Faculty of Education and Arts

School: Communications and Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Literature Review
  • Unit Code

    CCA5102
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

In this unit, students will develop a literature review to support their thesis proposal and to inform their research project. They will refine and develop their editing skills to producea finished, polished product.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded CMM5115, HET5102

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Edit academic writing for substance, style and mechanics.
  2. Produce a polished piece of academic prose.
  3. Research and write a literature review.

Unit Content

  1. Editing techniques.
  2. Literature Review.
  3. Professional editorial guidelines.
  4. Writing skills.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars and Individual meetings with a research supervisor.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentAnnotated Bibliography30%
AssignmentPeer Editing20%
EssayFinal Literature Review50%

Text References

  • American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. (6th ed.). Washington DC: APA.
  • Bazerman, C., & Wiener, H. (2003). Writing skills handbook. (5th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Education and Arts

School: Communications and Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Literature Review
  • Unit Code

    CCA5102
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

In this unit, students will develop a literature review to support their thesis proposal and to inform their research project. They will refine and develop their editing skills to producea finished, polished product.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded CMM5115, HET5102

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Edit academic writing for substance, style and mechanics.
  2. Produce a polished piece of academic prose.
  3. Research and write a literature review.

Unit Content

  1. Editing techniques.
  2. Literature Review.
  3. Professional editorial guidelines.
  4. Writing skills.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars and Individual meetings with a research supervisor.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentAnnotated Bibliography30%
AssignmentPeer Editing20%
EssayFinal Literature Review50%

Text References

  • American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. (6th ed.). Washington DC: APA.
  • Bazerman, C., & Wiener, H. (2003). Writing skills handbook. (5th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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