APG5738 - Criminal justice dissertation - 2017

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.

Upon completion of this subject students will be able to:

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

Within semester assessment: 100%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 576 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.

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Associate Professor David Baker

Distinction average in 48 points at 4th level taken as part of the Master of Criminal Justice program.