| Semester 2, 2023 Toowoomba On-campus | |
| Units : | 2 |
| School or Department : | School of Mathematics, Physics & Computing |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
Course Coordinator:
Requisites
Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MCTN or MCOP or MCTE or MSCN or MCCO or MADS or have the approval of their program coordinator
Overview
An in-depth project and dissertation on a specialised research topic are necessary to prepare graduates for further research, applications and responsible jobs in Applied Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Science, or Counselling. This course, in conjunction with MSC6002, enables students to develop and use research capability and an advanced level of Computer Science, Data Science, Counselling, Mathematics, Statistics or Science skills.
This course forms the first part of the research component of the Masters programs in the Health, Engineering and Science Faculty, developed further in MSC6002. It develops the foundation for ultimately completing a selected project in Computer Science, Counselling, Applied Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics or Science with the supervision of appropriate staff from the Faculty. The project will consist of reviewing, researching into and reporting of a specific area and exploring possible applications of knowledge and skills from that area. In this course, information and ideas for the project will be gathered, organised, and preliminarily analysed in a critical and evaluative manner guided by adequate research methodology. The topic of the project will be selected in consultation with the appropriate staff of the Faculty with a focus on the subject areas in the student's specialisation.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- Conduct a research literature review in Applied Computer Science, Data Science, Psychology and Counselling, Mathematics, Statistics or Science;
- Plan an investigation of a suitable and approved research topic adopting adequate research methodology;
- Develop advanced Applied Computer Science, Data Science, Counselling, Mathematics, Statistics or Science skills which include the analysis, synthesis and evaluation of factors involved in the project;
- Effectively and professionally communicate the research design to stakeholder and disseminate the research outcomes to the community;
- Make appropriate judgments on research practice informed by research ethics.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Literature search and literature review | 10.00 |
| 2. | Research ethics | 10.00 |
| 3. | Research tools | 10.00 |
| 4. | Research communication | 10.00 |
| 5. | Specific topic to be determined by the student in consultation with his/her supervisor | 60.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature review | No | 10 | 1,4 |
| Planning document | No | 10 | 2,3,4,5 |
| Presentation (ind, grp, mltmd) 1 | No | 10 | 2,3,4,5 |
| Presentation (ind, grp, mltmd) 2 | No | 10 | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Research (project) | No | 60 | 1,2,3,4,5 |