Unit HDRHI8811 - MPhil Research Project P/T Hi 11 | Federation University Handbook

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This unit forms part of the Master of Philosophy, providing a structured yet flexible pathway for research candidates to develop expertise while progressing toward key academic milestones. Candidates engage in meaningful inquiry, producing research that advances knowledge within their discipline while situating their findings within a broader scholarly framework. Throughout the unit, candidates receive mentorship and academic support from a supervisory panel of experts, ensuring their research is rigorous, maintains ethical integrity, and aligns with candidature milestones. This guidance facilitates progress across important domains of researcher development, in conjunction with skills development provided by the Graduate Research School. Successful completion of the unit results in a substantial independent research project, demonstrated through the submission and examination of a thesis, or creative works accompanied by an exegesis. The final outcome showcases an advanced, integrated understanding of a complex body of knowledge while demonstrating the candidate’s ability to critically analyse, synthesise, and contribute original insights to their field. Graduates emerge with advanced research capabilities, preparing them for further academic study or professional research opportunities.

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Topics may include a combination of the following, depending on the discipline, and stage of candidature: <ul> <li>The conduct of ethical research.</li> <li>Research integrity including data and information management.</li> <li>Becoming an independent researcher.</li> <li>Completion of relevant components of the Skills Development Program delivered by the Graduate Research School.</li> <li>Researcher accountability & autonomy.</li> <li>Synthesis and/or a critical review of the relevant literature that provides a basis for research questions.</li> <li>Development of a sound research methodology that is theoretically consistent with the research questions and relevant to the discipline.</li> <li>Preparation for the Confirmation of Candidature.</li> <li>Analysis and interpretation of research results, and the synthesis and drawing of conclusions.</li> <li>Developing and maintaining collaborative professional relationship with supervisors, collaborators and experts.</li> <li>Submission of relevant progress reports.</li> <li>Preparation, display and delivery of seminars, presentations or exhibitions, to a range of audience types.</li> <li>Developing high level academic written expression of a standard that would be publishable in a reputable academic journal or comparable publication relevant to the discipline.</li> <li>Preparation of a high-quality thesis, including the incorporation of appropriate adjustments and refinements in relation to supervisor feedback and self-reflection.</li> <li>Submission a completed thesis, or creative works with exegesis, for examination.</li> </ul>

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Graduate Research School

Discipline:

Graduate Research School

Study level:

Postgraduate - Research

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0.125

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Research P/NP (e.g. O, TD, P, F)

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1	<p>A MPhil thesis will usually be: </p><ul><li>a text of not more than 50,000 words (including any published work, but not including appendices or references) reporting original scholarship and research carried out by the candidate under supervision; <u>or</u> </li><li>a major work or collection of works, including but not restricted to visual presentation, literary production, or computer software development, carried out by the candidate under supervision and accompanied by an exegesis or scholarly commentary of between 10,000 and 20,000 words.</li></ul><p>(Or otherwise specified within the HDR Candidate Procedure; Policy code RS2091)</p>	<p>MPhil theses must be presented in one of the approved formats:</p><p>1.       Thesis, including:</p><p>•        Traditional thesis (without publication(s)); or</p><p>•        Thesis with publication(s).</p><p><u>Or</u></p><p>2.       Practical works and an exegesis, including:</p><p>•        Traditional exegesis (without publication(s)); or</p><p>•        Exegesis with publication(s).</p><p>(Or otherwise specified within the HDR Candidate Procedure; Policy code RS2091)</p>

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Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.

Institute / school:

Graduate Research School

Discipline:

Graduate Research School

Study level:

Postgraduate - Research

Credit points:

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0.125

Field of education:

Grade scheme:

Research P/NP (e.g. O, TD, P, F)

Fee information:

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