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Not currently available in 2020
Unit description
Provides students with an opportunity to engage in academic research in social work through the completion, under guidance, of a thesis. This is the first of two thesis units.
Unit content
With guidance from an academic supervisor, students will typically cover the following topics during their thesis project units:
1. Thesis planning.
2. Planning and conducting a research project.
3. Applying relevant methodologies.
4. Writing a draft thesis.
5. Completing a thesis.
6. Disseminating research.
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 | demonstrate knowledge in a discipline related to your research | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 2 | practice ethical and inclusive enquiry and communication | Intellectual rigour | Ethical practice | |||||
| 3 | demonstrate autonomy in one's learning and responsibility in one's practice as a researcher | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 4 | apply critical thinking and analysis skills | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 5 | create research project outputs that demonstrate research and research design skills, critical thinking, initiative and judgement in developing new understanding | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Commencing 2020 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 1
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International
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