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Area/Catalogue
CIVE 5090

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Course Level
Postgraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
159582

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Unit Value
9

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University-wide elective course
No

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Timetable/s

This class has not been
timetabled for year 2024.

Course owner

Course owner
UniSA STEM

Course aim

To develop the skills necessary to execute extensive research on a relevant topic and to conduct a research project.

Course content

This is the second of two courses that culminate in a 9,000 word research thesis (or equivalent body of work) that demonstrates a high level of synthesis of concepts and prepares students for lifelong learning in pursuit of personal development and excellence in research and professional practice.
Students will execute the research plan they developed/refined in the first course to investigate and report on a relevant research topic.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
CIVE 5089 Masters Thesis Part A

If applicable, a human or an animal research ethics application should be approved by the Ethics Committee before the empirical research commences. If applicable, a risk assessment should be completed before the empirical research commences.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Directed Study (The course is undertaken through ongoing meetings with the project supervisor and independent research work) 300 hours total effort x Weekly meetings
Lecture 1 hour x 1 week

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


Assessment

Presentation, Thesis

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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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.

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