MAP5002 Minor thesis
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
MAP5002 Minor thesis is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2027 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Alfred Hospital, Clayton and Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2027
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Alfred Hospital, Clayton, Peninsula
- Assessment
- No exam
- 6 tasks
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Requisites
Before MAP5002
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MAP5002
No unit lists MAP5002 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Students enrolled in course 4519 must have passed SRH5003. All other students must have passed MAP5000.
Corequisite:
Course: Must be enrolled in a Postgraduate degree
Unit: MAP5001
Overview
MAP5002 concludes a three-unit sequence (MAP5000, MAP5001 and MAP5002) which provides students with research experience.
In MAP5000 students developed a research proposal and protocol. MAP5001 focussed on collection and analysis of data for the study.
The current unit, MAP5002, provides the opportunity to progress the study to its conclusion, allowing students to develop advanced skills in gathering and interrogating data using appropriate analytical processes, and developing an informed and defensible conclusion. Students will submit a written minor thesis at the conclusion of this unit, and present the findings.
The thesis may optionally include the results chapter in the form of a ready-for-submission journal article.
Successful completion of MAP5000, MAP5001 and MAP5002 with an overall grade of 70 Distinction or above may permit a student to apply for a graduate research program including the PhD at Monash University.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Alfred Hospital | On campus |
| First semester | Alfred Hospital | Online |
| First semester | Clayton | Online |
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| First semester | Peninsula | On campus |
| First semester | Peninsula | Online |
| Second semester | Alfred Hospital | Online |
| Second semester | Alfred Hospital | On campus |
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
| Second semester | Clayton | Online |
| Second semester | Peninsula | On campus |
| Second semester | Peninsula | Online |
Assessment
- Co-signed revised semester plan, including timeline and goal checkpoints (Pass/Fail)ArtefactCompetency hurdle-
- Supervisory partnership agreement (Pass/Fail)ArtefactCompetency hurdle-
- Documented supervisory meetings (Pass/Fail)ArtefactCompetency hurdle-
- Draft and revised thesis chapters (10,000 word equivalent) (Pass/Fail)WrittenCompetency hurdle-
- Minor research thesis (20,000 - 24,000 words including revisions of chapters from MAP5001)WrittenCompetency hurdle80%
- Oral presentation (20 minutes)PresentationCompetency hurdle20%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Implement persuasive data collection and management strategies, ensuring data integrity, ethical and legal responsibilities are maintained.
- 2
Interpret and justify own findings in various formats and generate defensible conclusions in the context of the research question and area of knowledge.
- 3
Defend an informed position to an explicit body of knowledge.
- 4
Illustrate how writing skills have evolved overtime to meet academic standards associated within one’s own thesis and/or publications.
- 5
Manage time and resources effectively to achieve predetermined goals.
- 6
Communicate findings and impacts of research to a variety of audiences using different modalities.
Workload and teaching
Minimum 1 hour per week consultation with supervisor either face-to-face or electronically, 11 hours per week directed research activities which may include on-line tasks (project dependent), 12 hours per week for self-directed study.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Claire Palermo
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Claire Palermo
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MAP5002?
MAP5002 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MAP5002 offered?
In 2027, MAP5002 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Alfred Hospital, Clayton and Peninsula, with an online option.
Does MAP5002 have an exam?
No. MAP5002 has 6 assessment tasks and no exam.