Overview

This unit aims to develop students’ research skills in support of their thesis research and career development.

Requisites

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Summer
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
05-January-2026
15-February-2026
Last self-enrolment date
05-January-2026
Census date
20-January-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
27-January-2026
Results released date
03-March-2026
Term 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
02-March-2026
19-April-2026
Last self-enrolment date
02-March-2026
Census date
17-March-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
31-March-2026
Results released date
19-May-2026
Term 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
20-April-2026
31-May-2026
Last self-enrolment date
20-April-2026
Census date
05-May-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
12-May-2026
Results released date
07-July-2026
Winter
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
22-June-2026
02-August-2026
Last self-enrolment date
22-June-2026
Census date
07-July-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
14-July-2026
Results released date
18-August-2026
Term 3
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-August-2026
13-September-2026
Last self-enrolment date
03-August-2026
Census date
18-August-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
25-August-2026
Results released date
13-October-2026
Term 4
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
21-September-2026
01-November-2026
Last self-enrolment date
21-September-2026
Census date
06-October-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
13-October-2026
Results released date
08-December-2026

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Critically analyse a range of theories, methodologies and methods appropriate to their research area
  • Design and execute a successful research project
  • Prepare for a future research role in academia or elsewhere

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Various		2.00 12 weeks 24
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning		10.50 12 weeks 126
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
PortfolioIndividual 100% 1,2,3 

Content

This unit may include, but is not limited to, the following kinds of engagement:

  • Attending and participating in research training (Department, School, Faculty, University, external)
  • Attending and participating in ethics and integrity workshops
  • Academic writing workshops, including journal writing programmes
  • Data analysis software, eg NVivo, SPSS
  • Career development sessions, eg CV writing, job interview skills

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.