51302 MANAGEMENT PROJECT A

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
99	51302 	S1  	D 	MANAGEMENT PROJECT A      	1.00

Contents

• Staffing
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Student Workload
• Assessment Details
• Other Requirements

STAFFING:

SYNOPSIS:

Within  this  unit  students  who have  a  history  of  good  academic
achievement  may undertake a project that is research,  discipline  or
field   based.  The  objectives  of  the  project  are  developed   in
conjunction  with  the  member  of the  academic  staff,  selected  to
supervise  and  evaluate  the project, and approved  by  the  Head  of
Department.  The  unit  encourages  students  to  develop  independent
research techniques that will culminate in a report that lends  itself
to academic scrutiny.

OBJECTIVES:

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. develop an independent capacity to research, document, analyze
   and report on a project of substance.
   

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

Projects must be carefully defined prior to commencement,             100.00
with specific objectives fully documented in consultation
with selected staff.

TEXT and MATERIALS to be PURCHASED:

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Directed Study                                	165

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No  *F/S Marks     Due        Description                              Wtg(%)    LBL WWW
1   S              T.B.A.    ASSESSMENT - NEGOTIATED WITH HEAD OF DEP  100.00    Y   N

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1    To  obtain  a  passing mark in this unit students  must  normally
     obtain  a  passing  mark for the assignments  in  aggregate;  and
     obtain   a  passing  mark  for  the  final  examination.  Further
     information regarding assessment of the unit may be found in  the
     Introductory Book.
2    The due date of an assignment is the date by which a student must
     despatch  the assignment to the University, and is normally  that
     defined  in the relevant unit specification. The onus is  on  the
     student to provide, if requested, proof of date of despatch.
3    Students  should organise their affairs to ensure that they  meet
     due  dates  for all assignments. Extensions will be granted  only
     under exceptional extenuating circumstances, normally involving a
     significant medical condition.
4    Students  may  apply  for  an  assignment  extension  either   by
     application  through  DEC before the due  date  or  by  including
     application  with the submitted assignment after  the  due  date.
     Such  applications  should be in writing and  include  supporting
     documentary evidence. The authority for granting extensions rests
     with the relevant Unit Leader.
5    All  assignments  despatched after due dates without  appropriate
     extension  approvals or after approved extension  dates  will  be
     penalised  up to a maximum of 20% of the assigned mark  per  work
     day.
6    Students  must  retain a copy of all assignments  which  must  be
     provided if/when required by the Unit Leader.
7    Unit  weightings of topics should not be interpreted as  applying
     to  the  number  of  marks allocated to questions  testing  those
     topics in an examination paper.