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RUSC490 Rural Science/Livestock Science Honours

Updated: 02 December 2009
Credit Points 12
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Year Long On Campus A- Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites 120cp and permission of unit coordinator
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Chris Guppy (cguppy@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

The unit comprises: (a) a research component, in which the students carry out an individual research project under the supervision of an academic staff member and present oral and written reports including a thesis of 14 000 words (excluding the tables, figures and references); (b) a seminar on the research topic presented at a forum in late October or early November. Intending students should seek detailed advice from 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
Oral Seminar 20%
Assessment Notes
20 minute presentation of thesis results
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 2 GA: 1, 4
Thesis 80% Max 14,000
Assessment Notes
Project thesis Max 14,000 words
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4, 5 GA: 1-8

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate expertise in the detailed area of science;
  2. present scientific material in professional manner;
  3. demonstrate the ability to conduct and report original research;
  4. critically review and reference scientific material;
  5. critically assess own and other scientific studies.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of their chosen research field is expected to be cutting edge and ultimately publishable. 		True True
2 Communication Skills
Students are required to write reports using scientific paper formats and present orally the data generated from practical experiments. 		True True
3 Global Perspectives
Interaction with regional, and global literature and research problems is expected within this unit. 		True
4 Information Literacy
The unit exposes students to scientific writing skills and oral presentation skills and requires critical review of literature and information from numerous sources. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Skills acquired in research are fully transferable to further higher degree research endeavours. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
Experimental design and project management, with specific targeted deadlines is integral to successful completion of the unit and requires advanced research problem solving skills. 		True True
7 Social Responsibility
Within different experimental projects students may be exposed to a range of social justice and equity issues, particular from an animal welfare perspective if research is within that discipline. 		True True
8 Team Work
Students will usually liaise with a range of researchers from within their own and their supervisors peer networks and may be required to collaborate with them. 		True True
   

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