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NRPL405 Natural Resources/Urban and Regional Planning Report

Credit Points 12
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Year Long Off Campus C - Internet access required
Armidale Year Long On Campus C - 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 None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Darren Ryder (dryder2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

A research unit which must be undertaken by students seeking to be considered for the award of honours in both natural resources and urban and regional planning. Students shall undertake study and research on a topic of relevance to natural resources and urban and regional planning and shall present a thesis reporting the results. The maximum length of the thesis shall be 14 000 words (excluding tables, figures and appendices). Students shall also present a seminar on their research. The topic and supervision arrangement must be approved by the unit coordinator.
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
Report 80% 14000
Assessment Notes
Project Report including a literature review and the results of a research project.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Seminar 20%
Assessment Notes
Final seminar
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 4

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. design and conduct a research project under academic supervision;
  2. analyse and interpret data;
  3. communicate research results through written and oral means; and
  4. prepare and submit a project report comprising a literature review and the results of a research project.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students review literature, design research projects and write a thesis on a discipline selection in conjunction with theirsupervisors/s. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be requitred to communicate with their supervisor(s) and colleagues and present and discuss their results both orally and in writing. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Students must demonstrate research capacity in their project report and utlilise a wide range of sources. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students are instructed in, and practise, learning skills that will be useful to them beyond this unit of learning. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Students are instructed, assessessed and expected to practice problem solving as they undertake day-to-day aspects of their project. 		True True True
   

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