NBE Masters Thesis Part B

Course aim

To develop the skills necessary to execute extensive research in their discipline of interest in Natural and Built Environments and to conduct a research project.

Course content

This course is the second of two courses (NBE Master’s Thesis Part A and NBE Master’s Thesis Part B) that culminates in a 9,000 word research Thesis (or equivalent body of work) that demonstrates a high level of synthesis of concepts and prepares the student 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 NBE Master’s Thesis Part A to investigate and report on a research topic in their discipline of interest in Natural and Built Environments.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

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

If applicable, Human/ Animal Research Ethics Application should have been approved by the Ethics Committee before the empirical research can commence. If applicable, Risk Assessment should have been completed before the empirical research can commence.

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)	700 hours total effort x Weekly meetings
Lecture	1 hour x 1 week
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Directed Study (The course is undertaken through ongoing meetings with the project supervisor and independent research work)	700 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

Oral Presentation, Research Thesis or equivalent

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
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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.