School: Arts and Humanities

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

    Directed Study
  • Unit Code

    CCA5110
  • Year

    2018
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Donna Jean MAZZA

Description

Students will select a topic for study in consultation with their unit coordinator or supervisor and research and write a deep study in the selected field using appropriate theoretical frameworks. This may be a creative project or a theoretical project and will usually deepen the student's knowledge in an area of interest.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded HET5103, RES5113

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critically evaluate the information gathered from a range of sources for a complex study.
  2. Devise a strategy for investigating their chosen topic.
  3. Manage autonomous study with guidance from an academic supervisor.
  4. Present academic findings in an essay and/or creative project appropriate to their discipline.
  5. Undertake the research appropriate to their chosen area of study.

Unit Content

  1. Design and implementation of a research topic in an appropriate academic format.
  2. Development of autonomous study skills and work habits in preparation for Honours thesis.
  3. Development of conceptual understanding in subject matter particular to the chosen research topic.
  4. Research and development of a project to completion.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Individual meetings with a research supervisor. Some seminar attendance may be required, dependent on topic and to be negotiated with 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
ProjectProposal and abstract20%
ProjectFinal submission80%

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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School: Arts and Humanities

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

    Directed Study
  • Unit Code

    CCA5110
  • Year

    2018
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Donna Jean MAZZA

Description

Students will select a topic for study in consultation with their unit coordinator or supervisor and research and write a deep study in the selected field using appropriate theoretical frameworks. This may be a creative project or a theoretical project and will usually deepen the student's knowledge in an area of interest.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded HET5103, RES5113

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critically evaluate the information gathered from a range of sources for a complex study.
  2. Devise a strategy for investigating their chosen topic.
  3. Manage autonomous study with guidance from an academic supervisor.
  4. Present academic findings in an essay and/or creative project appropriate to their discipline.
  5. Undertake the research appropriate to their chosen area of study.

Unit Content

  1. Design and implementation of a research topic in an appropriate academic format.
  2. Development of autonomous study skills and work habits in preparation for Honours thesis.
  3. Development of conceptual understanding in subject matter particular to the chosen research topic.
  4. Research and development of a project to completion.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Individual meetings with a research supervisor. Some seminar attendance may be required, dependent on topic and to be negotiated with 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
ProjectProposal and abstract20%
ProjectFinal submission80%

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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