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 Thesis Proposal
  • Unit Code

    SPS6120
  • Year

    2018
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    A/Prof Sophia NIMPHIUS

Description

The background research and proposal for the Honours or Masters project.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Identified a suitable Honours or Masters project.
  2. Negotiated with the Postgraduate Co-ordinator in Sports Science for a supervisor for the project.
  3. Submitted an acceptable proposal for the project.
  4. Undertaken a full literature survey in the area of the project.

Unit Content

  1. Literature survey and background readings for the project.
  2. The nature and scope of an Honours or Masters level project.
  3. The structure of an Honours or Masters project proposal.

Learning Experience

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

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

The unit will be based on individual consultation with each student. Initially these consultations will be with the unit coordinator, continuing until a suitable project and supervisor have been identified. From this point on, the student will consult principally with the supervisor. The unit coordinator will, however, maintain contact with the student.

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
ProjectResearch Project
ONLINE
TypeDescription
ProjectResearch Project

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.

SPS6120|1|1

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 Thesis Proposal
  • Unit Code

    SPS6120
  • Year

    2018
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    A/Prof Sophia NIMPHIUS

Description

The background research and proposal for the Honours or Masters project.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Identified a suitable Honours or Masters project.
  2. Negotiated with the Postgraduate Co-ordinator in Sports Science for a supervisor for the project.
  3. Submitted an acceptable proposal for the project.
  4. Undertaken a full literature survey in the area of the project.

Unit Content

  1. Literature survey and background readings for the project.
  2. The nature and scope of an Honours or Masters level project.
  3. The structure of an Honours or Masters project proposal.

Learning Experience

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

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

The unit will be based on individual consultation with each student. Initially these consultations will be with the unit coordinator, continuing until a suitable project and supervisor have been identified. From this point on, the student will consult principally with the supervisor. The unit coordinator will, however, maintain contact with the student.

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
ProjectResearch Project
ONLINE
TypeDescription
ProjectResearch Project

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.

SPS6120|1|2