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BVSc Honours Program

BVSc Honours Program. 2008. Agenda. Why choose honours? What is required? Who will be my supervisor? What help is available? Questions. Why choose honours?. Future qualifications and research Post graduate research funding Definite or possible interest Because you can Y1-4 WAM ≥ 70

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BVSc Honours Program

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  1. BVSc Honours Program 2008

  2. Agenda • Why choose honours? • What is required? • Who will be my supervisor? • What help is available? • Questions

  3. Why choose honours? • Future qualifications and research • Post graduate research funding • Definite or possible interest • Because you can • Y1-4 WAM ≥ 70 • Because you are the finest of Australia’s finest

  4. What is required? • Year 4 • Choose an area of veterinary science that interests you and at least one elective linked to this area • Determine a suitable research problem that you can address through research during Y5 • Write a draft research proposal and submit an honours application form

  5. What is required? • Year 5 • Submit research proposal • Honours learning agreement form • Research progress report form • Submit dissertation and reflective statement • Research supervisor report form • Oral defence • Satisfactory placement performance • Supervisor report form • Communication task • Administrative forms

  6. Research proposal form • Introduction • Research question, problem or issue and value • Statement of aim and objectives • Statement of methods • Methods used to answer the research question and achieve aims and objectives • Statement of ethical considerations • Ethical implications and how these will be addressed • Statement of timescale • Maximum 2 pages not including Gantt chart

  7. Research proposal form • Statement of timescale • Linked to Y5 rotations • Including milestones • Gantt chart format

  8. Honours application form • Proposed title • Your details • Proposed supervisor details • Include 2-3 potential supervisors • Projects and supervisors are approved by the Honours Committee

  9. Who will be my supervisor? • Student nominations provided through the honours application form • Discuss your project with potential supervisors • Place them in order of preference • Honours committee will review project proposals, check with supervisors and allocate • Limit of 2 honours students per academic staff member

  10. What help is available? • Year 4 • Year 5 coordinator • Honours unit of study coordinator • Honours stream coordinators • Academic staff • Faculty office staff • Library staff

  11. What help is available? • Year 5 • Supervisor and co-supervisor • Year 5 WebCT site • Virtual Veterinary Campus • Library staff • Faculty office staff • Year 5 coordinator • Honours unit of study coordinator • Honours stream coordinators • Academic staff

  12. Questions

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