Undergraduate - UnitAZA4779 - Social Science honours dissertation B

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Offered	South Africa First semester 2014 (Day) South Africa Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Mr. Charles Villet

Synopsis

Under the guidance of an allocated supervisor, students will complete a research dissertation. The research dissertation will be based on the approved proposal done in the first semester.. Students will meet with their supervisor on a regular basis and will be required to submit bi-monthly reports on dissertation related writing assignments.

Outcomes

Complete a research dissertation under the supervision of an academic supervisor.
Demonstrate the ability to develop and sustain an argument within the dissertation.
Critically assess relevant primary and secondary literature in support of the dissertation topic and argument.
Critically assess and review relevant theories for the theoretical framework of the dissertation.
Demonstrate an understanding of data collection, analysis and interpretation methods appropriate to the nature of the dissertation.
Demonstrate an understanding of the methodological approaches and design and development requirements in a particular sub-discipline under investigation.
Demonstrate the ability to report on research findings and present the final dissertation.

Assessment

Completed research thesis (15,000 to 18,000 words)

Chief examiner(s)

Mr. Charles Villet

Workload requirements

One 1-hour supervision per week

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

Child and youth development
Communications
Criminology and criminal justice
Geography and environmental science
International studies
Sociology

Prerequisites

AZA4778 or AZA4111 or AZA4311 or AZA4740 or AZA4808

Prohibitions

ATS4779, AZA4312, AZA4741