School: Medical and Health Sciences

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

    Preparation of Honours Thesis Proposal
  • Unit Code

    SPE5102
  • Year

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    A/Prof Deborah Jane HERSH

Description

In this unit, students design a research project which extends existing knowledge in the field of Speech Pathology. Students develop the research question (or questions) and write a research proposal outlining a suitable research methodology and analysis techniques to be used.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from PSY3303

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SPE4107

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Conduct a review of the relevant literature.
  2. Design a research project with appropriate methodological and analysis techniques that will answer the research questions posed.
  3. Identify a gap in knowledge that might be filled through empirical investigation.
  4. Identify a theoretical framework and generate research questions that address the gap.
  5. Present a proposal.

Unit Content

  1. Conceive a research topic.
  2. Plan, design and write a research proposal, including application for Ethics Approval where appropriate.
  3. Revise a research proposal in the light of reviewers' advice.
  4. The major curricula topics covered in this unit will depend upon the student's research question. In general, the unit will address how to:

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 2 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Regular supervision and consultation with supervisor(s), seminars.

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
Research Paper ^Thesis proposal80%
Presentation ^Oral presentation of proposal20%

^ Mandatory to Pass


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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School: Medical and Health Sciences

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

    Preparation of Honours Thesis Proposal
  • Unit Code

    SPE5102
  • Year

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    A/Prof Deborah Jane HERSH

Description

In this unit, students design a research project which extends existing knowledge in the field of Speech Pathology. Students develop the research question (or questions) and write a research proposal outlining a suitable research methodology and analysis techniques to be used.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from PSY3303

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SPE4107

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Conduct a review of the relevant literature.
  2. Design a research project with appropriate methodological and analysis techniques that will answer the research questions posed.
  3. Identify a gap in knowledge that might be filled through empirical investigation.
  4. Identify a theoretical framework and generate research questions that address the gap.
  5. Present a proposal.

Unit Content

  1. Conceive a research topic.
  2. Plan, design and write a research proposal, including application for Ethics Approval where appropriate.
  3. Revise a research proposal in the light of reviewers' advice.
  4. The major curricula topics covered in this unit will depend upon the student's research question. In general, the unit will address how to:

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 2 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Regular supervision and consultation with supervisor(s), seminars.

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
Research Paper ^Thesis proposal80%
Presentation ^Oral presentation of proposal20%

^ Mandatory to Pass


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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