ADVANCED RESEARCH SKILLS

HUS5ADR

2017

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Students will utilise internet search engines and other library resources to develop a bibliography of relevant literature. They will develop study and writing skills by critically analysing the literature in an extended essay.

School: School of Humanities & Social Sciences

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Anita Smith

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Admission to a Masters program within the School of Humanities and Social Sciences or the permission of the Director of Coursework Masters.

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. identify and utilise a range of strategies to locate resources, including catalogues and internet search engines

Activities:: Prepare a bibliography of the literature relevant to the research topic that will be used in the thesis
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

02. use a bibliographic database such as Endnote to store and organise references and generate bibliographies

Activities:: Store the references identified on a bibliographic database system and use that system to generate the bibliography accompanying the major assignment.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

03. write a substantial review of professional and scientific literature that synthesises and analyses the sources in order to identify major themes, issues and trends in scholarship

Activities:: Write an annotated bibliography and synthesis of the literature identified.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

Bendigo, 2017, Semester 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Anita Smith

Class requirements

Block ModeWeek: 32 - 32
One 7.0 hours block mode per study period on weekdays during the day from week 32 to week 32 and delivered via face-to-face.
"simultaneous sessions in Bundoora and Bendigo"

Block ModeWeek: 35 - 35
One 7.0 hours block mode per study period on weekdays during the day from week 35 to week 35 and delivered via face-to-face.
"all students at city campus"

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 43
Six 3.0 hours unscheduled online class per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%	ILO*
1 x 1500 word bibliographic assignment		30	01, 02
1 x 3500 word annotated bibliography and literature review		70	02, 03

Melbourne, 2017, Semester 2, Blended