Hobart
Please note, this unit is only available to students approved for study in the Investigative Practice, Prosecution Practice or Public Sector Leadership & Management specialisation of R4C Bachelor of Arts with Professional Honours.
For further information please contact dpfem.enquiries@utas.edu.au or victoriapolice.enquiries@utas.edu.au.
Introduction
Within this unit, you will undertake research and critical analysis on management and leadership issues, or issues relating to institutional policy that are relevant to your organisational workplace setting.
You will be required to develop a research topic in consultation with your workplace and/or in an area of study in which academics from Social Sciences and/or Law have requisite subject matter expertise (a list of subject areas and supervisors will be provided on the unit MyLO page).
This unit builds on your learning in a range of social science, policy, politics, police studies, and/or criminology units. It provides you with an opportunity to critically analyse a topic relevant to your area of work, and apply your analysis to evaluate related issues or policies in an authentic agency/industry/public sector context.
Summary 2021
| Unit name | Supervised Research Project |
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| Unit code | HSP404 |
| Credit points | 25 |
| Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education School of Social Sciences |
| Discipline | Policing and Emergency Management |
| Coordinator | Ebba Herrlander Birgerson |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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* 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 (see withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Learning Outcomes
- Conduct a critical analysis of relevant scholarly literature relating to your chosen topic or field of enquiry in your workplace context.
- Critically reflect on and communicate contextual theory and disciplinary knowledge relevant to your chosen topic or field of enquiry in your workplace context.
- Apply critical analysis of and reflection on your chosen topic or field of enquiry to develop a research paper demonstrating sound understanding of contextual theory and disciplinary knowledge and their practical application in a real life organisational setting.
Fees
A fee waiver applies to students who study this unit as part of a Faculty approved police cohort in R4C Bachelor of Arts - Professional Honours in Public Sector Leadership Management, Investigative Practice and Prosecution Practice in 2018.
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Intensive directed study involving weekly contact with supervisor (13 wks). |
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| Assessment | Task 1: Progress report on topic and advisers (20%) Task 2: Critical Literature Review (30%) Task 3: Research paper (50%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | None |
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