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Unit description
Provides students with an opportunity to pursue in depth a topic of particular interest to them arising from theoretical or practical issues raised in earlier units of the Major being undertaken within their Bachelor degree. A supervisor chosen from their field of study will review progress towards a major project. Research/creative projects will be closely supervised by an interdisciplinary team chosen from the School and can be undertaken independently or as a group activity.
Unit content
This is an independent-study unit under supervision. However, broadly the unit comprises:
- an introduction to research techniques and methods
- project conception
- values and ethics in the research process
- relating method and content in research
- presenting work-in-progress and
- completing an independent project under supervision.
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.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | identify a research area of interest, methodologies relevant to that research area and sources relevant to that research area |
| 2 | produce a research project proposal outlining a research project in the field of study |
| 3 | appropriately communicate research findings |
| 4 | produce a substantial piece of research in a form consistent with professionals and/or practitioners in the field. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- identify a research area of interest, methodologies relevant to that research area and sources relevant to that research area
- produce a research project proposal outlining a research project in the field of study
- appropriately communicate research findings
- produce a substantial piece of research in a form consistent with professionals and/or practitioners in the field.
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
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