Faculty of Business and Law

School: Business

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

    Honours Development
  • Unit Code

    FBL5100
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    4
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

Research is an important aspect of a students education, providing a potential pathway for future career opportunities. The purpose of this unit is to create awareness of research opportunities, prepare students for future research and introduce students to the requirements of the Honours program. Students will be equipped with the essential intellectual and practical skills to know how to conduct research including theoretical, philosophical and methodological frameworks, and ethical approaches to research.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

The mode of delivery for this unit is a one-week intensive set of seminars commencing prior to semester.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Communicate a coherent explanation of appropriate methodologies to address research question(s).
  2. Integrate the essential skills required for conducting a literature review.
  3. Review, consolidate and synthesise current issues in discipline area that enable students to identify a research gap that could be filled through empirical investigation.
  4. Review, consolidate and synthesise theoretical and philosophical frameworks that address research question(s).

Unit Content

  1. Appreciation of philosophical paradigms in research.
  2. Critique of current issues in discipline area.
  3. Developing intellectual and writing skills to conduct a literature review.
  4. Development of theoretical frameworks to address research questions.
  5. Methodological perspectives in research.
  6. Understanding the nature of undertaking research at a higher level.

Additional Learning Experience Information

The mode of delivery for this unit is a one-week intensive set of seminars commencing prior to semester. The teaching and learning approach in this unit is enhanced through in-class discussions, where the skills of working effectively with others (specifically team working and task collaboration), communicating effectively, critical appraisal and the ability to generate ideas are emphasised. Successful completion of this unit requires students to complete individual assessment items, which are assessed for quality academic and professional standards, including written communication (structure, language and conventions), ability to work effectively with others, critical analysis (depth of thought, development of argument, logical analysis and insight), depth and breadth of coverage, and the ability to research effectively, using both academic and contemporary sources.

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
AssignmentConcept Mapping20%
Literature ReviewLiterature Critique and discussion40%
JournalReflective Piece40%

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 Business and Law

School: Business

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

    Honours Development
  • Unit Code

    FBL5100
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    4
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

Research is an important aspect of a students education, providing a potential pathway for future career opportunities. The purpose of this unit is to create awareness of research opportunities, prepare students for future research and introduce students to the requirements of the Honours program. Students will be equipped with the essential intellectual and practical skills to know how to conduct research including theoretical, philosophical and methodological frameworks, and ethical approaches to research.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

The mode of delivery for this unit is a one-week intensive set of seminars commencing prior to semester.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Communicate a coherent explanation of appropriate methodologies to address research question(s).
  2. Integrate the essential skills required for conducting a literature review.
  3. Review, consolidate and synthesise current issues in discipline area that enable students to identify a research gap that could be filled through empirical investigation.
  4. Review, consolidate and synthesise theoretical and philosophical frameworks that address research question(s).

Unit Content

  1. Appreciation of philosophical paradigms in research.
  2. Critique of current issues in discipline area.
  3. Developing intellectual and writing skills to conduct a literature review.
  4. Development of theoretical frameworks to address research questions.
  5. Methodological perspectives in research.
  6. Understanding the nature of undertaking research at a higher level.

Additional Learning Experience Information

The mode of delivery for this unit is a one-week intensive set of seminars commencing prior to semester. The teaching and learning approach in this unit is enhanced through in-class discussions, where the skills of working effectively with others (specifically team working and task collaboration), communicating effectively, critical appraisal and the ability to generate ideas are emphasised. Successful completion of this unit requires students to complete individual assessment items, which are assessed for quality academic and professional standards, including written communication (structure, language and conventions), ability to work effectively with others, critical analysis (depth of thought, development of argument, logical analysis and insight), depth and breadth of coverage, and the ability to research effectively, using both academic and contemporary sources.

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
AssignmentConcept Mapping20%
Literature ReviewLiterature Critique and discussion40%
JournalReflective Piece40%

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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