Experiencing Science

• • What is the scientific method?
  • Basic skills in lab work: How to write formal introductions
  • Pre-lab work: How to write a formal method
  • Interpreting graphs: How to present data for reports
  • Pre-lab work: How to synthesis literature
  • How to write formal discussions
  • Harvard referencing

In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

• TAS-UPP-CTF-2020

Special requirements

No special requirements

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.

• Formal scientific report (20%)
• Scientific report (15%)
• Formal scientific report (40%)
• Portfolio (25%)