Course overview
This research project course is designed for students undertaking independent research on an economics and resource policy related topic.
- Literature review
- Locating and analysing the data
- Evaluation of the analysis
- Communicating the findings (oral)
- Communicating the findings (written)
- Self-evaluation of own research
- What is research
- Ways to do research
- Ethical research issues
- Identifying the research topic
Course learning outcomes
- Define and scope an independent research question
- Identify literature relevant to the subject of investigation
- Source, interpret, evaluate and analyse primary and/or secondary data
- Draw and justify conclusions from this analysis
- Present research findings and conclusions in an academically appropriate manner