UnitLevel 4Undergraduate

NUT4122 Honours research project 2

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

NUT4122 Honours research project 2 is a level 4, 24-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2020 in Semester 1, Semester 2 and Full year at Clayton. It needs NUT4121 and NUT4111.

Credit points
24
Offered in 2020
Semester 1, Semester 2, Full year
Clayton
Assessment
No exam
2 tasks

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2023 entry.

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Requisites

Before NUT4122

After NUT4122

No unit lists NUT4122 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Corequisite: Must be enrolled in one of the following course codes: M3703, M5021

Overview

Each student will undertake a research project under the supervision of an approved member of the academic or research staff of Monash University. The choice of project and supervisor will be the responsibility of the student, in consultation with an academic advisor from the Nutrition and Dietetic unit. The research project will constitute the major portion of the students' work and will be conducted over a full year. This unit will include data collection and analysis and Thesis preparation. Students will present their research results in a seminar format.

Offerings in 2020

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterClaytonOn campus
Second semesterClaytonOn campus
Full yearClaytonOn campus

Assessment

  • Written thesis (Not more than 20,000 words)Threshold hurdle
    100%
  • Oral thesis presentation (formative)Competency hurdle
    -

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    Execute and analyse a research project, or analyse a set of studies;

  2. 2

    Proficiently use computer based data manipulation, analysis, presentation and word processing;

  3. 3

    Write up scientific work in a report suitable for publication;

  4. 4

    Demonstrate well developed communication skills in both oral and written presentation to specialist scientific audience; and

  5. 5

    Demonstrate a range of technical skills related to the research process appropriate for their project.

Workload and teaching

Research project related work: 42 hours per week.

Learning resources

Required resources

See Moodle for details about required resources.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Catherine Huggins
Unit Coordinators
Dr Catherine Huggins

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for NUT4122?

You need NUT4121 and NUT4111 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.

When is NUT4122 offered?

In 2020, NUT4122 runs in Semester 1, Semester 2 and Full year at Clayton.

Does NUT4122 have an exam?

No. NUT4122 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
24
Level
4
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational unit
Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.500
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
2020202120222023