Unit of Study ENGN6003 Professional Practice Masters Thesis 1 (2027)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

24
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

Student must have completed at least 96 Credit points of their postgraduate degree.

Unit description

This industry-focussed professional practice thesis unit guides students through the processes required to plan and initiate an independent research project that will make an original contribution to knowledge in their professional discipline. Students are also required to initiate and commence a focussed research project relevant to their professional discipline. Upon completion of this unit, students will commence and complete ENGN6004, where they will finish the research work started in this unit and write a thesis on the overall research project.

Unit content

Module 0: Orientation

Module 1: Research philosophy and theory

Module 2: Topics and research design

Module 3: Literature reviews

Module 4: Quantitative research methods

Module 5: Qualitative research methods

Module 6: Mixed methods research

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Dual Term2	Dual Term2
Melbourne	Dual Term2	Dual Term2
Online	Dual Term2	Dual Term2
Perth	Dual Term2	Dual Term2
Sydney	Dual Term2	Dual Term2

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:

critically review and evaluate relevant research literature to identify knowledge gaps that could be addressed through a research project.

develop a structured research plan to complete a research project.

apply project management and research implementation skills to operationalise a research plan, including resource acquisition, ethics and governance compliance, and the structured initiation of data collection

clearly communicate, through written and oral approaches, research project methodologies and approaches.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Viva voce	20%
Presentation	10%
Viva voce	50%
Portfolio	10%
Thesis	10%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Viva voce	20%
Presentation	10%
Viva voce	50%
Portfolio	10%
Thesis	10%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Viva voce	20%
Presentation	10%
Viva voce	50%
Portfolio	10%
Thesis	10%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Viva voce	20%
Presentation	10%
Viva voce	50%
Portfolio	10%
Thesis	10%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Viva voce	20%
Presentation	10%
Viva voce	50%
Portfolio	10%
Thesis	10%

Prescribed learning resources

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