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Unit of Study SOY10114 - Independent Project (2019)

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  • Pre-requisites

    192 credit points in any SCU units

  • Enrolment information

    Students need to work with a supervisor with expertise relevant to their discipline and course, with supervision arranged through the Course Coordinator early in the Session. For information about the role of a supervisor and what the requirements are please contact Associate Professor Adele Wessell adele.wessell@scu.edu.au


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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