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Unit of Study SOY10114 - Independent Project (2020)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Enrolment information

    This is a capstone unit that integrates the knowledge you have developed during your degree. In it you will work independently with an academic supervisor. To successfully complete this unit, you should have completed units equivalent to 192 credit points (typically 16 units).

Unit description

Provides students with an opportunity to pursue in depth a topic of particular interest to them arising from theoretical or practical issues raised in earlier units of the Major being undertaken within their Bachelor degree. A supervisor chosen from their field of study will review progress towards a major project. Research/creative projects will be closely supervised by an interdisciplinary team chosen from the School and can be undertaken independently or as a group activity.

Unit content

This is an independent-study unit under supervision. However, broadly the unit comprises:

  • an introduction to research techniques and methods
  • project conception
  • values and ethics in the research process
  • relating method and content in research
  • presenting work-in-progress and
  • completing an independent project under supervision.

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Online
Session1,2,3
Session1,2,3

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 demonstrate an understanding of the relation between methods, theory or concepts and form in the context of an independent project
2 identify a research area of interest and corresponding methodologies
3 demonstrate an understanding of select resources in their field of study
4 produce a project proposal necessary to complete a project in their field of study
5 appropriately present their research findings
6 demonstrate achievement towards producing a substantial piece of research in a form consistent with professionals/practitioners in their field.

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

  1. demonstrate an understanding of the relation between methods, theory or concepts and form in the context of an independent project
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  2. identify a research area of interest and corresponding methodologies
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  3. demonstrate an understanding of select resources in their field of study
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  4. produce a project proposal necessary to complete a project in their field of study
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  5. appropriately present their research findings
    • GA2:
    • GA5:
  6. demonstrate achievement towards producing a substantial piece of research in a form consistent with professionals/practitioners in their field.
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:

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