Research Thesis A unit (HGA715)

Introduction

The Research thesis is a 15,000 word research project on a topic of the student’s choice which has been approved by the unit coordinator. The supervision of the project involves (where applicable) the gaining of ethics approval, and regular meetings between the student and their primary supervisor, aimed at monitoring the progress of research and thesis preparation. The thesis is completed according to the academic conventions of the relevant discipline.

Summary

Unit name	Research Thesis A
Unit code	HGA715
Credit points	25
College/School	Arts and Society Humanities and Social Sciences
Discipline	Sociology and Criminology
Coordinator	Professor Anne Hardy
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Postgraduate

Learning Outcomes

• Develop a tourism research project.
• Conduct research into a tourism project.
• Make a contribution to knowledge in a field of tourism through a written thesis.
• Communicate research outcomes with clarity and according to scholarly conventions.

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution 1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3	Domestic Full Fee 4
			not applicable

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Requisites

Co-requisites

HSS408

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	10 individual one-hour face-to-face and/or online supervisory meetings prearranged at the start of the semester. There are no scheduled workshops.
Assessment	Research Thesis (100%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.

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