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ENT60010 12.5 Credit Points Hawthorn

Duration

One Semester or equivalent

Contact hours

36 hours

On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.

2022 teaching periods

Hawthorn

HT2 Term 2		HT4 Term 4
Dates: 18 Apr 22 - 29 May 22 Results: 5 Jul 22 Last self enrolment: 18 Apr 22 Census: 6 May 22 Last withdraw without fail: 13 May 22		Dates: 19 Sep 22 - 30 Oct 22 Results: 6 Dec 22 Last self enrolment: 19 Sep 22 Census: 7 Oct 22 Last withdraw without fail: 14 Oct 22

HT2 Term 2

HT4 Term 4

Dates:
18 Apr 22 - 29 May 22

Results:
5 Jul 22

Last self enrolment:
18 Apr 22

Census:
6 May 22

Last withdraw without fail:
13 May 22

Dates:
19 Sep 22 - 30 Oct 22

Results:
6 Dec 22

Last self enrolment:
19 Sep 22

Census:
7 Oct 22

Last withdraw without fail:
14 Oct 22

Prerequisites

Nil

Corequisites

Nil

Aims and objectives

This unit aims to provide commencing doctoral candidates with the key capabilities to present a research proposal at their Confirmation of Candidature review that will make a significant and original contribution to knowledge and/or practice. In exposing doctoral candidates to the characteristics of innovative and impactful research as well as a range of strategies, tools and processes for its development, this unit seeks to help them to cultivate the mindset, knowledge and practical skills to design to translate this to their own research.

Students who successfully complete this unit, will be able to:

Differentiate a range of generic strategies/processes/tools that supervisors and PhD candidates across different disciplines often use to develop PhD topics engage with significance and originality, project quality and impact.
Evaluate, adopt, and adapt these generic strategies/processes/tools in their own research context to generate contents that can help them to propose a doctoral research project that makes significant and original contribution to knowledge/practice.
Present their doctoral research project’s potential theoretical/practical contributions to smart non-expert audiences via oral and written communication channels.

Unit information in detail

- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.

Teaching methods

Activity	Total Hours	Hours	Teaching Period Weeks
Self-paced on-line activities	24 hours	24 hours	Modules 1-6
Face-to-face / online theme-based workshops	12hours	12 hours	Any time during completing modules 1-6

Assessment

Oral presentation (Individual) 50% - Assesses attainment of learning outcomes 1, 2, 3

Written report (individual) 50% - Assesses attainment of learning outcomes 1, 2, 3

General skills outcomes

• Cognitive skills
• Analytical skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Creative skills
• Communication and presentation skills

Content

1. OVERVIEW: making a contribution

2. MOTIVATION: identifying research drivers

3. ORIGINALITY: validating the knowledge gap

4. QUALITY: ensuring rigour and integrity

5. SIGNIFICANCE: expressing originality and significance

6. IMPACT: creating impact pathways

Study resources

- Reading materials.

Reading materials

Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate textbooks and further reading