Courses & Units

Communicating Research XGR502

Hobart, Launceston

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As well as attending the face-to-face days (2 consecutive days), students will need to access the XGR502 MyLO Web site.

Introduction

Communicating Research introduces principles of academic writing and broad presentation skills to PhD and Masters candidates to higher degrees by research (HDR) study at the University of Tasmania.

This unit will focus on a range of topics including: managing and reviewing the literature, writing a research proposal, presentation skills (presentations for conferences, seminars, discussants and poster presentations, including differences in styles between disciplines), principles of academic writing (developing responsible writing skills, structuring extended writing, technique and writing style and incorporating the work of other scholars into your writing) and preparing research results for publication.

The unit is a mandatory unit of the Graduate Certificate in Research. Therefore, it introduces a range of topics that will be developed further in a number of elective units in the course.

Summary

Unit name	Communicating Research
Unit code	XGR502
Credit points	12.5
Faculty/School	Research Division Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research)
Discipline	Graduate Certificate in Research Income
Level	Postgraduate
Available as student elective?	No
Breadth Unit?	No

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Winter school (late)		Off-Campus	International	Domestic
Hobart	Spring school (extended)	On-Campus		International	Domestic
Hobart	11 Week Session Apr	On-Campus		International	Domestic
Launceston	Spring school (extended)	On-Campus		International	Domestic
Launceston	11 Week Session Feb	On-Campus		International	Domestic

Key

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

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Winter school (late)	21/6/2021	9/7/2021	2/8/2021	12/9/2021
Spring school (extended)	25/10/2021	17/11/2021	20/12/2021	13/2/2022
11 Week Session Feb	1/2/2021	15/2/2021	8/3/2021	11/4/2021
11 Week Session Apr	5/4/2021	23/4/2021	17/5/2021	27/6/2021

* 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 (see withdrawal dates explained 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 2021.

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Fees

Band	CSP Student Contribution	Full Fee Paying (domestic)	Field of Education
1	2020: $835.00	2020: $2,445.00	100799

Fees for next year will be published in October. The fees above only apply for the year shown.

Please note: international students should refer to this page to get an indicative course cost.

Teaching

Assessment	Development of a relevant literature database 20%; Literature review or equivalent substantial body of work 50%; Presentation at UTAS postgraduate conference 30%.
Timetable	View the lecture timetable \| View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	None

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