HONOURS RESEARCH WORKSHOP

MDS4HWS

2014

Credit points: 30

Subject outline

This subject is designed to equip fourth-year students in French, Greek, Italian or Spanish with skills that will aid them in researching and writing their Honours sub-thesis. Topics covered include formulating and refining a research question, the use of secondary sources, research methodology, critical inquiry and analysis, argumentation, and conference presentation skills.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Credit points: 30

Subject Co-ordinator: Brigid Maher

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Enrolment in Honours in French,Italian, Greek or Spanish

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	to be confirmed	Prescribed	N/A	N/A

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Brigid Maher

Class requirements

SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%
Abstract writing (2,400-word equivalent)		30
Annotated bibliography and literature review (3,600-word equivalent)		45
Research presentation (2,000-word equivalent)		25

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day