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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Engineering

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

    Doctoral Thesis Preparation 2

  • Unit Code

    ENS7106

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    30

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit provides the candidate with the support to develop a complete research proposal for their chosen research topic. It builds on the unit ENS7105 Doctoral Thesis Preparation 1 to allow the student to identify the core research tasks from the relevant literature and to develop their research goals and expected outcomes in the form of a formal research proposal. The research proposal then forms the statement of goals for the subsequent research work.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Deliver a research seminar based on this proposal.
  2. Develop an appropriate research methodology.
  3. Effectively argue the value and importance of a Doctoral research topic and the appropriateness of proposed methodologies.
  4. Prepare a formal Doctoral research proposal.

Unit Content

  1. An introduction to the delivery of a research seminar.
  2. An introduction to the formal structure of a research proposal.
  3. Development of a research methodology.
  4. The preparation of a Doctoral research proposal.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Tutorials and workshops.

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
ReportResearch proposal
PresentationResearch proposal seminar

Text References

  • Beer, D. F., & McMurrey, D. A. (2010). A guide to writing as an engineer (3rd ed.). New York: John Wiley.
  • Matthieson, J., & Binder., M. (2009). How to survive your doctorate. Berkshire, UK: Open University Press.
  • Graduate School (Current Year). Doctoral and Masters by research handbook. Perth: Edith Cowan University.
  • Cooley, L., & Lewkowcz, J. (2003). Dissertation writing in practice: Turning ideas into text. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press.

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: Engineering

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

    Doctoral Thesis Preparation 2

  • Unit Code

    ENS7106

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    30

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit provides the candidate with the support to develop a complete research proposal for their chosen research topic. It builds on the unit ENS7105 Doctoral Thesis Preparation 1 to allow the student to identify the core research tasks from the relevant literature and to develop their research goals and expected outcomes in the form of a formal research proposal. The research proposal then forms the statement of goals for the subsequent research work.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Deliver a research seminar based on this proposal.
  2. Develop an appropriate research methodology.
  3. Effectively argue the value and importance of a Doctoral research topic and the appropriateness of proposed methodologies.
  4. Prepare a formal Doctoral research proposal.

Unit Content

  1. An introduction to the delivery of a research seminar.
  2. An introduction to the formal structure of a research proposal.
  3. Development of a research methodology.
  4. The preparation of a Doctoral research proposal.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Tutorials and workshops.

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
ReportResearch proposal
PresentationResearch proposal seminar

Text References

  • Beer, D. F., & McMurrey, D. A. (2010). A guide to writing as an engineer (3rd ed.). New York: John Wiley.
  • Matthieson, J., & Binder., M. (2009). How to survive your doctorate. Berkshire, UK: Open University Press.
  • Graduate School (Current Year). Doctoral and Masters by research handbook. Perth: Edith Cowan University.
  • Cooley, L., & Lewkowcz, J. (2003). Dissertation writing in practice: Turning ideas into text. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press.

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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