ZOOL 43148

>< Type/status : Compulsory course for the students who follow special degree programme in Zoology.
>< Title : Research Project
>< Pre-requisite : All compulsory course units in Zoology for the special degree students offered in the levels 1, 2 and 3 and the level 4 course units offered in the third year.
>< Objectives: By the end of this course, students will be able to demonstrate skills to carry out a research project according to the scientific method, analyse experimental data, interpret and report the results in a scientific manner.
>< Course contents:

A short term research project is assigned to each student under the supervision of a senior academic staff member at the beginning of the 4th academic year. The projects may be carried out in the areas of Ecology, Conservation Biology, Entomology, Environmental Toxicology, Physiology, Fish Biology, Fisheries Management, Aquaculture, Plant Nematology and Parasitology. Before commencement of the research work, plan and methodology of the project should be presented at a seminar. A dissertation should be submitted before the end of the academic year. Results should be presented at a seminar.

>< Methodology: Laboratory and field work, literature survey, data analysis and interpretation.
>< Scheme of evaluation: Dissertation and Seminar
>< Recommended reading:
1. Alley M. (1998) The Craft of Scientific Writing. Springer, Amsterdam.
2. Briscoe M.H. (1996) Preparing Scientific Illustrations. Springer, Amsterdam.
3. Zar J.H. (1999) Biostatistical Methods. Prentice-Hill, New Jersey.
4. Literature related to the assigned research topic.

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