Hobart, Launceston, Cradle Coast
Introduction
In this unit, students will undertake an independent project requiring an investigation of an approved Humanities topic. Students will learn and demonstrate research skills in a multi-disciplinary cohort, but will also select and refine an individual research topic of their interest, within the expertise of a designated staff member in their discipline. They will meet regularly with this research supervisor to develop their approach and draft their written output. Students will be required to use a variety of media (e.g. oral, written, visual) to disseminate their research.
Summary 2022
| Unit name | Independent Research Project |
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| Unit code | HUM311 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education School of Humanities |
| Discipline | English|Global Cultures and Languages|History and Classics|Philosophy and Gender Studies |
| Coordinator | Dr Emerald King |
| Teaching staff | |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Learning Outcomes
- Identify and critically reflect on an appropriate area of scholarly interest within a Humanities discipline.
- Locate and synthesise existing scholarship in this area and design a research question in relation to this body of work.
- Use a range of research strategies and methodologies to address this question, thereby increasing knowledge.
- Develop time and data management skills suited to independent research.
- Demonstrate proficiency in effective communication, using a range of media (e.g. written, oral, visual) to disseminate knowledge.
Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
25 points at introductory level in any discipline in any faculty
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Online web conference workshop (120 minutes), Weekly in weeks 1-5 and in Week 12 Group Supervision Meeting (50 minutes), 2 meetings in Weeks 1-5 Individual Supervision meeting (30 minutes), 3 meetings in Weeks 5-11 |
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| Assessment | Task 1: Project proposal, 500 words (20%) Task 2: Research project tasks, including contributions to supervision meetings, maintenance of meeting agendas and notes, submission of draft essay for supervisor feedback (10%) Task 3: Research pitch and media article, 1250 words (20%) Task 4: Supervised research essay, 4000 words (50%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | None |
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