AIX703 - Major Thesis B

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online

Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online

Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online

Credit point(s):2
EFTSL value:0.250
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Maurizio Meloni
Trimester 2: Maurizio Meloni
Trimester 3: Yanging Lu
Cohort rule:This unit is only available to students enrolled in A702, A703, A703I, A704, A716, A723, A726, A727, A729, A735, A757, A765, A767, A768B, A768I, A785, A787, D305
Prerequisite:

AIX702 or AXB702

Students require Unit Chair permission to enrol.
D305 students must also have passed 24 credit points of study at levels 1, 2 & 3 with a minimum WAM of 60%.

Students planning to take this unit in Criminology, International Relations, International and Community Development, Politics and Policy, Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies or Humanitarian Assistance must seek permission from the Unit Chair. Students must normally have a distinction average or higher in their previous coursework, and enrolment is subject to the availability of a supervisor. The unit is normally to be undertaken in the last year of a student's study

Incompatible with:

AID754, AID755, AIM732, AIP752, AIR718, AIR752, AIR780, AIR782, AIR783, ASP780

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 300-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

Contact with research supervisor as required

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

Contact with research supervisor as required

Note:

In order to enrol, students must first secure the permission of the Unit Chair by preparing a satisfactory project proposal that outlines aims, approach, structure and primary and secondary sources. Enrolment is also subject to the availability of a supervisor

Completion of both AIX702 and AIX703 must be undertaken over two trimesters

Content

Topics that can be addressed in this unit are restricted to areas in which staff in the relevant disciplines have expertise. This unit may be taken in the disciplines of International Relations, International and Community Development, or Politics and Policy.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Critically engage with the scholarly literature of the relevant specific field of study

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO6: Self-management

ULO2

Justify a research problem of significance and theorise how it is be framed within a methodological position

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO5: Problem solving

ULO3

Undertake independent research to appropriate academic and professional standards in the particular area of study

GLO3: Digital literacy

GLO5: Problem solving

GLO6: Self-management

ULO4

Produce a substantial research-based project or piece of scholarship commensurate with a major thesis

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1 - There are no formal assessment requirements in, or an exit point providing formal credit, from, AIX702. Assessment for the overall thesis, comprising units AIX702 and AIX703, is a thesis due at the completion of AIX703. 20,000 words 100% Information not yet available

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via AIX703
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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