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Biology Teaching and Learning Centre · ANU College of Science and Medicine
This course allows students to pursue a special topic of individual or small-group study in order to gain particular or additional knowledge in a biology topic, usually not covered in courses taught elsewhere in the University. Depending on the topic, students may be required to develop and implement a research plan under the supervision of an academic member of staff; to pursue a guided reading program; to develop and implement a project with external stakeholders and/or practitioners under the supervision of an academic member of staff; and/or to take part in selected lectures, workshops, tutorials, seminars, discussion groups, field trips and other activities. The details of the topic will be negotiated between the student and the supervisor/s, or the academic proposer for small-groups, and approved by RSB Associate Director (Science) Education. Depending on the nature of the topic, this course may be co-taught with undergraduate students but assessed separately.
Assessments and their weighting will vary depending on the nature of the topic but will minimally have two components:
Formative task/s
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Final assessment/s
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
The expected workload will consist of approximately 130 hours throughout the session which will include regular meetings with the supervisor and a large component of self-study which will include preparation for any presentations and other assessment tasks. Assessment tasks will vary depending on the project and supervisor. To be arranged with course convener. Other Information Enrolment in this course is dependent upon the availability of a suitable supervisor and must be approved by the course convener. Please fill in the application form and submit the completed form electronically via the permission to enrol portal
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