Graduate Research SchoolResearching our Changing EnvironmentWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 800195.1
Discipline: AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL AND RELATED STUDIES NEC
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 5
Credit Points: 10
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in course 8083 Bachelor of Research Studies/Master of Research
About this Unit
This unit focuses on learning to critically evaluate current research in topics under study at the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment and how advanced scholarship in your field of study is conducted. The Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment spans a broad set of fields from soil microbial genomics and microbial ecology to the biogeochemistry, ecology and physiology of plants and microbes, animal ecology and evolution, to ecosystems, landscapes and Australia-wide processes. Teaching sessions are designed around a thematic cross-section of research within HIE, representing many of these areas. The unit also involves enhancing skill in evaluating appropriate research methodologies for asking questions and testing hypotheses, including an introduction to some of the large-scale research facilities within HIE that students may be involved with.