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Minor Thesis Part 1 (NURS90108)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
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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