HSO416 - Honours Research Project
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 3 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.375 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Tamara Wanklyn |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H455 |
| Prerequisite: | All of HSO403 and HSO411 |
| Corequisite: | HSO414 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 450 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: | 8 x 3 hour seminars delivered across the trimester. Learning activities are offered on-campus. Each week is linked to a chapter of the honours thesis (Introduction, literature review, methods, quantitative data analysis, qualitative data analysis, results, discussion and conclusion). Some students will attend both weeks of data analysis while others will attend only one of these weeks depending on their research design. Honours students are also expected to liaise with their supervisors on a regular basis. |
Content
The Research Project aims to provide students with the opportunity to pursue, under supervision, an independent investigation and to complete a minor thesis. This unit enables the students to collect and analyse data, to complete a research project, and to present findings in oral and written forms. Students will make appropriate preparation for data collection including contact with participants as appropriate; engage in data collection, data management and analysis; reflect on their role as researchers; update the review of pertinent literature; complete their data collection and analysis, draft and finalise their thesis document.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Successfully and ethically establish links with prospective participants or equivalent sources of data. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Efficiently manage the collection and storage of research data in accordance with conditions of their ethics clearance. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Undertake the analysis of data. | GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO4 | Demonstrate the ability to analyse and report research data. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO5 | Critically reflect on research findings, their implications for the field and the possible impact of the researcher on the research process. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO6 | Present a final thesis. | GLO2: Communication |
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Thesis | 12,000 words | 100% |
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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
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
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