BIO4220 · Advanced coursework in biology part time 2

Overview

You will undertake advanced coursework in their chosen area of Biology (including Genetics) to develop skills in research design, data analysis and presentation, and critical analysis. You will also develop professional skills that are relevant within and outside of academia. Coursework comprises workshops, seminars and research colloquia which is supported through independent learning activities and mentoring from research supervisors. Further information is available from the course coordinator and at a meeting held with prospective students during second semester (July) of level 3.

Areas of study: Ecology and conservation biology Genetics Plant sciences Zoology

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Design experiments, and identify common flaws in experimental design that arise in biological research.
2. Analyse and display data in a manner that is appropriate for specialist scientific talks and publications.
3. Critically evaluate the scientific content of peer-reviewed manuscripts to demonstrate skills in critical analysis of research.
4. Summarise, in writing, the content of scientific seminars, articulating the general scope of research addressed, the methodology, and the larger implications of the research.
5. Reflect upon the development of professional skills gained through the unit.

Workload

This unit requires the equivalent of 12 hours per week of work. You will largely undertake work associated with this unit independently. This work will be supplemented by scheduled activities that will include a combination of face-to-face classes, purpose developed online modules, research colloquia, seminars and meeting the students honours supervisors.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.