HONOURS BOTANY

BOT4HNX

2020

Credit points: 30

Subject outline

This subject code caters to Honours students who wish to complete their 4th year honours program part-time, over 18 months. In all other respects this subject is equivalent to BOT4HNA and BOT4HNB. Honours students are required to undertake a research project under supervision, complete assessment tasks, attend and give seminars. This subject of study represents a part-time program, which students may commence in either February or July. They should see the honours coordinator or preferred supervisor during their final year for a discussion of possible research topics available in the Department.

School: Life Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 30

Subject Co-ordinator: Kim Plummer

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

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

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be admitted in SHBIS or SHS or SHMES or SHSWCB.

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: BOT41HON

Equivalent subjects: BOT41HON

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: This subject code caters to Honours students who wish to complete their 4th year honours program part-time, over 18 months. In all other respects this subject is equivalent to BOT4HNA and BOT4HNB. Honours students are expected to have achieved a grade average of at least 70% in at least 60 credit points of third-year subjects germane to the discipline and a third-year average of at least 65%

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Research, analyse and evaluate published and acquired scientific information and communicate this to a scientific audience in written form.

02. Present and discuss research information to/with a scientific audience using effective oral communication skills.

03. Critically analyse and interpret scientific information and data, assess their relevance and validity and justify the conclusions drawn.

04. Set up experiments independently and evaluate the techniques used and the data collected in order to make necessary modifications.

05. Propose an experimental hypothesis and design for an investigation and analyse experimental data using statistical tests relevant for discipline-specific research.

06. Apply knowledge in discipline-relevant research when designing experiments, analysing results and drawing conclusions.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Week 06-24, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Kim Plummer

Class requirements

Supervised ResearchWeek: 6 - 24
One 2.50 days supervised research per week on weekdays during the day from week 6 to week 24 and delivered via face-to-face.
Supervised research may involve laboratory or field work in collaboration/consultation with an academic supervisor. Approx 7 workshops on writing literature reviews, poster, theses, laboratory safety. Attendance at AgriBio/Departmental Seminars is expected. Hours of study are not limited and depend on the demands of the project.

WorkShopWeek: 6 - 24
Seven 7.00 hours workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 6 to week 24 and delivered via face-to-face.
Workshops are run as Multiple Sessions in week 1 of study

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Literature Review (3000 words maximum)All assessment components listed are the combined assessment for BOT4HNX (equivalent to combined assessment of BOT4HNA and BOT4HNB)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	10	SILO1, SILO3
Introductory Poster and associated oral presentation (3000 words equivalent)All assessment components listed are the combined assessment for BOT4HNX (equivalent to combined assessment of BOT4HNA and BOT4HNB)Poster session includes multiple 5 minute oral presentations with multiple academics + 5 minutes questions (poster 1000 words, oral presentation 2000 words equivalent).	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	10	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO5, SILO6
Final Seminar (15 minutes, + 5 minutes questions) (3000 words maximum)All assessment components listed are the combined assessment for BOT4HNX (equivalent to combined assessment of BOT4HNA and BOT4HNB)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	10	SILO2, SILO3
Manuscript-style thesis (8000 words maximum plus appendices, oral defence,15 minutes)All assessment components listed are the combined assessment for BOT4HNX (equivalent to combined assessment of BOT4HNA and BOT4HNB)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	70	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Week 28-46, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Kim Plummer

Class requirements

Supervised ResearchWeek: 28 - 46
One 2.50 days supervised research per week on weekdays during the day from week 28 to week 46 and delivered via face-to-face.
Supervised research may involve laboratory or field work in collaboration/consultation with an academic supervisor. Approx 7 workshops on writing literature reviews, poster, theses, laboratory safety. Attendance at AgriBio/Departmental Seminars is expected. Hours of study are not limited and depend on the demands of the project.

WorkShopWeek: 28 - 46
Seven 7.00 hours workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 28 to week 46 and delivered via face-to-face.
Workshops are run as Multiple Sessions in week 1 of study

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Literature Review (3000 words maximum)All assessment components listed are the combined assessment for BOT4HNX (equivalent to combined assessment of BOT4HNA and BOT4HNB)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	10	SILO1, SILO3
Introductory Poster and associated oral presentation (3000 words equivalent)All assessment components listed are the combined assessment for BOT4HNX (equivalent to combined assessment of BOT4HNA and BOT4HNB)Poster session includes multiple 5 minute oral presentations with multiple academics + 5 minutes questions (poster 1000 words, oral presentation 2000 words equivalent).	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	10	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO5, SILO6
Final Seminar (15 minutes, + 5 minutes questions) (3000 words maximum)All assessment components listed are the combined assessment for BOT4HNX (equivalent to combined assessment of BOT4HNA and BOT4HNB)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	10	SILO2, SILO3
Manuscript-style thesis (8000 words maximum plus appendices, oral defence,15 minutes)All assessment components listed are the combined assessment for BOT4HNX (equivalent to combined assessment of BOT4HNA and BOT4HNB)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	70	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6