Students will learn about the process of designing a research project within the broad context of existing astronomy and astrophysics knowledge. A selection of research projects from within the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics (RSAA) will be on offer for students to base their research proposal on. Students will design an individual project within one of the many cutting edge research groups in the Research School. Project areas range from planetary science to cosmology, instrumentation to theory. More detail is available from https://rsaa.anu.edu.au/research/research-projects
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Critically analyse astrophysics research work for reproducibility, accuracy of technical presentation, originality and significance;
- Engage in systematic discovery and critical review of appropriate and relevant information sources;
- Appropriately apply statistical or other evaluation processes to archival or synthetic data;
- Communicate research concepts and contexts clearly and effectively both in writing and orally.
Indicative Assessment
- Referee an astrophysics pre-print paper (1500 words) (20) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Literature Review (3000 words) (20) [LO 1,2,4]
- Research Proposal (3000 words) (40) [LO 2,3,4]
- Research Proposal Talk (20) [LO 2,3,4]
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Workload
Whole class contact hours will occur only intermittently throughout the semester for, approximately 10 hours. Additionally, students will have the opportunity for 6 hours of individual mentoring by a researcher in formulating the research proposal. The rest of the 130 hours of workload will be composed of individual work.
Inherent Requirements
No specific inherent requirements have been identified for this course
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
No prescribed texts. Students will be directed to relevant readings or provided them via the course LMS page throughout semester.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 2
- Unit value:
- 6 units
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| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5170 | 01 Jan 2027 | 01 Jan 2027 | 31 Mar 2027 | 30 Jun 2027 | In Person | N/A |
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10188 | 01 Jul 2027 | 01 Jul 2027 | 31 Aug 2027 | 31 Dec 2027 | In Person | N/A |