| Credit |
12 points (Parts 1 and 2) |
| Availability |
Semester 1 and Semester 2 |
| Old unit code |
522.520 |
| Outcomes |
The process of writing a minor dissertation significantly strengthens the student's skills in the organisation of a scientific document; computer-based literature search; evaluation of the relevance and value of published work; analysis and presentation of results; and scientific writing. These are generic skills that have a high level of relevance to a technical or scientific career. |
| Content |
Parts 1 and 2 must be completed to fulfil the requirements of the unit.
The unit comprises a research project on an approved topic to be completed in the student's own time. The project may be either (1) a commodity/deposit-based dissertation; (2) a specific deposit or mine-based dissertation; or (3) a research paper. The text should comprise no more than 25,000 words (including the space equivalent of diagrams and tables, but not references) and follow the standard format of a scientific thesis. |
| Assessment |
The dissertation is assessed by two examiners. Examiners are selected from UWA, other universities or from industry.
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit. |
| Unit Co-ordinator(s) |
Assistant Professor Cindi Mispagel |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode |
on-campus |
| Note |
Drafts of each dissertation chapter are to be submitted to the supervisor(s). |
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