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

    Masters Thesis
  • Unit Code

    CMM6200
  • Year

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    4
  • Credit Points

    0
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Danielle Jane BRADY

Description

The conduct of a research project in arts, communications or creative industries, in one of the following discipline areas: Arts disciplines: English; History; French; Politics & International Relations; Visual Arts; Fashion & Textiles and Writing. Communications disciplines: Advertising; Journalism; Media, Culture and Mass Communications; Public Relations. Creative Industries disciplines: Film & Video; Game Design & Culture; Photomedia; Interactive Media; Animation; Graphic Design; Environmental & Spatial Design. Study in the unit will culminate in preparation and submission of a Masters Thesis. Where submission embodies a substantial creative project or production in the practice of the chosen discipline, the length of the accompanying written component is proportionally reduced to a minimum of 20% of the overall thesis.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded CMM6101, CMM6102

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Completed the study for their Masters thesis.
  2. Prepared their Masters thesis, including creative work where appropriate.
  3. Submitted their Masters thesis.

Unit Content

  1. Preparation and presentation of a research proposal.
  2. The development of a Masters thesis.
  3. The participation in a Masters Forum whereby students engage in a rigorous exploration of the theories underpinning their own research within the broader arts discourse.
  4. The preparation and submission of the Masters thesis, including creative work where appropriate.

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

In these units the student will implement, and prepare for submission of, the thesis. The study, and its progress, will be closely supervised by the appointed supervisors. The preparation of the thesis will be done with the support of the supervisors, and with instruction from the course co-ordinator. It is probable that at least one draft thesis will be prepared. The student and supervisors will mutually agree on progress review dates, on draft submission dates, and creative work dates. A component of these units will be a masters forum where students foster praxis by extending their research through analysis and debate of their work, and that of others, within the diverse arts field. The aim is to develop a critical understanding of discipline specificity and cross-disciplinarity across the arts.

Assessment

GS3 GRADING SCHEMA 3 Used for research or project 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
TypeDescription
ThesisThesis

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

    Masters Thesis
  • Unit Code

    CMM6200
  • Year

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    4
  • Credit Points

    0
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Danielle Jane BRADY

Description

The conduct of a research project in arts, communications or creative industries, in one of the following discipline areas: Arts disciplines: English; History; French; Politics & International Relations; Visual Arts; Fashion & Textiles and Writing. Communications disciplines: Advertising; Journalism; Media, Culture and Mass Communications; Public Relations. Creative Industries disciplines: Film & Video; Game Design & Culture; Photomedia; Interactive Media; Animation; Graphic Design; Environmental & Spatial Design. Study in the unit will culminate in preparation and submission of a Masters Thesis. Where submission embodies a substantial creative project or production in the practice of the chosen discipline, the length of the accompanying written component is proportionally reduced to a minimum of 20% of the overall thesis.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded CMM6101, CMM6102

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Completed the study for their Masters thesis.
  2. Prepared their Masters thesis, including creative work where appropriate.
  3. Submitted their Masters thesis.

Unit Content

  1. Preparation and presentation of a research proposal.
  2. The development of a Masters thesis.
  3. The participation in a Masters Forum whereby students engage in a rigorous exploration of the theories underpinning their own research within the broader arts discourse.
  4. The preparation and submission of the Masters thesis, including creative work where appropriate.

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

In these units the student will implement, and prepare for submission of, the thesis. The study, and its progress, will be closely supervised by the appointed supervisors. The preparation of the thesis will be done with the support of the supervisors, and with instruction from the course co-ordinator. It is probable that at least one draft thesis will be prepared. The student and supervisors will mutually agree on progress review dates, on draft submission dates, and creative work dates. A component of these units will be a masters forum where students foster praxis by extending their research through analysis and debate of their work, and that of others, within the diverse arts field. The aim is to develop a critical understanding of discipline specificity and cross-disciplinarity across the arts.

Assessment

GS3 GRADING SCHEMA 3 Used for research or project 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
TypeDescription
ThesisThesis

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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