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BOTY400 Honours in Botany

Credit Points 48
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Year Long Honours - Period 1 Off Campus
Armidale Year Long Honours - Period 1 On Campus
Armidale Year Long Honours - Period 2 Off Campus
Armidale Year Long Honours - Period 2 On Campus
Armidale Year Long Honours - Period 3 Off Campus
Armidale Year Long Honours - Period 3 On Campus
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) Jeremy Bruhl (jbruhl@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

The unit comprises: (i) a research project and an associated thesis carried out under the supervision of an academic staff member, and (ii) a program of study which may include the preparation of an essay(s), literature review, manuscript or participation in course work or workshop. Students are required to present a final seminar of their results.
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 30% 3000
Assessment Notes
Essay, literature review, course work, workshops
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Seminar 10%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 3 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Thesis 60% 20000
Assessment Notes
comprising 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

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 scientific data;
  3. communicate research results through written and oral means;
  4. prepare and submit a thesis comprising a literature review and the results of a research project.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
With the help of an academic supervisor, students must design and conduct a research project investigating a theoretical or applied aspect of botany. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students are required to communicate their research results in oral and written formats. Students must communicate the context of their research and explain it's implications. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students are required to place their research project in a global context. 		True
4 Information Literacy
Students are required to utilise relevant and current information sources in their assignments and thesis. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students are expected to develop critical thinking skills that will be of life-long use. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Students must problem solve in various day-to-day aspects of their project. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students interact with experienced researchers and are expected to develop socially responsible behaviours in their own research. 		True True
8 Team Work
Students are expected to work effectively as part of a laboratory team when conducting their research. 		True
   

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