306470 (v.5) MT 505 Petroleum Technology (Research Methods P605)
| Area: | Department of Petroleum Engineering |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 35.0 |
| Tuition Patterns: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Workshop: | 1 x 40 Hours Once-only |
| Syllabus: | Shell orientation. What is research? What is applied research? Flow of research and information. Analysis of a research paper. Recording citations, citing references. Shell information resources. Differentiating between sources. Locating resources. Database searching. Internet searching. Keeping track of searches. Types of information. Analysing the problem. Choosing a database. Author v subject searching. Structuring the search. Alternative search strategies. Searching for books & journal articles. Recording citations (using shared folder). Shell information resources. Alternative internet search engines. Patent searching. Ethics, Confidentiality, Plagiarism, Copyright. Theses and report literature. Bibliographic management software. |
| Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Field of Education: | 030399 Process and Resources Engineering not elsewhere classified |
| Result Type: | Pass/Fail |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
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| 2012 | Shell Learning Centre | Study Period 2 | Y | ||||
| 2012 | Shell Learning Centre | Study Period 3 | Y | ||||
| 2012 | Shell Learning Centre | Study Period 4 | Y |
Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
