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Unit of Study SWRK4003 - Social Work Honours Thesis I (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    Hons Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    N/A

Unit description

This is the first of three Honours Thesis units which collectively provide students with an opportunity to engage in academic research in social work through the completion, under guidance, of a thesis.  In this unit, students will be supported to develop their understanding of the requirements for successfully completing an Honours thesis, identify a suitable topic of enquiry and undertake a literature review for their research project.

Unit content

With guidance from an academic supervisor, students will cover the following topics in this unit:

  1. Introduction to Honours
  2. Exploring areas of enquiry and reviewing literature
  3. Research and social work practice
  4. Planning and conducting an Honours research project
  5. Introduction to research theory and methodology
  6. Working with a supervisor

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
Dual Term4
Dual Term4
Online
Dual Term4
N/A

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:

recognise the requirements for successful completion of an Honours research project

synthesise a body of disciplinary knowledge to identify an appropriate area of research enquiry

critically review research literature

propose a project timeline

Prescribed learning resources

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.