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HMT4002 Honours Dissertation B

Semester 2, 2023 Online
Units : 2
School or Department : School of Humanities & Communication
Grading basis : Graded
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Requisites

Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in Program: BAHN or BCAH. This course can only be taken after achieving a grade of IIP in HMT4001.

Overview

This honours course assists students to complete an investigation relevant to their discipline and compose the results in a dissertation or written exegesis according to the standards of their discipline. It is designed to prepare students for research higher degree study.

This two unit course enables students enrolled in the Honours programme to complete their dissertation under supervision. This course is a continuation of the work commenced in HMT4001 Honours Dissertation A. The dissertation shall be (i) 12,000-15,000 words for a fully written dissertation (Module 1); OR (ii) a professional body of work and a written exegesis of 5,000-8,000 words (Module 2 - especially suited to BCAH students); OR (iii) creative writing (10,000 words) and a written exegesis (5,000 words) for creative and critical writing students.

Course learning outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

  1. research and report autonomously in written form on a sustained topic in the relevant disciplinary field;
  2. devise, develop and sustain lengthy but sound argument;
  3. print, edit and present in publishable form a completed dissertation ready for submission to the dissertation examiners.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Data Collection/selection 33.00
2. Data presentation, analysis and discussion 33.00
3. Summarising, drawing conclusions, making recommendations 34.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

There are no texts or materials required for this course.

Assessment details

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%) Course learning outcomes
Assignments Written Research (paper) No 100 1,2,3
Date printed 9 February 2024