Faculty of Regional Professional Studies (Bunbury)

School: Regional Professional Studies

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

    Doctor of Philosophy Thesis
  • Unit Code

    RPS7200
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    0
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

The Doctor of Philosophy is a research degree. The purpose of the degree is to develop in students the capacity to conduct research independently at a high level of originality and quality. An interdisciplinary approach recognises that solutions to problems often rely on knowledge gained across traditional disciplines. In the selection of fields of research, students are encouraged to examine the broad perspective within which the problem lies and to adopt problem-solving techniques applicable across disciplines.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Acquire an understanding of the research topic through scholarship and a review of the literature.
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of appropriate techniques.
  3. Develop competence in independent work or experimentation.
  4. Develop the ability to make critical use of published work and source materials.
  5. Identify a conceptually, professionally or theoretically significant topic.
  6. Justify the research proposal to reviewers at a graduate seminar.
  7. Prepare and write a thesis that draws a conclusion(s) from the findings and assesses the implications of the study.
  8. Present a research proposal that conceptualises and refines the research problem and questions and demonstrates an understanding of the theoretical and/or conceptual background to the study. The research proposal should also contain a plan for the conduct of the research.

Unit Content

  1. Analyse and synthesize findings.
  2. Complete changes/revisions and prepare thesis for reproduction and/or publication.
  3. Implement a research proposal.
  4. Plan, design and present a research proposal.
  5. Prepare a thesis that is consistent with the supervisor's expectations and is consistent with the University's Research policy guidelines.

Additional Learning Experience Information

This is a self-directed research thesis unit. Students will meet with the supervisor as appropriate, by arrangement between the parties. Supervisor/candidate supervisory relationship should be consistent with the Process of Supervision contained in the Edith Cowan University Doctoral and Masters by Research Handbook.

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.

Text References

  • ^ These will depend on the research topic and will be discussed by the supervisor following enrolment in the unit.

^ Mandatory reference


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.

RPS7200|1|1

Faculty of Regional Professional Studies (Bunbury)

School: Regional Professional Studies

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

    Doctor of Philosophy Thesis
  • Unit Code

    RPS7200
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    0
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

The Doctor of Philosophy is a research degree. The purpose of the degree is to develop in students the capacity to conduct research independently at a high level of originality and quality. An interdisciplinary approach recognises that solutions to problems often rely on knowledge gained across traditional disciplines. In the selection of fields of research, students are encouraged to examine the broad perspective within which the problem lies and to adopt problem-solving techniques applicable across disciplines.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Acquire an understanding of the research topic through scholarship and a review of the literature.
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of appropriate techniques.
  3. Develop competence in independent work or experimentation.
  4. Develop the ability to make critical use of published work and source materials.
  5. Identify a conceptually, professionally or theoretically significant topic.
  6. Justify the research proposal to reviewers at a graduate seminar.
  7. Prepare and write a thesis that draws a conclusion(s) from the findings and assesses the implications of the study.
  8. Present a research proposal that conceptualises and refines the research problem and questions and demonstrates an understanding of the theoretical and/or conceptual background to the study. The research proposal should also contain a plan for the conduct of the research.

Unit Content

  1. Analyse and synthesize findings.
  2. Complete changes/revisions and prepare thesis for reproduction and/or publication.
  3. Implement a research proposal.
  4. Plan, design and present a research proposal.
  5. Prepare a thesis that is consistent with the supervisor's expectations and is consistent with the University's Research policy guidelines.

Additional Learning Experience Information

This is a self-directed research thesis unit. Students will meet with the supervisor as appropriate, by arrangement between the parties. Supervisor/candidate supervisory relationship should be consistent with the Process of Supervision contained in the Edith Cowan University Doctoral and Masters by Research Handbook.

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.

Text References

  • ^ These will depend on the research topic and will be discussed by the supervisor following enrolment in the unit.

^ Mandatory reference


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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