Postgraduate - UnitAPG5058 - Research thesis

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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24 points, SCA Band 1, 0.500 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Offered	Not offered in 2014
Coordinator(s)	Dr Samanthi Gunawardana

Synopsis

The aim of this unit is for students to build critical research skills via the development and completion of an independent research project written up as an 18,000 word dissertation. Students carry out their research and write the dissertation under the supervision of a member of academic staff.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to demonstrate:

the ability to plan, implement and complete an independent research project under the supervision of academic staff
comprehensive knowledge of the key questions and issues pertaining to their field of study
the ability to undertake critical analysis of the key issues and arguments pertaining to their dissertation topic
skills in the data collection methods relevant for their research question and field of study
advanced skills in communicating research findings.

Assessment

Research dissertation (18,000 words): 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Samanthi Gunawardana

Workload requirements

1 contact hour per week (1 hour meeting with supervisor) plus 47 hours of independent study per week

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

International development

Prerequisites

By approval of course coordinator