Environmental Studies Research Paper

72397

Level 7
40 Credits
0.3333 EFTS
Delivery type:

Online
Course duration: 32 weeks
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Course cost:

$1,780 NZ Domestic

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$8,174 NZ International
Workload - Approximately 13 hours per
week
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Prerequisites
- 73213 Research Methods and Interpretation
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Availability

Monthly course availability for upcoming periods
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Independent research and writing skills are important components of academic study. This course is designed to give you the opportunity to develop the skills needed to independently engage with theoretical and practical issues in the environmental studies discipline at an advanced level.

The course requires you to research a topic and communicate your research findings in an academic report. It aims to advance your skills in research and writing, and equip you with specialist, in-depth knowledge of a subject within the environment discipline.

Topics covered include:

identifying a topic of interest for investigation
formulating a research question
developing a research proposal
undertaking a literature search
analysis and evaluation of data
presenting findings in a formal report.

Assessment

This course is 100% internally assessed.

Textbooks

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Computer and internet requirements

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Access to a laptop or desktop computer
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