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FORE414-12W (C) Whole Year 2012
Dissertation

30 points, 0.2500 EFTS
20 Feb 2012 - 11 Nov 2012 		↓Other occurrences

Description

The student will undertake an individual investigation of a subject approved by the School of Forestry and will submit a dissertation on this topic by a date specified by the Dean of Engineering and Forestry.

The dissertation is an independent study of any topic within the broad disciplines of Forestry. Entry to the course is by invitation only and students enrolled are eligible for the award of Honours on the completion of the Bachelor of Forestry Science degree.

The course is predominantly an independent study with guidance from a supervisor. There are some classes in Research Methods in Semester 1, and workshops scheduled in Semester 2 where a number of supervisors will be available to help with specific analytical or other issues.

The objectives of the dissertation are to develop and apply research skills including the art and science of defining a research topic, data collection and analysis, presentation of data and results, interpretation and application of research results and to synthesize professional training and experience to date in the production of an original research paper of professional standard.

Students' ability to organize their workload and plan over a whole year, and their ability to commit to deadlines for completion of components of the work are critical to success.

Learning Outcomes

Students will learn:

• the process of planning and executing a significant independent study project;
• some research methods techniques and principles;
• oral and written presentation skills.

Pre-requisites

Subject to approval of the Head of School of Forestry.

Course Coordinator

David Evison

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Researcj Methods assignments 10%
Oral Presentation 1 10% Problem statement, research questions/hypotheses, literature review, methods of analysis
Oral Presentation 2 20% Oral presentation of dissertation
Dissertation 60%

Textbooks

Reference material:

Crawley, M.J. (2005). Statistics. An Introduction using R. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons
Jordan, P. (2010) Foundations of Excel for Engineers. Excel 2007. University of Canterbury, Christchurch
Silyn-Roberts, H. (2005). Writing for Science. A practical handbook for science, engineering and technology students (2nd ed). Pearson Education New Zealand, Auckland
Bilek, E.M., Devoe, N., O'Reilly, R. (2007). Writing and Report Guide, School of Forestry

Fees

Domestic fee $1,554.00
International fee $7,750.00


For further information see School of Forestry.

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