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Evidence Guide: PSPSCI013 - Initiate and conduct scientific/technological research

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PSPSCI013 - Initiate and conduct scientific/technological research

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Formulate research question

  1. Identify issues for investigation through ongoing professional development and networking with industry, external funding bodies and professional networks.
  2. Formulate innovate research questions using industry experience and analysis.
  3. Formulate a research question that dissects key elements of the issue to be investigated.
  4. Demonstrate how the research question will be of strategic importance to the industry and to the organisation’s objectives and timeframes.
  5. Identify and exploit issues relating to intellectual property.
  6. Contribute to and use research and professional networks to access current information relevant to the research question, and assess both current and published information and extract relevant information.
Identify issues for investigation through ongoing professional development and networking with industry, external funding bodies and professional networks.

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Formulate innovate research questions using industry experience and analysis.

Completed
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Formulate a research question that dissects key elements of the issue to be investigated.

Completed
Date:

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Demonstrate how the research question will be of strategic importance to the industry and to the organisation’s objectives and timeframes.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify and exploit issues relating to intellectual property.

Completed
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Contribute to and use research and professional networks to access current information relevant to the research question, and assess both current and published information and extract relevant information.

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Devise research methodology

  1. Monitor innovations in research methods, and adjust objectives and/or the formulation of a hypothesis to enhance the conduct of the research.
  2. Determine a hypothesis that is testable, relevant and of benefit, and develop research methods appropriate to the hypothesis.
  3. Identify and specify risk management strategies and resource needs.
  4. Prepare and submit funding applications as required.
  5. Complete documentation.
Monitor innovations in research methods, and adjust objectives and/or the formulation of a hypothesis to enhance the conduct of the research.

Completed
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Determine a hypothesis that is testable, relevant and of benefit, and develop research methods appropriate to the hypothesis.

Completed
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Identify and specify risk management strategies and resource needs.

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Prepare and submit funding applications as required.

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Complete documentation.

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Conduct and manage research

  1. Seek and manage external funding.
  2. Provide leadership and manage the research team to meet research objectives.
  3. Monitor performance and outputs and instigate change/s in direction.
  4. Facilitate collaboration across locations and organisations to meet research objectives and timeframes.
  5. Analyse, document and report research results.
  6. Adapt communication style to write for both scientific and lay audiences and to translate results to applied situations.
Seek and manage external funding.

Completed
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Provide leadership and manage the research team to meet research objectives.

Completed
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Monitor performance and outputs and instigate change/s in direction.

Completed
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Facilitate collaboration across locations and organisations to meet research objectives and timeframes.

Completed
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Analyse, document and report research results.

Completed
Date:

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Adapt communication style to write for both scientific and lay audiences and to translate results to applied situations.

Completed
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Publish and present research results

  1. Publish research papers and disseminate results widely both internally and externally to the organisation.
  2. Present research at seminars and scientific conferences, nationally or internationally.
  3. Protect intellectual property.
  4. Build national reputation through publication and presentation of research papers and networking nationally or internationally.
Publish research papers and disseminate results widely both internally and externally to the organisation.

Completed
Date:

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Present research at seminars and scientific conferences, nationally or internationally.

Completed
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Protect intellectual property.

Completed
Date:

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Build national reputation through publication and presentation of research papers and networking nationally or internationally.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formulate research question

  1. Identify issues for investigation through ongoing professional development and networking with industry, external funding bodies and professional networks.
  2. Formulate innovate research questions using industry experience and analysis.
  3. Formulate a research question that dissects key elements of the issue to be investigated.
  4. Demonstrate how the research question will be of strategic importance to the industry and to the organisation’s objectives and timeframes.
  5. Identify and exploit issues relating to intellectual property.
  6. Contribute to and use research and professional networks to access current information relevant to the research question, and assess both current and published information and extract relevant information.
Identify issues for investigation through ongoing professional development and networking with industry, external funding bodies and professional networks.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formulate innovate research questions using industry experience and analysis.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formulate a research question that dissects key elements of the issue to be investigated.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demonstrate how the research question will be of strategic importance to the industry and to the organisation’s objectives and timeframes.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify and exploit issues relating to intellectual property.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contribute to and use research and professional networks to access current information relevant to the research question, and assess both current and published information and extract relevant information.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Devise research methodology

  1. Monitor innovations in research methods, and adjust objectives and/or the formulation of a hypothesis to enhance the conduct of the research.
  2. Determine a hypothesis that is testable, relevant and of benefit, and develop research methods appropriate to the hypothesis.
  3. Identify and specify risk management strategies and resource needs.
  4. Prepare and submit funding applications as required.
  5. Complete documentation.
Monitor innovations in research methods, and adjust objectives and/or the formulation of a hypothesis to enhance the conduct of the research.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determine a hypothesis that is testable, relevant and of benefit, and develop research methods appropriate to the hypothesis.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify and specify risk management strategies and resource needs.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepare and submit funding applications as required.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Complete documentation.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conduct and manage research

