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Minor Thesis Part 1 (NURS90108)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
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- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Overview
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Students work with a research supervisor on a small research project (Minor Thesis). The minor thesis should demonstrate the student’s achievement of foundational research skills.
Intended learning outcomes
At the completion of this subject, the student should be able to demonstrate:
- an ability to initiate a self-contained research project and to formulate a viable research question;
- a capacity to conduct and report research on a small-scale, closely-defined project;
- an ability to evaluate and synthesize research and professional literature in the student's field of research;
- well-developed problem solving skills;
- an ability to manage research information effectively and efficiently in the application of computer systems and software;
- a capacity to articulate their research in written presentations;
- an appreciation of the design, conduct and reporting of research;
- a respect for intellectual integrity and for the ethics of research and scholarship;
- an appreciation of the ways in which research equips the student to offer leadership in a particular area.
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should be able to demonstrate:
- the capacity for information seeking, retrieval and evaluation
- critical thinking and analytical skills
- an openness to new ideas
- planning and time management skills
- the ability to communicate knowledge through classroom and web-based discussions and written material
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Must achieve a minimum of 70% in NURS90103 Research in Practice
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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NURS90103 | Research in Practice |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
January (On Campus - Parkville)
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25 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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NURS70003 | Minor Thesis |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
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25 |
Recommended background knowledge
It is recommended that students enrolled in this subject would have completed or are completing suitable research coursework subjects, such as Research in Practice (NURS90103).
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
This assessment statement applies to the entire enrolment across Parts 1 and 2 of the subject (i.e. NURS90108 and NURS90109 together):
The minor thesis will be 12,000 to 15,000 words. The overall structure of the thesis will depend on the nature of the research undertaken.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Nick Santamaria Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours (applies to entire enrolment across both Parts 1 and 2) 6 hours of lectures, 12 hours contact through LMS, 12 hours supervision with supervisor Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Nick Santamaria Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours (applies to entire enrolment across both Parts 1 and 2) 6 hours of lectures, 12 hours contact through LMS, 12 hours supervision with supervisor Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
340 hours per semester for 2 semesters. In addition to the subject contact hours, students are expected to devote independent study time to this subject.
Additional delivery details
- This subject continues over two consecutive study periods, with students first enrolling in NURS90108 Minor Thesis Part 1 and then subsequently enrolling in NURS90109 Minor Thesis Part 2, for a total enrolment of 50 credit points. Students will receive an overall result for the subject following completion of the two-subject sequence.
- Information provided on this page applies to Part 1 and Part 2 of the subject (NURS90108 and NURS90109).
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Recommended texts and other resources
Specific texts will be recommended by the subject coordinator at the commencement of the subject in each semester.
- Subject notes
This subject is worth a total of 50 credit points and has been divided into 25 credit points per semester for 2 semesters.
- Related Handbook entries
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Last updated: 3 November 2022