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ILP & Honours

ILP & Honours. Information for St udents undertaking the ILP or Honours in 2013. Dr John Hunt School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW. Contact : J.Hunt@unsw.edu.au Ph. 9385 1580 Room 507, 5 th Floor Wallace Wurth Building. Honours and ILP C onvenor.

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ILP & Honours

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  1. ILP & Honours Information for Students undertaking the ILP or Honours in 2013

  2. Dr John Hunt School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW. Contact : J.Hunt@unsw.edu.au Ph. 9385 1580 Room 507, 5th Floor Wallace Wurth Building Honours and ILP Convenor

  3. Honours and ILP administrator • Ms Khanh Vo • Level 2 AGSM • 9385 1317 • ilp@unsw.edu.au

  4. What is an ILP? • Independent research or learning project • Research some aspect of health or medicine • 24 weeks of full time work • Work with a supervisor (team?) • Outputs = lit review + final report • Aim is to get you thinking “scientifically”

  5. How does Honours differ from ILP? • Independent research or learning project • Research some aspect of health or medicine • Work with a supervisor (team?) • Aim is to get you thinking “scientifically” • 32 weeks of full time work • Outputs = lit review + seminars + manuscript • Normally a preparation for higher research degree • More challenging projects

  6. Honours BSc (Med) Hons • Only as year 4 student • need a WAM of over 70 • numbers capped ( 30 but may change)

  7. Independent Learning Project How long is the ILP? • total of 28UoC • Equivalent to 24 weeks of full time study spread over 32 weeks • ILP is taken concurrently with Extra faculty course

  8. ILP : Assessment How is the ILP assessed? • ILP 1 - Lit Review/Progress report • ILP 2 - Supervisor’s report (satisfactory/unsatisfactory) • ILP 3- Final Report (5000 words) • External examiner - 60% • Supervisor’s report - 40%

  9. Honours BSc (Med) Hons • Assessment • 3000 word Literature Review (10 %) • Introductory Seminar (5%) • Final Seminar (15 %) • 7000 word manuscript (50 %) • Student performance (supervisor) (20 %)

  10. where can I do my ILP/Honours ? School of Medical SciencesSchool of PsychiatrySchool of Public Health and Community MedicineSchool of Women's and Children's HealthPrince of Wales Clinical SchoolSt George Clinical SchoolSt Vincent's Clinical SchoolSouth Western Sydney Clinical School Rural Clinical School (Albury,Wagga,Coffs H, Port Macquarie) Any UNSW affiliate: School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science School of Psychology Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering Black Dog InstituteChildren's Cancer InstituteGarvan InstitutePrince of Wales Medical Research InstituteSkin and Cancer FoundationVictor Chang Cardiac Research Institute NDARC

  11. Independent Learning Project Are there exemptions from the ILP? • Having completed a Honours or higher degree by research (not by course work). • Other ? Case by case

  12. Significant Dates • April 16: ILP and Hons information session • April 16: “Negotiation” phase commences • June 18: Last date to submit negotiated ILP proposal on eMed • (may be “incomplete” at this stage) • June 25: invitation for staff to submit “allocated” ILP proposals • August 24: Last date for ILP students/supervisors to finalise “negotiated” projects, and for staff to submit “allocated” projects. Hons applications due • September 10: “allocated” projects will be listed on eMed for students to browse and select • September 17: ILP preference form listed on the web site • October 8: Due date for ILP preference form • October 22: First round of ILP allocation outcome will be sent to students/supervisors • March 4 2013 - Induction Day 1 / ILP/Hons

  13. ILP & Honours How do you find a project? • Students can negotiate a project with a supervisor • ILP : submit by June 18 / finalise by Aug 24 • Honours : Submit by Aug 24 • ILP projects may be selected from website. If over subscribed, student allocated to ILP by ballot (Sep-Oct).

  14. Negotiating a Project • think • read / research • short-list & Contact • Decide • develop plan

  15. Think • Long term career plans? • Have you found some fields more interesting than others ? • Have you found any staff members more interesting / inspiring ??? • Are you more interested in clinical or lab based ?

  16. Read / Research • research areas of interest using “research interest” or staff profiles on faculty of medicine web site • read through previous projects listed on ILP web site (“current projects) • talk to previous students • talk to staff members / facilitators • arrange meeting with me (room 507 WWB, 9385 1580

  17. Short list & contact • make a short-list • arrange meeting • do your research before you meet ! -– know what the potential supervisor does - have an idea in mind • listen

  18. Decide • Work through the options • Take into consideration • Type of work • Supervisor • Back-up / support

  19. Independent Learning Project • Make a plan in collaboration with your intended supervisor • Adapt this plan for the ILP submission form • Submit by June 18 • Finalise by Aug 24

  20. Information? • Research interests on Faculty Website • List of Projects on ILP website • ILP-friendly supervisors listed on ILP eMED • Talk to staff you know • Talk to other students • Talk to me

  21. ILP & Honours Who to contact? • John Hunt • 9385 1580 J.Hunt@unsw.edu.au

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