Course Title: The Professional Scientist
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: The Professional Scientist
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
ONPS2335 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
135H Applied Sciences |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2006, Sem 2 2006, Sem 1 2007, Sem 1 2008, Sem 1 2009, Sem 1 2011, Sem 1 2012, Sem 1 2015, Sem 1 2016 |
ONPS2335 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
135H Applied Sciences |
Internet |
Sem 2 2016 |
ONPS2335 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
171H School of Science |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 2 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 2 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 2 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 1 2022, Sem 1 2023 |
ONPS2335 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
171H School of Science |
Internet |
Sem 2 2017 |
ONPS2506 |
Open Learning Australia |
Non Award |
171H School of Science |
Internet |
OUASP3UG17, OUASP3UG20 |
Course Coordinator: Philipp Reineck
Course Coordinator Phone: -
Course Coordinator Email: philipp.reineck@rmit.edu.au
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
This is a capstone work integrated learning (WIL) course. You will be in the final year of your Science program, having completed at least the first four semesters of your Science program or an equivalent program, or having provided evidence of equivalent capabilities
Course Description
This is a simulated Work Integrated Learning course which prepares you for employment through a combination of:
- Opportunities to develop your resume and job interview skills.
- Lectures on topics important to the professional scientist, such as working in teams, legal and ethical aspects of science, cultural awareness, and risk management.
- Working in teams to develop a mock research proposal on a topic of interest to industry or government.
- Presenting your work at a virtual conference where you will engage with fellow students and academic staff.
The skills and knowledge that you gain will be used throughout your career. This course is taken in the final year of an undergraduate program and provides an introduction to those areas of professional practice not generally covered within your technical program.
Our course motto is: "Employability; Professionalism; Development". The course provides the broad, transferable, and practical skills and learning outcomes that the market demands and are appropriate for enhancing employability in any organisation for science graduates
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
This course contributes to the Program Learning Outcomes of BP229 - Bachelor of Science:
PLO-3 Inquiry and Problem Solving
PLO-3.1 You will be able to plan and carry out a research project under supervision, showing the development of some capacity for independent work.
PLO-3.2 You will be able to gather, critically review and synthesise information relevant to a scientific inquiry or research project.
PLO-3.4 You will demonstrate well-developed problem solving skills, applying your knowledge and using your ability to think analytically and creatively.
PLO-4 Communication
PLO-4.1 You will be able to communicate the solution to a problem or the results of a scientific investigation using effective oral, written and presentation skills.
PLO-4.2 You will be able to communicate the solution to a problem or the results of a scientific investigation using appropriate terminology for the intended audience.
PLO-5 Personal and professional responsibility
PLO-5.1 You will develop a capacity for independent and self-directed work.
PLO-5.3 You will work responsibly, safely and ethically.
PLO-5.4 You will develop an ability to work collaboratively.
After successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Represent your personal achievements in a job application and resume
- Engage in problem solving activities
- Critically review information relevant to your discipline and project topic and communicate about the relevance of this information to your topic
- Contribute to the process of developing a research proposal and recognise the value of working in teams
- Recognise the risk to ethical, legal and social impacts of your research
- Communicate in visual and written form about your research topic
Overview of Learning Activities
In this course you will be actively engaged in a series of lectures and mentored in small groups by an experienced scientist. We encourage you to work collaboratively with fellow students through the use of group projects and to engage in problem-based learning. You are strongly encouraged to actively participate in class discussion where topics can be openly and freely challenged by all participants.
Overview of Learning Resources
You will be expected to seek out relevant texts, library resources (Including appropriate journals) and freely accessible internet sites of relevance to your research topic. Resources will be available through the RMIT library and the internet.
Learning materials will be provided on Canvas.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment will comprise:
Assessment Item 1: Job Application and Interview:
Weighting 20%
This assessment contributes to CLO 1
Assessment Item 2: Scoping Report
Weighting 30%
This assessment contributes to CLO 2 and CLO 3
Assessment Item 3: Group Research Proposal
Weighting 30%
This assessment contributes to CLO 4, CLO 5 and CLO 6
Assessment Item 4: Group Research Poster and Presentation
Weighting 20%
This assessment contributes to CLO 4 and CLO 6