Unit description
Designed as staged thesis units for the Health and Human Sciences Honours Program. Honours degrees provide an introduction to independent research through supervised research and thesis work. Honours students select their thesis topic in consultation with academic staff member(s) with expertise in an area appropriate to the proposed topic areas
Unit content
This is one of three units which include:
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Gain ethical approval for the research project
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Develop and complete a piece of theoretically grounded research and scholarship with supervision
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Communicate the outcomes in both verbal and written formats
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
GA1: Intellectual rigour,
GA2: Creativity,
GA3: Ethical practice,
GA4: Knowledge of a discipline,
GA5: Lifelong learning,
GA6: Communication and social skills,
GA7: Cultural competence| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 |
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| 1 | analyse, synthesize and critically review the literature relevant to their research question and methodology | Intellectual rigour | | | | | | |
| 2 | demonstrate their ability to execute a piece of research and scholarship (including technical skills) under supervision | Intellectual rigour | | | | | | |
| 3 | demonstrate and apply critical thinking and judgement in developing new understanding | | Creativity | | | | | |
| 4 | identify, explain and adhere to the ethical and cultural issue(s) relevant to the research question and methodology | | | Ethical practice | | | | Cultural competence |
| 5 | demonstrate a broad understanding of a body of knowledge and theoretical concepts with advanced understanding relative to the research question | | | | Knowledge of a discipline | | | |
| 6 | demonstrate their ability to effectively communicate the outcomes in both verbal and written formats | | | | | | Communication and social skills | |
| 7 | demonstrate autonomy, well developed judgement, adaptability and responsibility as a learner. | | | | | Lifelong learning | | |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- analyse, synthesize and critically review the literature relevant to their research question and methodology
- demonstrate their ability to execute a piece of research and scholarship (including technical skills) under supervision
- demonstrate and apply critical thinking and judgement in developing new understanding
- identify, explain and adhere to the ethical and cultural issue(s) relevant to the research question and methodology
- GA3:
Ethical practice
- GA7:
Cultural competence
- demonstrate a broad understanding of a body of knowledge and theoretical concepts with advanced understanding relative to the research question
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- demonstrate their ability to effectively communicate the outcomes in both verbal and written formats
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
- demonstrate autonomy, well developed judgement, adaptability and responsibility as a learner.
Prescribed texts
Prescribed texts may change in future study periods.