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Dual Term3
Dual Term3

Unit description

Engages students in a staged thesis unit for the Bachelor of Indigenous Knowledge with Honours program. Students have the opportunity to complete a thesis under the guidance of a supervisor. This is the third and final unit of a series of thesis units for the Bachelor of Indigenous Knowledge with Honours (the other units are INDG4002 and INDG4003).

Unit content

With guidance from an academic supervisor, students will typically cover the following topics during the completion of INDG4004:

  • Planning and conducting a research project
  • Relevant methodologies and methods
  • Literature review
  • Thesis planning
  • Conducting the research project
  • Writing a draft thesis
  • Completing the thesis for submission.

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:
1Create an original contribution to the field of Indigenous Knowledge
2Demonstrate a well-developed capacity for relational independent research.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Create an original contribution to the field of Indigenous Knowledge
  2. Demonstrate a well-developed capacity for relational independent research.

Prescribed Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.
Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Project 300 hours (Over the Term)
Assessment
Thesis100%
Notice

Intensive offerings may or may not be scheduled in every teaching period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Southern Cross University employs different teaching methods within units to provide students with the flexibility to choose the mode of learning that best suits them. SCU academics strive to use the latest approaches and, as a result, the learning modes and materials may change. The most current information regarding a unit will be provided to enrolled students at the beginning of the teaching period.

Fee information

Domestic

Commonwealth Supported courses
For information regarding Student Contribution Amounts please visit the Student Contribution Amounts.

Fee paying courses
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International

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