Industrial/Research Project
36 contact hours or online equivalent plus private study
One Study period
Hawthorn
Overview
The unit provides students with the opportunity to apply the statistical skills acquired throughout their course in undertaking a research project under supervision. The project will address the research question proposed as part of the prerequisite STA80009 unit.
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Conduct a literature review on a specific research question
- Prepare data for analysis
- Conduct an appropriate statistical analysis and interpret the results
- Evaluate relevant assumptions and draw conclusions about the quality of evidence generated by a research project
- Synthesise project conclusions with literature review to suggest directions for future research
- Write a scientific research report in the format of a journal article
- Present the findings of your research orally
Teaching methods
Hawthorn Online
Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
---|---|---|---|
Online Contact (Phasing out) Online Class | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 11.50 | 12 weeks | 138 |
TOTAL | 150 |
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
---|---|---|---|
Placement Placement | 8.00 | 12 weeks | 96 |
Online Contact (Phasing out) Collaboration | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Various | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning | 2.50 | 12 weeks | 30 |
TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
---|---|---|---|
Presentation | Group | 20% | 1,2,3,4,5,7 |
Report | Individual | 80% | 1,2,3,5,6 |
Content
- Formulation of research questions/hypotheses
- Literature review relating to the above
- Review of statistical methodology to be used
- Exploratory data analysis
- Statistical analysis
- Discussion of results
- Conclusion
- Presentation
- Report
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.