School: Science

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.

  • Unit Title

    Science Project
  • Unit Code

    SCI3150
  • Year

    2022
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Eddie John VAN ETTEN

Description

This unit takes the form of independent study in one of three possible modes. Students may elect to complete a professional practice project involving work-based learning with a company or agency in the science area. Alternatively, students can undertake a research project in a sciences discipline under the direct supervision of an academic staff member, typically working in small groups. A third option is students may participate in a structured field expedition. Not all modes will be available each semester.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Devise a plan for a professional project, research project or expedition, including outlining objectives, proposed methodology, budget, risk assessment and timetable.
  2. Apply discipline knowledge to a professional workplace.
  3. Use the discourse of the discipline to communicate effectively within a professional workplace.
  4. Report in writing key findings of a professional, research or expedition project, appropriate for a professional audience.

Unit Content

  1. Identification and clarification of the objective(s) of the work integrated learning or research project or expedition.
  2. Identification of information relating to the investigation.
  3. Preparation of work integrated or research project or expedition proposal addressing background, rationale, significance, methods and resources, logistics, budgets, timeframes and risk assessment including health and safety considerations.
  4. Conduct research, fieldwork or work integrated learning activities that provide the basis for a capstone end of semester report.
  5. Processing of data and analysis of the results.
  6. Preparation of a written capstone report.
  7. Verbal presentation of the work integrated learning or research project or expedition results and conclusions.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 2 hour workshopNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 3 hour workshopNot Offered13 x 3 hour workshop

For more information see the Semester Timetable

WIL - Project

Students will undertake, and be assessed on, authentic activities through engagement with industry and community partners.

Students undertake an activity in collaboration or consultation with an industry partner but do not spend any time or only a very small amount of time  (e.g. 1-2 short visits) in an actual workplace.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Formal classes consist of weekly recorded or live lectures and workshops. These cover introductory information, preparation of project plans, work safety and risk assessment, research methodology and analyses, and presentation skills (both written and oral). Workshops also address skills relevant to graduates such as CV preparation, job-seeking and networking. Students meet with their appointed supervisor(s) on a regular basis for guidance and feedback on their progress.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentProject plan15%
ExerciseDevelop appropriate WHS (Work Health and Safety) documentation5%
PresentationSeminar or Poster Presentation20%
ReportCapstone60%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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School: Science

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.

  • Unit Title

    Science Project
  • Unit Code

    SCI3150
  • Year

    2022
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Eddie John VAN ETTEN

Description

This unit takes the form of independent study in one of three possible modes. Students may elect to complete a professional practice project involving work-based learning with a company or agency in the science area. Alternatively, students can undertake a research project in a sciences discipline under the direct supervision of an academic staff member, typically working in small groups. A third option is students may participate in a structured field expedition. Not all modes will be available each semester.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Devise a plan for a professional project, research project or expedition, including outlining objectives, proposed methodology, budget, risk assessment and timetable.
  2. Apply discipline knowledge to a professional workplace.
  3. Use the discourse of the discipline to communicate effectively within a professional workplace.
  4. Report in writing key findings of a professional, research or expedition project, appropriate for a professional audience.

Unit Content

  1. Identification and clarification of the objective(s) of the work integrated learning or research project or expedition.
  2. Identification of information relating to the investigation.
  3. Preparation of work integrated or research project or expedition proposal addressing background, rationale, significance, methods and resources, logistics, budgets, timeframes and risk assessment including health and safety considerations.
  4. Conduct research, fieldwork or work integrated learning activities that provide the basis for a capstone end of semester report.
  5. Processing of data and analysis of the results.
  6. Preparation of a written capstone report.
  7. Verbal presentation of the work integrated learning or research project or expedition results and conclusions.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 2 hour workshopNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 3 hour workshopNot Offered13 x 3 hour workshop

For more information see the Semester Timetable

WIL - Project

Students will undertake, and be assessed on, authentic activities through engagement with industry and community partners.

Students undertake an activity in collaboration or consultation with an industry partner but do not spend any time or only a very small amount of time  (e.g. 1-2 short visits) in an actual workplace.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Formal classes consist of weekly recorded or live lectures and workshops. These cover introductory information, preparation of project plans, work safety and risk assessment, research methodology and analyses, and presentation skills (both written and oral). Workshops also address skills relevant to graduates such as CV preparation, job-seeking and networking. Students meet with their appointed supervisor(s) on a regular basis for guidance and feedback on their progress.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentProject plan15%
ExerciseDevelop appropriate WHS (Work Health and Safety) documentation5%
PresentationSeminar or Poster Presentation20%
ReportCapstone60%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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