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Not offered in 2020

Unit description

Provides early and mid career researchers with an opportunity to plan their research career within contemporary higher education. The unit explores the international debates on quality of research undertaken in higher education. Participants develop the research component of their professional portfolio and develop an action plan.

Unit content

1. The international context within which quality research in universities is defined and measured 
2. Being a researcher - knowledge and abilities: subject knowledge, research methods, information literacy, higher order abilities and creativity 
3. Being a researcher - personal effectiveness: personal qualities, self-management, professional and career development 
4. Being a researcher - organisation: professional conduct, research management and finance, funding and resources 
5. Being a researcher - engagement, influence and impact: working with others, communication and dissemination, engagement and impact 
6. Academic career planning and portfolio development (research component).

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.

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:GA1GA2GA3GA4GA5GA6GA7
1Critically evaluate personal research practice and goals in relation to local, national and international debates on the quality of research undertaken in higher education contextsEthical practiceLifelong learningCommunication and social skills
2Evaluate personal skills and capabilities against published researcher development frameworks and the wider academic practice prioritiesLifelong learning
3Demonstrate a capacity for collegial approaches to research, including mentoringLifelong learning
4Devise immediate and longer term research career development plans through action planning and portfolio development.Ethical practiceCommunication and social skills

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

  1. Critically evaluate personal research practice and goals in relation to local, national and international debates on the quality of research undertaken in higher education contexts
    • GA3: Ethical practice
    • GA5: Lifelong learning
    • GA6: Communication and social skills
  2. Evaluate personal skills and capabilities against published researcher development frameworks and the wider academic practice priorities
    • GA5: Lifelong learning
  3. Demonstrate a capacity for collegial approaches to research, including mentoring
    • GA5: Lifelong learning
  4. Devise immediate and longer term research career development plans through action planning and portfolio development.
    • GA3: Ethical practice
    • GA6: Communication and social skills

Teaching and assessment

Notice

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

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Fee information

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