Undergraduate - UnitPTY4030 - Honours thesis

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24 points, SCA Band 2, 0.500 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit	Department of Physiotherapy
Offered	Peninsula Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Professor Jenny Keating

Quota applies

This unit has a quota and selection process: please contact the Faculty.

Synopsis

This unit serves the important role of providing dedicated opportunities for students to document the research undertaken during their honours candidature. Students are supported through individualized supervision and the course co-ordinator to complete either a 10 - 12,000 word thesis or (at least 2) manuscripts in publication format.

Outcomes

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

Sustain collaboration with an academic supervisor
Develop, implement and document a focused research project
Apply appropriate analysis methods to data collected during the course of the research
Logically interpret results of data analysis
Present the research findings to staff and students and modify the report with consideration of feedback
Prepare and submit the report of the research outcomes either in a 10,000-12,000 word thesis or in publication format
Adhere to project timelines
Archive all relevant documents arising from the conduct of research
Write a final report to the approving ethics committee describing completion of the project.

Assessment

Thesis submission (Summative) (100%)
Presentation to peers (Hurdle)
Professional behaviour in communication (written or verbal) with department staff (Hurdle)

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Jenny Keating

Workload requirements

This 24 CP unit requires supervisor contact and private study totally 48 hours per week over 12 weeks.

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

Physiotherapy

Prerequisites

PTY4010, PTY4020.

Co-requisites

PTY4010, PTY4020, Must be enrolled in course 4516.

Prohibitions

PTY4000 completed as part of the Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Hons) embedded honours programme.