PHY3990 - Action in physiology research project

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Overview

This unit provides the opportunity for high achieving students to work with an academic supervisor and complete a research project in Physiology. The research project may be chosen from a list of projects available at the beginning of semester from the Department of Physiology. The unit convenor and supervisor must approve the project topic at the time of enrolment. You will work in a research laboratory to obtain data, will complete a written preliminary and final report and will give a series of oral presentations on their work.

Offerings

S1-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS

S2-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS

SSA-02-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS

Rules

Enrolment Rule

PREREQUISITE: Permission of the unit convenor or the Head of Physiology. You must have completed all first and second level units in your approved major, and be able to demonstrate that you have an appropriate project and supervisor/s. 12 credit points of study in the discipline area at 2nd year level and a grade point average of least 70 over 24 credit points in relevant units at second year level.

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Professor Marcello Rosa

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Tomris Mustafa

Professor Helena Parkington

Notes

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Scheduled teaching activities and/or workload information are subject to change in response to COVID-19, please check your Unit timetable and Unit Moodle site for more details.

Additional information including application process is available from the Research in action page.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:

Undertake a research project with regard to ethical and safety regulations;

Demonstrate technical skills in experimental methods and the ability to collect, analyse and interpret data using methods relevant to the discipline of Physiology;

Communicate appropriately and effectively with supervisors, laboratory staff and students;

Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of experimental procedures, results and outcomes;

Identify relevant published scientific literature and critically analyse and evaluate the content in the context of the discipline of Physiology;

Construct written reports.

Assessment summary

Two oral reports (preliminary 15 minutes 10% and final 15 minutes 10%): 20%

Written report (preliminary 1000 words): 10%

Written report (final 5000 words): 50% (Hurdle)

Assessment of laboratory work: 20%

Hurdle requirements: Assessment in this unit includes hurdle assessment tasks. Failure of any hurdle assessment task may result in failure of the unit. You must refer to the unit guide for details.

Workload requirements

Workload

Other unit costs

Costs are indicative and subject to change.
Protective clothing: lab coat $30
Protective equipment: safety glasses $25
Set cost for materials kit: printing $10
Immunisation and/or medical: depending on project and immunisation status $245

Availability in areas of study

Physiology