciences.
The School of Earth Sciences is home to a large and diverse range of research programs. Our interests include the solid Earth, the fluid Earth (including our atmosphere and oceans) and processes that operate at the interface between these upon which all life on our planet depends. Current research activities include: Climate Variability and Change, Atmosphere and Ocean Dynamics, Synoptic and Mesoscale Meteorology, Hydrogeology and Aqueous Biogeochemistry, Sedimentary Geology and Palaeontology, Palaeoclimate and Palaeoenvironmental Reconstruction, Thermochronology, Neotectonics and Landscape Evolution, Ore Deposit Geology, Geochemistry and Geochronology, Structural Geology, Tectonics and Geodynamics, Thermodynamics of Metamorphic Systems (THERMOCALC), Geochemistry and Geochronology of Magmatic Systems, Noble Gas Geochronology and Geochemistry, Computer Simulation of Geological and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth's Deep Interior, and Energy: Resources and Futures.
This subject comprises a major piece of original supervised research on a topic as agreed by the student and their supervisor. A literature review is conducted in the first six months of candidature and includes a research proposal describing the aims, significance and approach of the project.
It is anticipated that students will generate an original piece of research comparable to that produced for a paper submitted to a scientific journal, and will be encouraged to do so.
Intended learning outcomes
The objectives of the research project is to provide students with the opportunity to:
- synthesise existing literature on a topic of interest and devise an appropriate research project that addresses key outstanding questions in the field;
- plan an appropriate program of data acquisition and manipulation (eg., modelling) in order to constrain the questions being addressed;
- interpret the results of their work, perhaps suggesting further avenues for research beyond the cope of their project;
- prepare a written report of their results.
Generic skills
On completion of their research project students will have had the opportunity to gain new skills in:
- planning and conducting a program of research;
- exercising critical judgement;
- undertaking rigorous and independent thinking;
- adopting a problem-solving approach to new and unfamiliar tasks;
- developing high-level written report and oral presentation skills;
- interrogating, synthesising and interpreting the published literature;
- field-work (where applicable); and
- research appropriate to the level of a professional scientist.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
Refer to Earth Sciences Research Project Pt1 ERTH90035 for Assessment details.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1 (Early-Start)
Principal coordinator Ralf Haese Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours This subject is an individual research project and weekly contact hours will vary depending on the nature of the project. Total time commitment 510 hours Teaching period 2 January 2021 to 30 May 2021 Last self-enrol date 24 March 2021 Census date 31 March 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 May 2021 Assessment period ends 25 June 2021 - Semester 2 (Early-Start)
Principal coordinator Ralf Haese Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours This subject is an individual research project and weekly contact hours will vary depending on the nature of the project. Total time commitment 510 hours Teaching period 1 July 2021 to 24 October 2021 Last self-enrol date 24 August 2021 Census date 31 August 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 September 2021 Assessment period ends 19 November 2021
Time commitment details
This subject is an individual research project and weekly contact hours will vary depending on the nature of the project. Students should discuss this with their supervisor but as a guide, a student enrolled in a 37.5 point research project subject would be expected to be engaged in their research for an average of 30 hours per week.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
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Last updated: 3 November 2022