BIOL8291 Research Skills
| Offered By | School of Botany and Zoology |
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| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Biology |
| Offered in | Second Semester, 2009 and Second Semester, 2010 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to develop generic skills that are now critical in career development and advancement in science. The course will be taught as a series of workshops with individual sections tailored to each student's needs. Topics covered will include:
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| Learning Outcomes |
On completion of the course, students will be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills relevant to: 1. effective use of libraries |
| Indicative Assessment | This course is assessed on a Course Requirement Satisfied (CRS) or Fail basis: all elements of assessment must be judged as satisfactory for the student to pass. Each student will be required to complete a series of tasks to the satisfaction of the course convenor. These tasks will include, among other things: writing a grant proposal, making a poster, presenting a research talk, and putting together an academic CV. |
| Workload | Series of tutorials over a 4 week block. |
| Course Classification(s) | SpecialistSpecialist courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide for the acquisition of specialist skills; or 'second degree' and higher level of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs; or knowledge associated with professional accreditation. |
| Areas of Interest | Health, Medicine and the Body |
| Eligibility | Bachelor degree. |
| Academic Contact | A/Prof Scott Keogh |
The information published on the Study at ANU 2009 website applies to the 2009 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2008 website.
