I still am really unsure as to what will be expected of me...
As long as you are not a lazy bum or one of those 09:01-16:59 people then you will be fine.
Also, when your supervisor suggests that you should do something (we are talking about reasonable and research related things of course) - do it, don't whinge or say no. I've had someone like that in my group before and that's annoying.
Note that if you have a really pedantic supervisor, as in, one of those who can tell whether a full stop is italicised or not and would tell you to change it accordingly - that's still a reasonable. No, really, it's not a joke. The unreasonable ones are those who gets you to organise things for conferences and what not because she/he can't be bothered to do it or those who don't care whether you have a life outside of your research or not. Also remember that, for most people, the month leading up to submission one should have no life.
... or exactly what I will be doing. Hopefully that will become clear.
It will.
I'm going in once or twice a week over January - February to learn some basic technique etc.
That's always a good idea. Also, if you haven't already done so, I always find it a good idea to sit down and have a long chat about your project and have a proper plan by the end of the chat. Another advice that I tend to give honours students, which may not be applicable/useful to you: ask your supervisor what opportunities you have after you are finished, whether there is any chance of getting a publication out of your project and how likely does she/he think that you will get a scholarship (should you decide to do a PhD afterwards).
If you are planning to stay in the country to do a PhD then you will be looking at getting an APA (first class honours required) or UPA (it's a bit of a dark area that I still don't know the mechanism of - I knew someone who had a publication and just missed a first class honours but didn't get it; then again, you are also competing with other first class honours graduates who didn't get an APA). A publication is worth looking into because it gives you extra points towards your scholarship application (points are awarded for up to two publications the last time I checked).
Apologies if some of the information is irrelevant (I think you said that you may consider doing a PhD if you enjoy honours) - it's just a good idea to plan ahead. Some people end up enjoying research but never get the opportunity to do it just because they missed out on a scholarship or funding for not having worked hard enough during undergrad/honours.
