GRADUATE DIPLOMA ZOOLOGY

ZOO4PGB

2015

Credit points: 60

Subject outline

Graduate diploma students undertake a research project under supervision, prepare essays on selected topics, attend and give seminars. Students who do not have qualifications in statistics may be required to complete a statistics unit during their diploma year. Commencement is in either February or August. Students should contact the Head of the Department during the final year to discuss possible research topics available.

School: School of Life Sciences

Credit points: 60

Subject Co-ordinator: Richard Peters

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: ZOO40PGD, ZOO42PGD

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: This unit of study represents one semester of a year-long program

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Use scientific terminology to discuss the fundamental biological concepts and current issues of the discipline area of zoology and be able to apply relevant biological concepts to analyse and evaluate the results of investigations into real world problems

Activities:: Research project

02. Collect, summarise, analyse, evaluate and interpret scientific data collected via experiments, laboratory procedures, field surveys or literature reviews.

Activities:: Research project

03. Produce clear, concise, grammatically correct written and spoken work (scientific report/thesis, oral presentation) that presents coherent evidence-based explanations and communicates the results of scientific experiments to the intended audience (e.g. peers, scientific community, non-scientific community).

Activities:: Research project

04. Reflect on the knowledge and skillset you developed in your Zoology honours and create a plan of action to maximise your chances of gaining graduate employment or entry into graduate research programs.

Activities:: Research project

Melbourne, 2015, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Richard Peters

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%	ILO*
Literature review, grant proposal and seminar	The assessment components listed are the combined assessment for ZOO4PGA and ZOO4PGB	30	01, 02, 03, 04
the research topic thesis		70	01, 02, 03, 04

Melbourne, 2015, Semester 2, Day