  1. Seek and manage external funding.
  2. Provide leadership and manage the research team to meet research objectives.
  3. Monitor performance and outputs and instigate change/s in direction.
  4. Facilitate collaboration across locations and organisations to meet research objectives and timeframes.
  5. Analyse, document and report research results.
  6. Adapt communication style to write for both scientific and lay audiences and to translate results to applied situations.
Seek and manage external funding.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provide leadership and manage the research team to meet research objectives.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor performance and outputs and instigate change/s in direction.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facilitate collaboration across locations and organisations to meet research objectives and timeframes.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analyse, document and report research results.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adapt communication style to write for both scientific and lay audiences and to translate results to applied situations.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Publish and present research results

  1. Publish research papers and disseminate results widely both internally and externally to the organisation.
  2. Present research at seminars and scientific conferences, nationally or internationally.
  3. Protect intellectual property.
  4. Build national reputation through publication and presentation of research papers and networking nationally or internationally.
Publish research papers and disseminate results widely both internally and externally to the organisation.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Present research at seminars and scientific conferences, nationally or internationally.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Protect intellectual property.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Build national reputation through publication and presentation of research papers and networking nationally or internationally.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions section.

1. Formulate research question

1.1 Identify issues for investigation through ongoing professional development and networking with industry, external funding bodies and professional networks.

1.2 Formulate innovate research questions using industry experience and analysis.

1.3 Formulate a research question that dissects key elements of the issue to be investigated.

1.4 Demonstrate how the research question will be of strategic importance to the industry and to the organisation’s objectives and timeframes.

1.5 Identify and exploit issues relating to intellectual property.

1.6 Contribute to and use research and professional networks to access current information relevant to the research question, and assess both current and published information and extract relevant information.

2. Devise research methodology

2.1 Monitor innovations in research methods, and adjust objectives and/or the formulation of a hypothesis to enhance the conduct of the research.

2.2 Determine a hypothesis that is testable, relevant and of benefit, and develop research methods appropriate to the hypothesis.

2.3 Identify and specify risk management strategies and resource needs.

2.4 Prepare and submit funding applications as required.

2.5 Complete documentation.

3. Conduct and manage research

3.1 Seek and manage external funding.

3.2 Provide leadership and manage the research team to meet research objectives.

3.3 Monitor performance and outputs and instigate change/s in direction.

3.4 Facilitate collaboration across locations and organisations to meet research objectives and timeframes.

3.5 Analyse, document and report research results.

3.6 Adapt communication style to write for both scientific and lay audiences and to translate results to applied situations.

4. Publish and present research results

4.1 Publish research papers and disseminate results widely both internally and externally to the organisation.

4.2 Present research at seminars and scientific conferences, nationally or internationally.

4.3 Protect intellectual property.

4.4 Build national reputation through publication and presentation of research papers and networking nationally or internationally.

Required Skills and Knowledge

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions section.

1. Formulate research question

1.1 Identify issues for investigation through ongoing professional development and networking with industry, external funding bodies and professional networks.

1.2 Formulate innovate research questions using industry experience and analysis.

1.3 Formulate a research question that dissects key elements of the issue to be investigated.

1.4 Demonstrate how the research question will be of strategic importance to the industry and to the organisation’s objectives and timeframes.

1.5 Identify and exploit issues relating to intellectual property.

1.6 Contribute to and use research and professional networks to access current information relevant to the research question, and assess both current and published information and extract relevant information.

2. Devise research methodology

2.1 Monitor innovations in research methods, and adjust objectives and/or the formulation of a hypothesis to enhance the conduct of the research.

2.2 Determine a hypothesis that is testable, relevant and of benefit, and develop research methods appropriate to the hypothesis.

2.3 Identify and specify risk management strategies and resource needs.

2.4 Prepare and submit funding applications as required.

2.5 Complete documentation.

3. Conduct and manage research

3.1 Seek and manage external funding.

3.2 Provide leadership and manage the research team to meet research objectives.

3.3 Monitor performance and outputs and instigate change/s in direction.

3.4 Facilitate collaboration across locations and organisations to meet research objectives and timeframes.

3.5 Analyse, document and report research results.

3.6 Adapt communication style to write for both scientific and lay audiences and to translate results to applied situations.

4. Publish and present research results

4.1 Publish research papers and disseminate results widely both internally and externally to the organisation.

4.2 Present research at seminars and scientific conferences, nationally or internationally.

4.3 Protect intellectual property.

4.4 Build national reputation through publication and presentation of research papers and networking nationally or internationally.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least one occasion.

using problem solving techniques

using communication styles to suit different audiences and purposes

using technology for data input, analysis and preparation of reports

interpreting and preparing reports containing scientific research information using communication styles to suit different audiences and purposes

presenting research results tailored to different audiences

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.

research methodologies

scientific process

statistics

the use of sophisticated statistical models

specialist area of expertise

national networks

external funding sources

reporting requirements for scientific research, requiring precision of expression

work health and safety, environmental protection and other public sector legislation, public sector standards and organisational code of practice as they relate to work in a scientific research/technological environment