Undergraduate - UnitSWK4003 - Social work honours dissertation

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit	Department of Social Work
Offered	Caulfield Second semester 2013 (Day) Caulfield Second semester 2013 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Catherine Flynn

Synopsis

This unit is the preparation for submission of the honours thesis of 10,000 words (minimum length). The dissertation is the final version of the research project undertaken by the student during the honours programme. The research project involves addressing a meaningful research question and selecting an appropriate method that draws on quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis to gather the findings that complete the research project. The honours thesis is examined by a member of the academic staff (not the supervisor) and a second examiner within the Department of Social Work.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

Demonstrate sustained collaboration with an academic supervisor
Demonstrate the development, implementation and documentation of a focused research project
Demonstrate well-developed academic writing skills
Prepare and submit the report of the research outcomes in a 10,000-12,000 word thesis
Disseminate research findings

Assessment

Presentation of the honours dissertation (10,000 - 12,000 words): 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Catherine Flynn

Co-requisites

Available to students enrolled in Honours degree of Bachelor of Social Work only