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MATH400 Honours in Mathematics

Updated: 21 December 2009
Credit Points 48
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Year Long Off Campus A- Internet access required
Armidale Year Long On Campus A- Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites permission of head of school
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes

Honours candidates only
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Adam Harris (aharris5@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

The honours year in Mathematics and Statistics introduces students to subjects of current research - therefore the preparation of a thesis is a major part of the unit. The subjects studied are determined by the interests of both students and staff. To facilitate scheduling, intending students are asked to discuss their proposed subjects with the Head of the School of Science and Technology in the latter part of the preceding year.
Materials No text required
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Thesis 100%
Assessment Notes
Combination of results from 400 level units taken and the thesis
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1 GA: 1, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to: become familiar with a particular branch of current mathematical research, and prepared to take supervised innovative research leading to a higher degree.
Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge gained by the student in lectures will be applied in collaboration with the lecturer to problems and examples in tutorials. The student will then map this experience onto further problem-solving tasks in assignments, where the identification of central concepts in the discipline, and the student's ability to articulate them, will be assessed. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
The student will be encouraged to participate actively in discussion during lectures and tutorials. Written communication skills, particularly with regard to construction and presentation of logical expositions and arguments, will be taught and assessed. 		True
3 Global Perspectives
 True
4 Information Literacy
The student will be guided in the use of online resources, library and internet access to recommended references, particularly in conjunction with assignment tasks. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
The student will discover the breadth of the discipline through this introductory unit and will become aware of its ongoing development as a field of higher degree research. 		True
6 Problem Solving
The student will encounter in this unit a field of knowledge that is intensely problem-based, and will acquire skill in connecting ideas within a network of logical relationships. A high emphasis will be placed on the development of analytical and deductive reasoning. 		True True
7 Social Responsibility
8 Team Work
The student will be encouraged to participate in interactive discussion with other students regarding ideas and problems addressed in the unit. Written assignment submissions must be the student's own work, but may be the outcome of group discussion. 		True
   

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