Courses & Units

Honours Dissertation EPF420

Launceston

This unit is being phased out, no new enrolments are being taken.

Introduction

Students selected into one of the following Faculty of Education Honours courses, B.Ed (Hons), B.Ed (Primary) (Hons), B.Ed (Early Childhood) (Hons) course will undertake this unit. This unit is the second in a sequence that aims to prepare and assist students in undertaking a substantial sustained piece of educational research. Students who complete this unit successfully will have: implemented a research design observing the appropriate ethical guidelines and constraints; completed planned data generation and data analysis relevant to the research design; completed a substantial written report (12,000 15,000 words) that is presented with due observance of the standards of academic writing and presentation; and made a public presentation of the completed research project.

Summary

Unit name	Honours Dissertation
Unit code	EPF420
Credit points	25
College/School	College of Arts, Law and Education Faculty of Education
Discipline	Education
Coordinator	Doctor Kira Patterson
Delivered By	Delivered wholly by the provider
Level	Honours

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Launceston	Semester 2		Off-Campus	International	Domestic

Key

: On-campus
: Off-Campus
: International students
: Domestic students

Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 2	12/7/2021	10/8/2021	30/8/2021	17/10/2021

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2021 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2021 will be available from the 1st October 2020. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

explain a range of research methods and techniques and justify the choice of methods in the context of the phenomenon/issue of investigation
use data analysis techniques appropriate for quantitative and qualitative data and apply these appropriately in the context of undertaking a specific project.
recognise and explain a range of ethical issues that arise in undertaking research in the social sciences, and the appropriate ways of addressing these within a research context.
present an independent academic project in an appropriate format, including use of academic language, correct citation and referencing 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
070101	$987.00	$987.00	not applicable	$4,216.00

Available as a Commonwealth Supported Place
HECS-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility³
FEE-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility⁴

¹ Please refer to more information on student contribution amounts.
² Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
³ Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
⁴ Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.

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Requisites

Prerequisites

EPF410

Teaching

Assessment	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.
Links	Booktopia textbook finder

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