Course overview
This course will enable students to apply knowledge and skills in a professional, scholarly way in order to carry out a research project at an advanced with substantial independence, and communicate the outcomes of this project to a variety of audiences. Students will use their advanced understanding of the appropriate field of study to review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise existing knowledge in order to apply this to their research topic to create new knowledge. Students will complete a substantial piece of work to communicate this new knowledge to others, whether that involves writing a thesis or the production of an artefact together with an exegesis. This work builds on the work in Honours Thesis 1.
Course learning outcomes
- execute a research project independently and ethically, taking responsibility and accountability for their own learning and practice
- review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge to identify and provide solutions to complex problems
- demonstrate a body of knowledge of the topic area and its underlying theoretical concepts
- exercise critical thinking and judgement in developing new knowledge
- apply knowledge and skills in a professional, scholarly way
- clearly and coherently communicate knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences
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