Unit description
Provides students with the opportunity to broaden and deepen their understanding of literature analysis and research design in relation to an area of relevance to their professional practice. Students will produce a critical literature review to a peer review standard. Students will also produce a research proposal for future work.
Unit content
- Defining the topic
- Preparing a manuscript of the literature for possible publication
- Designing the research proposal
- Completing an ethics application, if required
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prepare a robust reproducible comprehensive critique of the literature in a format appropriate for publication in a peer-reviewed journal relevant to your discipline and research interest | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 2 | formulate a research plan for investigating the research question | Intellectual rigour | Creativity | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | |||
| 3 | explain the research methodology and proposed approach to data analysis. | Intellectual rigour | Creativity | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | |||
| 4 | critically reflect on the learning materials each week to chart personal and academic development | Intellectual rigour | ||||||
Prescribed texts
Session 1
- No prescribed texts.
Session 2
- No prescribed texts.
Teaching and assessment
Online
| Teaching method |
| Tutorial online 2 hrs (12 wks) |
| Assessment | |
| Literature review | 50% |
| Research Proposal | 40% |
| Literature Review - Method Section | 10% |
| Discussion board | SR |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Commencing 2015 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 1
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