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An original, supervised research project on a topic to be decided in consultation with the coordinator and the supervisor.

Intended learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this subject will:

have an awareness of the specific methodologies appropriate for research in the asepct of the discipline within which their Honours thesis is situated;
be familiar with the techniques and concepts involved in the preparation of a review of the literature relating to particular research topics in development; and
be capable of communicating research results in written and oral form so that they are comprehensible to persons who are not experts in the field.

Students who successfully complete this subject will:

think critically (for example, about development and its measures);
obtain information to evaluate propositions (about the principles of development);
write a coherent and empirically substantiated research paper; and
defend that paper.

Last updated: 3 November 2022