Unit details
AIX702 - Dissertation A
| Offered at: | (B*, X) |
|---|---|
| Credit point(s): | 2 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 1, Trimester 2 and Trimester 3 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.250 |
| Cohort rule: | *On Campus option for International Relations students enrolled in A726 course only |
| Unit chair: | D Hundt |
| Prerequisite: | Students planning to take this unit in International Relations, International and Community Development, Politics and Policy, or Psychoanalytic Studies 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. |
| Corequisite: | AIX703 |
| Incompatible with: | AIR718, AIR752, AIR780, AIR781, AIR782, AIR783, AID754, AID755, AIP752, ASP780 |
| Note: Assessment for the overall Dissertation, comprising units AIX702 and AIX703, is a research dissertation of 14-16,000 words (100%) applicable at completion of AIX703. Completion of both AIX702 and AIX703 can be undertaken in one or over two trimesters. The rationale for offering the Dissertation in the form of two 2 credit point units is to provide the opportunity to complete the dissertation part-time. There are no formal assessment requirements in, or an exit point providing formal credit, from AIX702. | |
Content
Topics that can be addressed in this unit are restricted to areas in which staff in the relevant disciplines has expertise.
In preparing the dissertation the student will, with the assistance of the supervisor:
- present a dissertation proposal; and
- identify a relevant set of references and prepare bibliography drawn from a literature review
Assessment
Students enrolled in this unit will also have to undertake as a co-requisite AIX703. Assessment across these units is a dissertation of 14-16,000 words, equivalent to an Honours thesis. In AIX702, students will be expected to prepare a project proposal, identifying aims, approach, structure and primary and secondary sources. This outline is a hurdle requirement only.
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $1511 | $1511 | $4368 | $5630 |
* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.
