80519 SUPERVISED PROJECT

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
01	80519 	S3  	X 	SUPERVISED PROJECT        	1.00

Contents

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

STAFFING:

RATIONALE:

It  is recognised that many postgraduate students need the opportunity
to  explore or investigate a topic of their own choosing in  order  to
more  closely  link  their professional interests or  needs  to  their
course  of  studies.  Project units are designed to  provide  such  an
opportunity.

SYNOPSIS:

Students will, under the guidance of a member of staff, pursue an  in-
depth  study  of  a topic relevant to the field of education,  and  in
particular to the focus of the student's major study area. The type of
study  need  not  necessarily involve research but  should  include  a
substantial  investigating component leading to the  submission  of  a
written report. All student project proposals would be the subject  of
a  critical  review  and final topics may be the result  of  extensive
lecturer-student negotiation.

OBJECTIVES:

On successful completion of the project the students will
have:

1. Demonstrated the ability to plan, conduct, and report on an
   investigation or other such scholarly activity focused on an
   issue or topic of significance in the field of education.
   

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

The   topic   of   the  project  will  be  developed   in
collaboration  with an academic supervisor  approved  and
appointed by the unit team leader.

TEXT and MATERIALS required to be PURCHASED or accessed:

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the unit and enrich their learning experience.

In most studies supervisors provide students with a reference list and
assist them in developing their own list.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Project Work                                  	100
Report Writing                                	70

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No  *F/S Marks     Due        Description                              Wtg(%)    LBL WWW
1   F              WK 3      PROJECT PROPOSAL                                    Y   N
2   S              WK 15     6000 - 8000 WORD PAPER/REPORT             100.00    Y   N

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1    Student  Workload Requirements are as required for the completion
     of the study and as negotiated between student and supervisor.
2    Marking  criteria  will  depend upon  the  nature  of  individual
     projects  and  items  may  be given either  numerical  or  letter
     grades.
3    The  Unit  Examiner is responsible for awarding grades.  Projects
     developed  for 80519 will be examined initially by the  student's
     supervisor. The supervisor will make a recommendation of a  grade
     to  the  Unit  Examiner who will normally accept the  recommended
     grade once all the requirements for the unit are completed. Where
     the Unit Examiner has any doubts about the appropriateness of the
     grade recommended by the supervisor the project is assessed by  a
     second assessor nominated by the Unit Examiner. The Unit Examiner
     will then decide the grade taking into account both assessments.