Course overview
This course includes the performance of an individual research project under the supervision of one or more members of the Molecular & Biomedical Science staff or its affiliates. Early in the year students will report on the aim, significance and approach of their research topic. At the end of the year candidates will submit the results of their research in the form of a thesis, which will also contain a literature review surrounding their research topic. The research project is selected at the start of the Honours year following consultation with the Honours Coordinator and depends on availability of research supervisors in any particular year.
Course learning outcomes
- Develop an hypothesis based on reading of the scientific literature in a field of research as evidenced by writing a literature review and research proposal.
- Design a series of experiments that will test the hypothesis, as evidenced in the dossier discussion and undertake experiments and document these experiments and their outcomes as evidenced in a laboratory notebook.
- Interpret experiments as indicated in dossier, thesis and interviews.
- Communicate results in both oral and written format and integrate results into the broader discipline.
- Understand the ethical, regulatory and accreditation standards required to conduct research in this discipline.