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Experiencing Science
Undergraduate | TAS-XAB080 | 2023
Course information for 2023 intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
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Experiencing Science
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Use science inquiry skills to conduct experiments
- Evaluate and analyse data using appropriate skills and techniques
- Reflect on learning practices to improve science communication
- Communicate fundamental scientific concepts in writing
- Week 1: General Science Theory
- Weeks 2-4: Chemistry content
- Weeks 5-6: Biology content
- Weeks 7-8: Physics content
- Weeks 9-10: Psychology content
- Weeks 11-12: General Science Theory
In this subject you will develop the skills needed to work in academic lab settings and carry out experiments in a safe, ethical and responsible way. Through a range of learning activities, you will explore basic concepts in various sciences to complete experiments performed in labs. The focus will be on building report writing skills via a series of workshops and assessment tasks that call for an increased ability to communicate experiment results in a written format. You will also explore ethical considerations of conducting and reporting on scientific research.
- Skills Report (20%)
- Full Report (40%)
- Online Lab Books (40%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Additional requirements
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Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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