BIO4180 Tropical environmental biology research project

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Critically review the scientific literature in the discipline;

2. 2

   Understand, discuss and actively participate in the design, development and implementation of a research project;

3. 3

   Demonstrate skills in experimental design and in specialised techniques for laboratory and/or fieldwork in tropical biology;

4. 4

   Synthesise and present in a format suitable for the discipline, experimental results and statistical data analysis associated with the research project;

5. 5

   Present the scientific research findings orally to an appropriate expert audience;

6. 6

   Integrate the research findings from the project into the larger context of research in that particular field, primarily through completion of the required thesis;

7. 7

   Demonstrate the capability to learn new technical skills in the laboratory and/or the field and use these proficiently and safely.