12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL
Undergraduate - Unit
Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.
Faculty
Chief examiner(s)
Associate Professor Kirsten McLean
Coordinator(s)
Refer to school honours coordinator
Unit guides
Offered
- First semester 2018 (Flexible)
- Second semester 2018 (Flexible)
- First semester 2018 (Flexible)
- Second semester 2018 (Flexible)
Synopsis
Under the supervision of an academic staff member, students will develop, and commence the implementation and reporting of, a research project on an approved topic of their own devising. This unit is followed by Arts honours thesis B (ATS4232), under which the project and thesis will be completed.
Outcomes
Students will:
- Commence planning, conducting and reporting on research in their Honours discipline;
- Demonstrate satisfactory progress in the planning, implementation and reporting of their research;
- Demonstrate satisfactory progress in their command of the research literature relating to their research project.
Assessment
Satisfactory progress towards a 15,000 - 18,000 words research thesis: 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 meetings with a supervisor and independent study.
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