304661 (v.1) Environmental Health Applied Research 384

Area:

School of Public Health

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

6.0

Fieldwork:

1 x 6 Hours Weekly

Other Requisite(s):

Substantial completion: Of fifth semester units in BSc (Environmental Health) course.
Admission: Other sixth semester units in BSc (Environmental Health) course.
Substantial completion: Of fifth semester units in BSc (Environmental Health) course.
Admission: Other sixth semester units in BSc (Environmental Health) course.

Syllabus:

An in-depth case study of a problem in environmental health including environmental, physiological, economic and legal consequences. Design, collection of evidence, identification and logical analysis, evaluation and presentation of a conference poster to communicate the results obtained during the study.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Demonstrate the application of knowledge, skills and experience acquired throughout the course to the investigation, evaluation and solution of an environmental health issue. Analyse and interpret results and present a written and oral report to communicate the findings in a clear and concise manner.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Bell J., (1993), Doing Your Research Project, Bristol, Open University Press. Kamur R., (1993), Writing a Research Proposal, Curtin University of Technology.

Unit Texts:

No prescribed texts.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Proposal 40% (Presentation 30% and Written Submission 10%), Tutorials 10%, Final Submission 50% (Poster 25%, Presentation 25%). This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y