Postgraduate - UnitAPG5739 - Criminal justice dissertation - Part 1

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 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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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Offered	Not offered in 2015
Coordinator(s)	Assoc. Prof. David Baker; Dr Alistair Harkness

Synopsis

This unit requires students to engage in a significant piece of reading and research and write a dissertation of 18,000 words on a topic of their choosing in consultation with their assigned supervisor who is a member of academic staff.

Outcomes

Upon completion of this subject students will be able to:

Review a specific body of research in the field of Criminal Justice and Criminology and demonstrate a command of that literature
Identify and develop key research questions
Develop and implement an empirical research project in the field of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Critically investigate a key issue in Criminal Justice and Criminology
Critically write up research findings.6. Construct a critical argument that is sustained by empirical data
Construct a cumulative argument across an 18,000 word research project
Undertake independent research with supervisory consultation.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Assoc. Prof. David Baker