This unit provides a helpful insight into research, allowing students to determine if that is the right path for them. This unit consists of three main components: group work (35%), written viva (40%), and statistics test (25%). The group work is made up of smaller weighted assessments (proposal, ethics application, presentation, and manuscript) all completed as a group. These assessments do require quite a bit of work which is frustrating as they are only worth 5-15%. I was lucky to have great group supervisors and the opportunity to do real lab work (many other groups were given pre-existing data). You get to pick your group project based off a brief description, so it's important to pick something that seems interesting. The written viva is an in-person test used to assess your knowledge of your project and peer review process. I found this difficult not because I didn't understand my project but as there wasn't enough time to write down all my thoughts. The statistics test is relatively easy to do well in, as the prior 5 weeks of tutorials teach you the necessary skills, including tutorial 4 as a practice test. Overall, this unit is a great way to meet people in your degree and gain real lab experience.

Great subject, easy HD if you get put with a good group supervisor and pay attention to the marking criteria. Stats section is boring but very easy to do well in and the final manuscript is time consuming but there is no exam. Mark is a great unit coordinator too and always there to answer questions.

The chance to try out a career in research was initially appealing, however, the execution of this unit failed to engage myself and others. The course content looks like it was last updated about 10 years ago, and more guidance was required for assessment tasks (proposal, manuscript etc.), not on soft skills like 'teamwork' and 'cooperation' that we've received the same talks about every year of our formal education. There were no task sheets to direct the delegation of marks, and limited direction was given for the project manuscript, which was worth 40%. However, my supervisor was lovely, and the unit was an easy HD if you pay attention to the marking requirements. The statistics segment of the unit however was ineffective. We were taught to perform specific statistical tests, but most times students around me had no idea what they were doing, just followed instructions with no critical thinking or knowledge of what their results actually mean. This seems redundant - why not just make the unit STAT1400 a compulsory unit within the ANHB major? Overall not a great learning experience but cheers for the HD.

This unit is basically a mini-honours. You sign up to do a research project that ties in with your concurrent ANHB unit, in groups of about 7. If you get a good group, you'll have a pretty easy and fun semester. There's a statistics test (25%) later in semester after a bunch of statistics labs, and if you've paid attention in the labs, it's pretty easy to get 90+ in the test. Other assessments are fairly small and are mostly done together. Many parts of the final 40% manuscript are collaborative. HD-able unit if you pay attention to the assessment requirements.

Fun unit with practical hands-on experience to consolidate learning from other units.