Undergraduate - UnitAZA4740 - Criminology, victimology and criminal justice research dissertation Part A

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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	South Africa First semester 2013 (Day) South Africa Second semester 2013 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Ms Tara Harris

Synopsis

This qualification is designed to equip students with the necessary research skills to undertake independent scientific research in a specialised area of inquiry. Within an ethical framework this would refer to adequate research problem formulation and development, familiarity with and integration of relevant literature that informs the research question and the application of relevant theoretical approaches and key research procedures and techniques at an advanced level. Systematic and sustained discussion and argumentation and integration of findings are further components using the publication and style conventions of the discipline.

Outcomes

The objectives lie within five inter-related bands. These concern:

factual information
sources and resources
conceptual definitions
academic debates
analytic communication skills.

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of and familiarity with the following types of information, academic perspectives and skills:

Illustrate comprehensive knowledge of conflict, crime, victimisation or criminal justice in a specialised area of enquiry
Demonstrate the ability to critically appraise knowledge of conflict, crime, victimisation and criminal justice in the selected specialised area of enquiry
Indicate the ability to conduct independent research in the specialised area of conflict, crime, victimisation or criminal justice
Illustrate the ability to contribute to knowledge in the specialised area of conflict, crime, victimisation or criminal justice
Report and communicate research findings in a scientific manner
Apply knowledge of the spesialised area of enquiry to demonstrate entrepreneurial possibilities
Demonstrate an understanding of the world as a set of related systems by recognising that problem-solving contexts do not exist in isolation when conducting research in a specialised area of conflict, crime, victimisation or criminal justice
Use appropriate science and technology ethically, effectively and responsibly when researching conflict, crime, victimisation or criminal justice without harming society, the environment or individuals

Assessment

Assessed in conjunction with AZA4741

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Tara Harris

Contact hours

12 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week. The remaining 10 hours of study required will be spent in preparation for the seminar, researching and writing the final dissertation.

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Criminology and criminal justice

Prohibitions

ATS4740