School Of Science And HealthScience Research ProjectWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 300924.1
Discipline: OTHER NATURAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
This unit is aimed at undergraduates in their final year of undergraduate study who have a good grounding in the Level 2 units for the discipline area of their individual project.
Equivalent Units
300788 - Science Research Project
Incompatible Units
300645 - Science Research Project 2, 300299 - Chemistry Project 3, J3659 - Biological Science Project 3, 14117 - Chemistry Project, 300542 - Biomolecular Science Project
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must have completed at least two Level 3 units and have a GPA of 5.5 or above. This is an undergraduate project unit; the restrictions above are purposely designed to limit enrolments to a small number of high-performing third year students. Handling large enrolments is not possible in this style of unit.
About this Unit
Science Research Project is a final-year capstone unit that gives students an introduction to scientific research, while extending their knowledge and practical skills. Each student undertakes a research project supervised by an academic staff member. With the assistance of their supervisor, students will research the literature and define the problem to be studied, carry out a risk assessment, develop the appropriate experimental methods, carry out research on their project, and present a final written report and a poster or oral presentation. This unit offers a challenge to final-year students, and allows innovation by the student with respect to both method and research direction.