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BIOL12105 Scientific Analysis and Statistics
Scientific Analysis and Statistics
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General Information

Overview

An understanding of experimental design, statistical methods, ethics and the ability to critically analyse scientific reports is essential for graduates in the sciences. In this unit, you will study experimental design, ethics and commonly used statistical procedures. You will be introduced to hypothesis testing and experimental design, parametric and non-parametric analyses, one, two and multi sample analyses (including one way, two way, and nested ANOVA designs, as well as multivariate analyses), correlation and regression, and data transformation. The learning and teaching strategy uses a clear, conceptual approach, which assumes that you have little or no statistical background.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 2
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 7
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite: SCIE11023 Scientific Research Fundamentals or ESSC11004 Study and Research Skills for Health Science or SCIE11024 Science Investigation

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 2 - 2025

Online

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

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Class and Assessment Overview

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Previous Student Feedback

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from SUTE feedback Moodle feedback

Feedback

Students again appreciated the concise 'bite-sized' delivery of the unit content, noting that this made it easier to understand the theory with examples.

Recommendation

Maintain current lecture delivery structure.

Feedback from Email

Feedback

One student asked that more notification be given regarding the expectations of the assessment, suggesting that email isn't the best way to transfer this information.

Recommendation

Students were provided clear expectations of assessment through Moodle assessment tabs, lecture content, live weekly Zoom sessions, direct email, and reminder announcements online. This broad approach will be maintained to help students access unit requirements in a number of ways.

Feedback from Moodle/online feedback

Feedback

Students expressed their gratitude for the unit having additional live Zoom sessions for them to ask questions and resolve issues.

Recommendation

Maintain the offering of the additional live Zoom sessions throughout term.

Unit Learning Outcomes

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Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes

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Textbooks and Resources

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