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Project In Ageing (POPH90262)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2 (Extended)
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
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Overview
Availability | Semester 2 (Extended) - Online |
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The Project in Ageing is the Capstone component for the Master of Ageing. This subject is designed to provide students with the opportunity to consolidate the knowledge and specialised skills acquired from the coursework into a final project which provides a culmination of learning within the course. Students will apply the academic knowledge and skills acquired throughout the Master of Ageing to a project that addresses a contemporary issue in ageing. Students will produce a substantial original piece of work, to be formally presented and reported on at the conclusion of the project. This subject requires students to exercise autonomy and expert judgement in the planning and execution of this final project, which will help students further develop and consolidate their analytical, research, and problem-solving skills.
Intended learning outcomes
- Plan and execute a substantial original project on a selected contemporary issue in ageing.
- Apply, integrate and synthesise knowledge and skills acquired throughout the course into developing a project that addresses a contemporary issue in ageing.
- Critically review the existing literature in the selected area of ageing.
- Demonstrate problem-solving whilst working with potentially unstructured and incomplete information.
- Communicate project results effectively and appropriately in oral form to an audience.
- Produce original work in a written report, which demonstrates analytical and research skills.
Generic skills
Students will be provided with the opportunity to practice and reinforce:
- Initiative, autonomy and organisation;
- Oral and written communication;
- Finding, evaluating and using relevant information;
- Critical thinking and analysis.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Completion of a minimum of 100 credit points from the Master of Ageing course including the following Core subjects:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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POPH90264 | Global Population Ageing | Term 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90258 | Economics of Ageing | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90257 | Body of Ageing | Term 3 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90260 | Ethics of Ageing | Term 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
EDUC90848 | Applied Research Methodology |
Term 3 (Online)
Term 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
AND
Students must achieve a grade point average of at least 75% across the following three Core subjects to be eligible to enrol in the research project. Where this criteria is not met, students with research or work experience in a relevant field with documented output will be considered.
Code
Name
Teaching period
Credit Points
EDUC90848
Applied Research Methodology
12.5
Code
Name
Teaching period
Credit Points
POPH90264
Global Population Ageing
12.5
POPH90260
Ethics of Ageing
12.5
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Topic approval Form. 300 - 500 words
| Week 2 | N/A |
Webinar Attendance Hurdle requirement: Attendance at a minimum 75% of Webinars. Four Webinars scheduled Week 1 - 16 | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Research proposal
| Week 8 | 15% |
Oral presentation.
| Week 12 | 15% |
Final project report; End of term
| End of the teaching period | 70% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2 (Extended) - Online
Principal coordinator Kate Chalmers Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 30 Total time commitment 340 hours Pre teaching start date 20 July 2020 Pre teaching requirements Students should have read the project options sent to them and have drafted a potential research project proposal during the subject Applied Research Methodology (EDUC90848). They should also have been in contact with the subject coordinator and a potential research supervisor regarding their research proposal. Teaching period 27 July 2020 to 13 December 2020 Last self-enrol date 31 July 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 20 December 2020 Semester 2 (Extended) contact information
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Further Information: MSPGH WebsiteContact: alison.barr@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
340 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Students will have access to electronic copies of relevant readings.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Ageing
Last updated: 3 November 2022