Undergraduate - UnitAZA4312 - Child and youth care research project B

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	School of Social Science, South Africa
Offered	Not offered in 2013
Coordinator(s)	Dr Rika Swanzen

Synopsis

This Child and youth care research project B unit focuses on the execution of a research project by application of relevant theoretical approaches and key research procedures and techniques at an advanced level. Reporting on the research by means of systematic and sustained discussion, argumentation and integration of findings are further components using the publication and style conventions of the discipline.
Support is provided by a qualified supervisor.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit the students will be able to:

Critically evaluate and integrate theoretical frameworks of relevance to the study.
Provide a project plan and timeframe for research activities.
Execute the research project through the collection and analysis of data.
Write a research report.

Assessment

Peer evaluated literature review: 20%
Project plan for research activities: 20%
Interim report on the fieldwork: 25%
Research report: 35%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Rika Swanzen

Contact hours

Total weekly workload of 24 hours comprising:
2 hours face to face contact per week in the form of weekly seminars and 1 hour per week spent on peer assisted learning (forum discussions). The remaining 21 hours will be spent on the literature study and conceptualisation of the research project.