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Unit Summary
Unit type
Hons Unit
Credit points
24
AQF level
Level of learning
Advanced
Former School/College
Unit aim
This unit focuses on skills required to successfully undertake and complete an honours thesis and disseminate outcomes of research. Includes online seminars and self-directed project work designed to prepare graduates to present as an independent contributor to the research community.
Unit content
- Scholarly writing and editing strategies
- Research communication for a variety of audiences
- Positioning your research in the context of current research
- Research translation
- Resume and career development
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | consolidate skills in scholarly writing and presentation of research | |||||||
| 2 | disseminate and promote a research topic and engage with peers | |||||||
| 3 | justify and discuss a research project in relation to the current research evidence and impact | |||||||
| 4 | demonstrate skills required to present as an independent contributor to research community | |||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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consolidate skills in scholarly writing and presentation of research
- GA2:
- GA6:
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disseminate and promote a research topic and engage with peers
- GA6:
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justify and discuss a research project in relation to the current research evidence and impact
- GA4:
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demonstrate skills required to present as an independent contributor to research community
- GA6:
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.