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APG5861
Faculty of Arts
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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL
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| Level | Postgraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
| Organisational Unit | School of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies |
| Offered | Caulfield First semester 2013 (Day) Caulfield Second semester 2013 (Day) |
| Coordinator(s) | Dr David Dunstan |
Notes
Previously coded PUB5000B
Synopsis
This part-time unit requires the completion of a minor thesis (18,000 words) over two semesters on an approved publishing research related topic. With guidance from the supervisor(s), it allows the student to undertake advanced level research and produce a substantial piece of writing which advances knowledge in the selected area of research. Research at this level may be regarded as a pre-requisite to further higher degree research.
Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to demonstrate:
- Knowledge, skills and attributes necessary for understanding and engaging in advanced research:
- An ability to design, write and edit a research thesis;
- An ability at an advanced level to analyse and evaluate arguments, and to understand critical approaches relating to the publishing industry and publishing studies related issues;
- The capacity to contribute advanced knowledge in the chosen area of research;
- An enhanced intellectual independence, and greater self-reliance and critical distance in intellectual and professional activity.
Assessment
Thesis (18,000 words): 100% (completed over two semesters, parts 1 and 2)
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Contact hours
Student contact will be individual and supervisory only
This unit applies to the following area(s) of study
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