SCIH14003 - Research Project B

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit is the final of two research project units that are compulsory in the CG84 Bachelor of Science (Honours) Course. In this unit, you will finalise your independent research project, commenced in Research Project A.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 4
Credit Points 12
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.25
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisite: SCIH14001 Honours Preparation

Co-requisite: SCIH14002 Research Project A

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

Term 1 - 2025 Profile
Online
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Online
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

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Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 12-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 0%

This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.

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Feedback
Moodle forums are not well utilised by students to discuss project progression or to engage with the Unit Coordinator.
Recommendation
It is recommended the Unit Coordinator regularly post to the forums on Moodle to initiate engagement with students.
Action Taken
Due to the low enrolment numbers, email was used to engage with students.
Source: Self- reflection
Feedback
Due to low engagement on the Moodle site, it is difficult to monitor student engagement levels.
Recommendation
Use progress report submissions to monitor student progress and to encourage engagement.
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Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Manage and complete a research project
  2. Collect and interpret data relevant to your project and maintain records of this process.

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