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MATH501 Advanced Topic in Mathematics A

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus A- Internet access required
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus A- Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes

consult unit coordinator for enrolment in all 500-level MATH and STAT units
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Adam Harris (aharris5@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Advanced topics in mathematics to be selected by the student on the advice of the postgraduate coordinator. These special topics are tailored to meet the needs of individual students, and can involve guided reading, supplementary lecture material, seminars, essay assignments, practical work and individual projects.
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
Assignment 1 100%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1 GA: 1, 4, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to: Become familiar with a particular branch of current mathematical research.
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
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 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.
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 True
7 Social Responsibility
 True
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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