Undergraduate - UnitMKF3001 - Special studies unit

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 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Marketing
Offered	Not offered in 2015
Coordinator(s)	Dr Gerri Spassova

Synopsis

Proposals to undertake a special studies subject should be prepared before the start of the semester, in order for the student to arrange a supervisor and finalise a viable study program (with a written contract detailing performance requirements and assessment methods).

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

design an individual project to meet specific needs
formulate a number of questions to be answered by the project
identify and critically analyse data relevant to the project
recommend an outcome based on the project findings.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The 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 Gerri Spassova

Prerequisites

Permission required