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Unit of Study HEA83001 - Health and Human Sciences Thesis (Stage II of II) (2020)

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Unit description

Students will complete their independent research project and thesis on an established timeline as appropriate to their project. Students will be supervised by academic staff member(s) with expertise relevant to the topic.

Unit content

Independent scholarship guided by academic supervisor(s) in the execution and completion of a theoretically grounded research project, which may include:

  • Data collection and analysis
  • Compliance with ethical approval processes and other regulatory frameworks
  • Report and thesis writing
  • Verbal presentation of research project

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Lismore
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Online
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Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

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:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 execute and complete a piece of research and scholarship (including technical skills) under supervision
2 consolidate and apply critical thinking and judgement in developing new understanding
3 communicate as an independent contributor to the research community in both verbal and written formats
4 undertake research while complying with any cultural issue(s), regulatory frameworks and practising professional ethics relevant to the research question and methodology
5 demonstrate autonomy, well developed judgement, adaptability and responsibility as a learner
6 demonstrate advanced theoretical and technical knowledge of a field.

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

  1. execute and complete a piece of research and scholarship (including technical skills) under supervision
    • GA1:
  2. consolidate and apply critical thinking and judgement in developing new understanding
    • GA2:
  3. communicate as an independent contributor to the research community in both verbal and written formats
    • GA2:
    • GA6:
  4. undertake research while complying with any cultural issue(s), regulatory frameworks and practising professional ethics relevant to the research question and methodology
    • GA3:
    • GA7:
  5. demonstrate autonomy, well developed judgement, adaptability and responsibility as a learner
    • GA5:
  6. demonstrate advanced theoretical and technical knowledge of a field.
    • GA4:

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