Research Project Management (Honours)

Course aim

To develop students' advanced skills and practices of planning and developing a research project effectively and independently within appropriate theoretical and ethical frameworks.

Course content

Students will investigate the issues that need to be taken into account in planning and developing an original, independent, ethical research project on a complex topic, and consider where this might take them in the future.  Students will identify a research topic, and evaluate previous research on that topic. They will use their knowledge and skills to design a research project, and develop a research plan which will lead to the production of a thesis or an artefact plus exegesis.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Acceptance into the Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	3 hours x 8 days
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE (INTENSIVE)
External (Online)	3 hours equivalent x 8 days
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Directed Study (Supervision)	2 hours x 12 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Essay, Research proposal

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4A)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.