Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Elena Belousova
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MRes
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit is designed to provide hands-on experience by direct interface with research underway in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Students will participate in the programs of one or two distinct research groups over the semester and navigate typical situations encountered as members of a scientific research team. They will engage in a range of pertinent research activities and gain experience in data collection and processing as well as the interpretation of data.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
This unit is designed to give the students hands on experience in the 'lab', shadowing other PhD/post-docs if needed, and generally getting them involved in the research being carried out within the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.
Student must identify a suitable Academic Supervisor. The scope of student’s project must be negotiated and approved by the individual Academic Supervisor.
The students need to keep a 'lab' book to record their experience and procedures (such as instrument set up, model parameters, results etc.)
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Project Study Plan | 5% | No | Week 1 |
Literature Review | 15% | No | Week 5 |
Final Report | 50% | No | Week 12 |
Presentation (Oral or Poster) | 30% | No | Week 10-12 |
Due: Week 1
Weighting: 5%
Project Study Plan is negotiated and approved by the individual Academic Supervisor
Due: Week 5
Weighting: 15%
Literature Review relevant to a chosen research topic within Earth and Planetary Sciences.
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 50%
A minimum 3000 word report, plus lab note book and any relevant figures and tables
Due: Week 10-12
Weighting: 30%
Presentation covering results of whole unit.
It could be oral or poster as approved by the individual Academic Supervisor
There are no lectures or practicals and no textbooks for this unit. Students are expected to gain hands on experience and generally getting involved in the research within the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Students are expected to scope out a suitable research project with their Academic Supervisor, and complete a Study Plan accordingly. Student will arrange a meeting schedule with their Academic Supervisors as part of this process. Academic Supervisors provide guidance and feedback on progress at these meetings.
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Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
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