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Unit Summary
Unit type
Doctoral Thesis (Category type 144 course)
Credit points
192
AQF level
Level of learning
Advanced
Former School/College
Unit aim
Facilitates students to design and conduct original research under the supervision of at least two supervisors in a cohort model. Candidates are required to write a thesis of at least 50,000 words or equivalent.
Unit content
A Candidate's research is supervised by of at least two supervisors in a cohort model. The research is designed and conducted under the close guidance of the candidate's supervisors. No research can be undertaken without ethics approval by SCU and/or the appropriate state provider. Candidates are required to complete an in-candidature review, progress reports and any other additional requirements as deemed by the Graduate School.
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: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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| 1 | design and conduct original and ethically-approved research within the area of education or an education-related field of research | |||||||
| 2 | prepare a thesis (50,000 words) or equivalent in an education or education-related field of research | |||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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design and conduct original and ethically-approved research within the area of education or an education-related field of research
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- GA2:
- GA3:
- GA4:
- GA6:
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prepare a thesis (50,000 words) or equivalent in an education or education-related field of research
- GA1:
- GA2:
- GA3:
- GA4:
- GA5:
- GA6:
- GA7: