This course is available for on-campus & remote (online) learning. All students participate in interactive, real-time classes.
This course provides students with the opportunity to conduct a significant piece of independent research, guided by academic staff in the Resources, Environment and Development Department. The research may address environment, development, and/or climate change challenges relevant to Australia, the Asia-Pacific, or further afield. Students will enter the course with a proposal that outlines their topic and basic approach as developed during EMDV8008 Research Proposal. Research projects are supervised by the Course Convenor and one or more specific supervisors. Weekly seminars provide guidance on data collection (which may involve fieldwork); data analysis and presentation; situating findings within the scholarly literature; and identifying policy implications. Students engage in collaborative peer review workshops to refine and polish their writing and analysis. The research project culminates in a 10,000 word research paper and an oral presentation to the department. The work must show evidence of wide reading and understanding, critical analysis, and appropriate use of research methods.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Choose and apply relevant aspects of research design, methods and research methodology to investigate important questions in environmental management, development or climate change studies.
- Collect and analyse data in an ethical way, following a robust study design.
- Develop and present a scholarly argument based upon original research findings and analysis.
- Communicate the results of research clearly and concisely in oral and written form.
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of the contribution of the project by situating the findings within relevant scholarly literature.
Work Integrated Learning
Projects
This course is a guided independent learning course where students are expected to collect original research data.
Other Information
Please contact student@anu.edu.au to request to enrol in this course.
Indicative Assessment
- Two short talks on research progress (5 minutes each) (5) [LO 1,2,3]
- Two peer review talks (5 minutes each) (5) [LO 3,4]
- Draft outline of the research paper (1,500 words) (5) [LO 1,2,3]
- Oral presentation (15 minutes plus 5 minutes response to questions) (15) [LO 3,4,5]
- Final written research paper (10,000 words including references) (70) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
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Workload
The standard workload for a 12 unit course is 260 hours including class time and independent study.
Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the Crawford School of Public Policy to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Prescribed Texts
None.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 2
- Unit value:
- 12 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 12.00 | 0.25000 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8755 | 26 Jul 2027 | 02 Aug 2027 | 31 Aug 2027 | 29 Oct 2027 | In Person | N/A |