CRI4000(A) - Criminal Justice Honours Thesis Part 1

Leader: Colleen Lewis

Offered

Caulfield First semester 2007 (Day)
Caulfield Second semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

Students will be assigned a supervisor and will be required to attend fortnightly supervisory meetings. Students will be required to engage in a significant piece of reading and research and write a dissertation of 16,000-18,000 words on a topic of their own choosing, under the supervision of a member of academic staff.

Objectives

Upon completion of CJC4000 students will be able to:

1. Review a specific body of research in the field of criminal justice and criminology and demonstrate a command of that literature.
2. Identify and develop key research questions.
3. Develop and implement an empirical research project in the field of criminal justice and criminology.
4. Critically investigate a key issue in criminal justice and criminology.
5. Critically write up research findings.
6. Construct a critical argument that is sustained by empirical data.
7. Construct a cumulative argument across an 15,000-18,000 word thesis.
8. Undertake independent research with supervisory consultation.

Prerequisites

CJC4020