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FORE610-12S1 (C) Semester One 2012
Research Methods

0.2500 EFTS
20 Feb 2012 - 24 Jun 2012
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Description

The nature of the scientific method, planning research, defining objectives, writing proposals and workplans, experimental design and analysis, SAS procedures, making inferences from analyses, drawing conclusions, scientific report writing.

This course is designed to assist students in planning research projects and in designing and analyzing appropriate experiments.

Topics covered include the history of the philosophy of science; bibliographic skills; writing skills; presenting papers at conferences; research planning, statistics and experimental design.

The course is offered in both 1st and 2nd Semesters.

Pre-requisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Timetable

Lectures
Streams Day Time Where Notes
Stream 01 Monday 2:00pm-4:00pm Forestry 239 Seminar Room 2 20 Feb - 1 Apr,
23 Apr - 3 Jun

The course is delivered via a mixture of online material on Learn and additional seminars notified as required. The seminars will cover the Philosophy of Science and Library resource skills modules.

Course Coordinator

Euan Mason

Fees

Domestic fee $1,757.00
International fee $7,750.00


For further information see School of Forestry.

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