| Semester 1, 2023 Online | |
| Units : | 2 |
| School or Department : | School of Humanities & Communication |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: MAR8003 and MAR8004
Overview
This course has been designed to allow selected students in the Master of Arts degree to complete an extended 30,000 word thesis or an extended practice-led research project with 20,000 word exegesis that would comprise 50% of their degree comprising the units MAR8003, MAR8004 and MAR8008. Students will use this course to undertake independent learning under the guidance of a supervisor.
This 2-unit course enables selected students enrolled in the Masters to complete under supervision an extended 30,000 word thesis or an extended practice-led research project with 20,000 word exegesis. This course is a continuation of the work commenced in MAR8003 and MAR8004.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- undertake independent research, under supervision, on a proposed topic;
- review the literature relevant to a selected topic;
- research and report on a sustained topic in the relevant disciplinary field;
- devise, develop and sustain lengthy but sound argument;
- print, edit and present in publishable form a completed thesis, or project and exegesis ready for submission to the 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
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research (project) | No | 100 | 1,2,3,4,5 |