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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture : Agriculture

212-424 Project in Agricultural Science

Note:

To be eligible to undertake this subject students will generally need to have at least an H3 average in the previous year of study.

Credit Points:

16

Coordinator:

Assoc. Professor P E Hughes

Timetable:

Semester 1 or 2

Contact:

A supervised project equivalent in weight to a fourth year elective in Agricultural Science (i.e. 36 hours of lectures and 36 of hours practical work)

Objectives:

To provide undergraduate students with experience in research in the following ways: nomination of a research problem; reviewing relevant published literature on the research topic and developing a rationale for the proposed research; devising feasible sound experimental approaches to conducting research on the proposed topic; the reporting of research findings, both by way of a written report (in the form of a research paper) and a seminar with emphasis on critical and sound scientific judgement.

Content:

A project designed and conducted under direct supervision of an academic staff member. The project comprises a review of the literature, a research task and the preparation of a report on the task.

Assessment:

A written report of approximately 5000 words which may include a project proposal, literature review and report on the research task; a seminar given by the student.
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