Unit name | Anatomy Capstone Project |
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Unit code | ANAT30012 |
Credit points | 40 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. Miller |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
Research Concepts in Applied Anatomy |
School/department | School of Anatomy |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
Students will conduct an original research project and present their findings in the form of a research dissertation. The unit aims to encourage students to investigate a specific research question in considerable depth and to develop an understanding of the process of scientific research.
The project can take a variety of forms, including but not limited to:
Students on pathway A & B will produce a dissertation. Pathway C students will produce one or more appropriate objects (digital or physical) accompanied by a written justification. For all three pathways, data collection or project development effort should represent substantial and accountable research effort.
Aims:
The aim of this unit is to develop in the student the ability to source information relevant to a research question, to formulate and test an hypothesis based on that information, and to produce a substantial body of supporting work.
Project planning and discussion meetings with project supervisors. Training in techniques and analysis relevant to the specific area.
The unit will be assessed through:
Progress report (15%). Students on all three pathways will produce a progress report.
Project Dissertation (75%). Students on pathway A & B will produce a dissertation. Pathway C students will produce one or more appropriate objects (digital or physical) accompanied by a written justification.
Professionalism and enterprise (10%). A summative assessment by the project supervisor(s) of the student’s engagement with the project.
Students will be guided to the appropriate literature by their research supervisor in the first instance.