Environmental and Geospatial Field Project

Course aim

To provide students with the skills and confidence necessary to create and implement a project for the solution of a natural resource management problem and to act as a consultant in presenting the project to the management agency.

Course content

Students work cooperatively with management agencies and staff supervisors to apply what they have learned throughout the program to address specific resource management issues using a multidisciplinary approach. Within the framework of a project brief, students work to: define values and issues, collect and analyse data, investigate and plan problem solving strategies, prepare comprehensive guidelines including financing strategies, and present a proposal pitch. This course will typically include a 75-hour field experience or industry placement.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Students must have completed 72 units of study in a relevant program.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Seminar	1 hour x 13 weeks
Workshop	3 hours x 13 weeks
Field Placement	7-14 days x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Presentation, Problem solving exercise, Proposal, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.