Postgraduate - UnitAPG5849 - Research thesis A

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	Caulfield First semester 2015 (Flexible) Caulfield Second semester 2015 (Flexible)
Coordinator(s)	Director of relevant Graduate Program

Notes

Students need to contact the Arts Student Services desk to enrol in the unit.

Synopsis

Under the supervision of suitable academic staff, students will conduct independent research on an appropriate topic. This research process continues in APG5850 Graduate research thesis B, as a part of which students submit their research thesis.

Outcomes

Upon successfully completing this subject, students will be able to:

Formulate a research project;
Conduct research independently;
Demonstrate a command of the relevant literature;
Critically analyse the relevant academic literature;
Develop an academically sound argument;
Demonstrate sophisticated written skills.

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)

Dr Vicki Peel

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

Applied linguistics
Bioethics
Communications and media studies
Cultural economy
Environmental management and sustainability
International development
International relations
Journalism
Tourism

Prerequisites

Average of 75 Distinction across 24 credit points of core coursework units; and approval from Course Coordinator.