EV5902 - Special Topic 2

Available to Postgraduate Diploma and Master of Science candidates.

Students must contact Subject Coordinator in the first week of the Teaching Period. An independent study and/or research devoted to a topic not available through structured coursework. The subject is to be developed in consultation with a member of staff of the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences.

Learning Outcomes

• to develop capacity to work independently;
• the ability to plan, conduct and manage research in their discipline;
• the ability to formulate and solve research problems;
• the ability to understand theoretical concepts in a range of topics which give background to the research project;
• the ability to appraise information critically.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to evaluate that information;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
• The ability to generate, calculate, interpret and communicate numerical information in ways appropriate to a given discipline or discourse;
• The ability to work individually and independently;
• The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.