This unit of study provides honours students with the opportunity to undertake independent research and develop an honours thesis based on original research.
Unit details
Location:
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
24
Unit code:
ASW4903
Prerequisites
ASW4902 - Social Work Honours Seminar
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Learning Outcomes
| 1. | Identify an academic research question and design a small research project to investigate this question; | ||
| 2. | Design and carry out a small research project with appropriate methodology, methods, and data analysis; and | ||
| 3. | Construct a formal thesis incorporating a review of literature, a research design chapter, findings and conclusion. |
Assessment
Because this is an Honours thesis unit of study, 100% of the assessment is assigned to the Honours thesis.
| Assessment type | Description | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Thesis | Honours thesis (15,000 words) | 100% |
Required reading
Social research 4th ed.
Sarantakos, S., (2013)
Australia, South Yarra: Macmillan Education
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