BTH4100 · Biotechnology research project

Overview

You will undertake a supervised research project. Candidates may commence the honours year at the beginning of either the first or second semester. You will carry out a research project and present the results of their study in both written and oral form. Information about research projects will be available from the course coordinator towards the end of the preceding semester.

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. Critically review the scientific literature that underpins the selected area of biotechnology research;
2. Undertake a supervised research project in an area of biotechnology and contribute to project design and management;
3. Apply appropriate laboratory techniques, research methodologies and data analysis methods to collect, interpret and report the findings;
4. Effectively present the research and findings orally showing a firm grasp of the area;
5. Analyse the research in the context of the discipline area and report the findings in an extended written report.

Workload

Full year

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