ATS4375 Honours research seminar
Faculty of Arts
ATS4375 Honours research seminar is a level 4, 12-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2021
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
Topics to be covered include critical reading of the social science research literature, research planning, design and execution, research ethics and presentation skills. Students will critically examine current research in at least one major field within Journalism, Australian and/or Indigenous studies and undertake a focused original research project. The topic and execution of the project is to be approved and supervised by the lecturer.
Offerings in 2021
The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for ATS4375.
Assessment
- Reflective Journal30%
- Oral Presentation: Research Proposal20%
- Literature Review50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Critically examine and review current research in at least one major field within their discipline;
- 2
Design and develop a minor research project that develops the knowledge in the field in some way;
- 3
Participate in seminars as required to discuss and develop their project collegially;
- 4
Effectively locate, access and review relevant literature on the selected field of research;
- 5
Produce a scholarly essay that clearly and cogently presents the outcomes of the research.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Ian McNiven
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Ian McNiven
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS4375?
ATS4375 has no prerequisites.
When is ATS4375 offered?
ATS4375 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.
How much work is ATS4375?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS4375 have an exam?
No. ATS4375 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.