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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Psychology and Social Science

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

    Thesis Development

  • Unit Code

    CSV5113

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

Description

The purpose of the Bachelor of Social Science Honours thesis is to help students to learn how to design implement, and report a small scale research project appropriate to social science. By the end of their candidature the student should be capable of conceiving, designing, implementing and evaluating a research-based study. This is addressed in this unit, and the related units CSV5114 and CSV5115, and builds upon previous work in CSV5112 and RES5115.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded CSV5101

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Design a small scale research project that demonstrates a choice of research methods appropriate to the research question.
  2. Implement a research proposal, demonstrating a thorough understanding of the relevant research techniques.
  3. Prepare a thesis which presents the findings, draws conclusions and assesses the implications of the study.

Unit Content

  1. Analyse and synthesise findings.
  2. Complete changes/revisions and prepare thesis for reproduction and/or publication.
  3. Implement a research proposal.
  4. Prepare a thesis with conclusions and recommendations and present for external examination.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Student and supervisor/s meet on a regular basis to develop all stages of the thesis.

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail 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
ProjectResearch thesis

Text References

  • Creswell, J. W. (2013). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (4th ed.). London, England: Sage.
  • Creswell, J. W. (2007). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five approaches (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Other References

  • For further references, please consult the GRS website and your supervisor about what would be best suited to your proposed project.

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 Health, Engineering and Science

School: Psychology and Social Science

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

    Thesis Development

  • Unit Code

    CSV5113

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

Description

The purpose of the Bachelor of Social Science Honours thesis is to help students to learn how to design implement, and report a small scale research project appropriate to social science. By the end of their candidature the student should be capable of conceiving, designing, implementing and evaluating a research-based study. This is addressed in this unit, and the related units CSV5114 and CSV5115, and builds upon previous work in CSV5112 and RES5115.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded CSV5101

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Design a small scale research project that demonstrates a choice of research methods appropriate to the research question.
  2. Implement a research proposal, demonstrating a thorough understanding of the relevant research techniques.
  3. Prepare a thesis which presents the findings, draws conclusions and assesses the implications of the study.

Unit Content

  1. Analyse and synthesise findings.
  2. Complete changes/revisions and prepare thesis for reproduction and/or publication.
  3. Implement a research proposal.
  4. Prepare a thesis with conclusions and recommendations and present for external examination.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Student and supervisor/s meet on a regular basis to develop all stages of the thesis.

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail 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
ProjectResearch thesis

Text References

  • Creswell, J. W. (2013). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (4th ed.). London, England: Sage.
  • Creswell, J. W. (2007). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five approaches (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Other References

  • For further references, please consult the GRS website and your supervisor about what would be best suited to your proposed project.

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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