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<p class="ql-align-justify">The unit is dedicated to producing a broad literature review for the research topic of the student`s honours course. The broad literature review will support homing in on their research focus area that will support their overarching research output. A comprehensive review and appraisal of relevant literature will provide the background information needed to understand the chosen honours research project. Preparing a literature review is an important component of the honours course and can assist students to prepare a well-organized thesis with a clear conceptual framework. This unit aims to build varied communication skills relevant to Honours Courses including written, verbal, presentation, networking and dissemination skills.</p>
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<p class="ql-align-justify"><strong >Honours Thesis Format and Style</strong></p><ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Discipline-specific structures and style for honours thesis and creative outputs towards the creation of new knowledge (e.g., abstract, methods, results).</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Academic or professional tone and consistent referencing and acknowledgement of resources towards creation of output (discipline related).</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Academic and discipline-industry expectations of thesis format and styling.</li></ul><p class="ql-align-justify"> </p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong >Literature Review</strong></p><ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Difference between types of literature reviews, such as narrative, systematic, meta-analytic, and thematic related to key discipline.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Sourcing, evaluating and synthesizing relevant literature and resources.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Developing critical, well-structured, and evidence-based reviews relevant to the research/discipline field. <span > </span></li><li class="ql-align-justify">The role of bibliographies within varied disciplines and 'standing on the shoulders of giants'.</li></ul><p class="ql-align-justify"> </p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong >Developing Research Outputs and Communication Strategies </strong></p><ul><li class="ql-align-justify">The role and relevance of varied communication skills aligned to best practice dissemination and/or creative outputs, such as journal articles, conference papers, technical reports, or creative works specific to a discipline</li></ul><p class="ql-align-justify"><br></p>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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<p class="ql-align-justify">The unit is dedicated to producing a broad literature review for the research topic of the student`s honours course. The broad literature review will support homing in on their research focus area that will support their overarching research output. A comprehensive review and appraisal of relevant literature will provide the background information needed to understand the chosen honours research project. Preparing a literature review is an important component of the honours course and can assist students to prepare a well-organized thesis with a clear conceptual framework. This unit aims to build varied communication skills relevant to Honours Courses including written, verbal, presentation, networking and dissemination skills.</p>
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<p class="ql-align-justify"><strong >Honours Thesis Format and Style</strong></p><ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Discipline-specific structures and style for honours thesis and creative outputs towards the creation of new knowledge (e.g., abstract, methods, results).</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Academic or professional tone and consistent referencing and acknowledgement of resources towards creation of output (discipline related).</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Academic and discipline-industry expectations of thesis format and styling.</li></ul><p class="ql-align-justify"> </p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong >Literature Review</strong></p><ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Difference between types of literature reviews, such as narrative, systematic, meta-analytic, and thematic related to key discipline.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Sourcing, evaluating and synthesizing relevant literature and resources.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Developing critical, well-structured, and evidence-based reviews relevant to the research/discipline field. <span > </span></li><li class="ql-align-justify">The role of bibliographies within varied disciplines and 'standing on the shoulders of giants'.</li></ul><p class="ql-align-justify"> </p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong >Developing Research Outputs and Communication Strategies </strong></p><ul><li class="ql-align-justify">The role and relevance of varied communication skills aligned to best practice dissemination and/or creative outputs, such as journal articles, conference papers, technical reports, or creative works specific to a discipline</li></ul><p class="ql-align-justify"><br></p>
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Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Humanities and Social Sciences
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
099900 - Other Society and Culture
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/arhon4101">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
None
Corequisite
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Exclusion
<p>must not have completed BAHRS4032/<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BAHRS4033" target="_blank">BAHRS4033</a>/<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BAHRS4035" target="_blank">BAHRS4035</a>/<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BUHON4006" target="_blank">BUHON4006</a>/<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=SCHON4002" target="_blank">SCHON4002</a></p>
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<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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<p class="ql-align-justify">Critique and synthesize scholarly literature using a range of review types (narrative, systematic, meta-analytic, thematic) to produce well-structured, discipline specific evidence-based analyses.</p>
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<p class="ql-align-justify">Construct examples of theoretical concepts and models related to discipline requirements that<strong> </strong>inform robust research inquiry and/or creation of new knowledge.</p>
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<p class="ql-align-justify">Formulate a suitable argument based on literature sources to justify an honours research question and/or creation of new knowledge. </p><p><br></p>
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<p class="ql-align-justify">Communicate research findings effectively in written, oral, digital, and/or professional networking formats, consistent with disciplinary conventions</p>
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<p>Discipline and Contextual Literature Analysis</p>
<p>Analysis report</p>
<p>10-30%</p>
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<p>60-80%</p>
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<p>Presentation of the Literature Review </p>
<p>Presentation </p>
<p>10-20%</p>
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Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Humanities and Social Sciences
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
099900 - Other Society and Culture
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/arhon4101">View unit fees</a>
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Internal reference: ARHON4101 - U1.0