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RESP5001: Integrated Environmental Practice
This unit will provide an opportunity for students to synthesize and draw conclusions from their coursework experience and learning, and to enable them to revise and/or develop the necessary skills for engaging with environmental research as part of their intellectual and/or professional growth. The unit focuses on skills in cross-disciplinary problem identification and the use of integrated analysis to address environmental challenges. Other skills include critical reading and critical writing, undertaking a literature review, understanding how research is conducted and published, library search techniques, use of referencing systems like EndNote, and matters relating to intellectual property and authorship.
| Code | RESP5001 |
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| Academic unit | Geosciences Academic Operations |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. gain an understanding of the nature of environmental research in academic and employment situations
- LO2. identify and address a specific research/project question/s within environmental science
- LO3. develop the necessary skills to undertake an environmental research project
- LO4. critically evaluate existing knowledge in an environmental research/project area
- LO5. collect, analyse, evaluate and integrate information relevant to a nominated research/project proposal
- LO6. develop oral and written communication skills
- LO7. present well-written reports on environmental research/project issues.
Unit outlines
Unit outlines will be available 1 week before the first day of teaching for the relevant session.
- Semester 1, 2023 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Semester 1, 2023 [Normal day] - Remote
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