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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.
Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.
This unit aims to develop students as critical consumers of published research. Students will gain knowledge of the main steps in the research process and of the range of research strategies and methods utilised by contemporary researchers. Students will also develop information-finding and critical thinking skills that will enable them to apply this research knowledge in order to assess the quality and applicability of research reports. This unit prepares students to utilise research as evidence in their professional practices.
Students must have completed either MAT1114, PST1107 or PSY1102.
K05 students - no pre-requisite unit required K89 students must have completed PST1107 K97 students must have completed MAT1114 Y02 students must have completed MAT1114 or PSY1102
Equivalent to PST2111
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | 13 x 2 hour seminar | Not Offered | 3 x 5 hour seminar |
| Semester 1 | 13 x 1 hour tutorial | Not Offered | Not Offered |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.
Lectures are used to introduce the central concepts of the unit. On-campus students will have the opportunity to discuss research concepts and collaboratively evaluate example journal articles for quality and applicability. Online students will receive recorded lectures with discussion board forums facilitated to provide comparable opportunities for learning through interaction. Tutorials are facilitated workshops in which students undertake group activities related to the week’s lecture content. On-campus students meet weekly while online students are provided the opportunity to collaborate through weekly online live’ tutorials and strategic discussion board forums.
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.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Research Critique Part 1 | 15% |
| Report | Research Critique Part 2 | 45% |
| Examination | Final Examination * | 40% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Research Critique Part 1 | 15% |
| Report | Research Critique Part 2 | 45% |
| Examination | Final Examination * | 40% |
* Assessment item identified for English language proficiency
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.
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:
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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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.
Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for this unit. All assessment changes will be published by 27 July 2020. All students are reminded to check handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.
This unit aims to develop students as critical consumers of published research. Students will gain knowledge of the main steps in the research process and of the range of research strategies and methods utilised by contemporary researchers. Students will also develop information-finding and critical thinking skills that will enable them to apply this research knowledge in order to assess the quality and applicability of research reports. This unit prepares students to utilise research as evidence in their professional practices.
Students must have completed either MAT1114, PST1107 or PSY1102.
K05 students - no pre-requisite unit required K89 students must have completed PST1107 K97 students must have completed MAT1114 Y02 students must have completed MAT1114 or PSY1102
Equivalent to PST2111
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | 13 x 2 hour seminar | Not Offered | 3 x 5 hour seminar |
| Semester 1 | 13 x 1 hour tutorial | Not Offered | Not Offered |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.
Lectures are used to introduce the central concepts of the unit. On-campus students will have the opportunity to discuss research concepts and collaboratively evaluate example journal articles for quality and applicability. Online students will receive recorded lectures with discussion board forums facilitated to provide comparable opportunities for learning through interaction. Tutorials are facilitated workshops in which students undertake group activities related to the week’s lecture content. On-campus students meet weekly while online students are provided the opportunity to collaborate through weekly online live’ tutorials and strategic discussion board forums.
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.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Research Critique Part 1 | 15% |
| Report | Research Critique Part 2 | 45% |
| Examination | Final Examination * | 40% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Research Critique Part 1 | 15% |
| Report | Research Critique Part 2 | 45% |
| Examination | Final Examination * | 40% |
* Assessment item identified for English language proficiency
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.
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:
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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