ADVANCED RESEARCH SKILLS
HUS5ADR
2019
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 or Honours 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:
- Identify and elaborate a research topic and prepare a bibliography of the literature relevant to the research topic
- 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 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 review of literature review relevant to the research topic.
- 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, 2019, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Anita Smith
Class requirements
Block ModeWeek: 15 - 15
One 7.0 hours block mode per study period on weekdays during the day from week 15 to week 15 and delivered via video conference.
Block ModeWeek: 19 - 19
One 7.0 hours block mode per study period on weekdays during the day from week 19 to week 19 and delivered via face-to-face.
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
Seven 3.0 hours unscheduled online class per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 x 1500 word bibliographic assignment | 40 | 01, 02 | |
| 1 x 3500 word literature review | 50 | 02, 03 | |
| 4 x 100 word online quizzes | 10 | 01, 02 |
Melbourne, 2019, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Anita Smith
Class requirements
Block ModeWeek: 15 - 15
One 7.0 hours block mode per study period on weekdays during the day from week 15 to week 15 and delivered via face-to-face.
Block ModeWeek: 15 - 15
One 7.0 hours block mode per study period on weekdays during the day from week 15 to week 15 and delivered via video conference.
Block ModeWeek: 19 - 19
One 2.0 hours block mode per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 19 to week 19 and delivered via face-to-face.
"This class will be taught for all students in the City Campus, Melbourne CBD"
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 20
Seven 2.0 hours unscheduled online class per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 20 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 x 1500 word bibliographic assignment | 40 | 01, 02 | |
| 1 x 3500 word literature review | 50 | 02, 03 | |
| 4 x 100 word online quizzes | 10 | 01, 02 |