Undergraduate - UnitEDF3804 - Independent work-based project

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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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Education
Offered	Clayton Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Mr Wing Chan

Synopsis

This unit builds on the knowledge, skills and experience gained in previous Bachelor of Adult Learning and Development units and applies them in a work-based setting. Participants develop and complete a small-scale and self-directed research project in a workplace setting. The unit emphasises the practical and independent development and management of a research project. Workplace application and dissemination of research project outcomes are explored.

Outcomes

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

develop a research project proposal
select and apply a work-based research approach
design, manage and complete a work-based research project
be aware of the ways in which research project outcomes can be applied and disseminated.

Assessment

Development of a project proposal (1000 words, 25%)
Report on workplace project (3000 words, 75%)

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

18 contact hours per semester
6 hours of online activity per semester

(b.) Additional requirements

independent study to make up the minimum required hours per week

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Julie Harrington

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

Adult learning