80522 SUPERVISED PROJECT

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
01	80522 	S3  	X 	SUPERVISED PROJECT        	2.00

Contents

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

STAFFING:

RATIONALE:

It  is recognized that many postgraduate students need the opportunity
to  explore or investigate a topic of their own choosing in  order  to
link  more  closely  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  does  not  necessarily involve research, but should  include  a
substantial  investigatory component leading to the  submission  of  a
written  research  report, material production or essay  demonstrating
comprehensive  and  detailed coverage of major concepts,  issues,  and
research/professional literature. All student project  proposals  will
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
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 examiner.

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.

Supervisors assist students in developing a reference list.

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No  *F/S Marks     Due        Description                              Wtg(%)    LBL WWW
1   F              WK 3      PROJECT PROPOSAL                                    Y   N
2   S              WK 15     8,000 - 10,000 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 scores or letter
     grades.
3    The Unit Examiner is responsible for awarding grades.
     Projects  developed for 80522 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.