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ATS3139 - Extended major research unit

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Arts

Organisational Unit

School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics

Coordinator(s)

Dr Robert Irving

Offered

Clayton

First semester 2016 (Day)
Summer semester A 2016 (Flexible)

Synopsis

This unit allows students to build on the critical and analytical skills developed through the major by having the opportunity to develop a research project tailored to their disciplinary interests. Special permission to undertake this unit must be obtained from the co-ordinator of the major.

Outcomes

After successfully completing this unit students should be able to:

Develop a research proposal
Develop a research strategy
Identify the key resources relevant to the topic
Demonstrate understanding of the research topic, critical engagement with relevant theoretical material, analysis of sources and or data through the completion of an extended research essay.

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.