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MFP60002 12.5 Credit Points Hawthorn

Duration

One Semester or equivalent

Contact hours

24 hours

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

2022 teaching periods

Hawthorn HT3 Term 3		Hawthorn HT4 Term 4
Dates: 1 Aug 22 - 11 Sep 22 Results: 11 Oct 22 Last self enrolment: 1 Aug 22 Census: 12 Aug 22 Last withdraw without fail: 26 Aug 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

Hawthorn

HT3 Term 3

Hawthorn

HT4 Term 4

Dates:
1 Aug 22 - 11 Sep 22

Results:
11 Oct 22

Last self enrolment:
1 Aug 22

Census:
12 Aug 22

Last withdraw without fail:
26 Aug 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

Enrolment in the GC-RESIM Graduate Certificate of Research and Innovation Management
OR DR-DESGC Doctor of Philosophy and Graduate Certificate of Research and Innovation Management
OR DR-HASSGC Doctor of Philosophy and Graduate Certificate of Research and Innovation Management
OR DR-HTHGC Doctor of Philosophy and Graduate Certificate of Research and Innovation Management

Aims and objectives

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

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Critically analyse a range of theories, methodologies and methods appropriate to their research area;
2. Design and execute a successful research project;
3. Prepare for a future research role in academia or elsewhere.

Unit information in detail

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

Teaching methods

This Unit will involve up to 150 hours of work including:

Type	Hours per week	Number of Weeks	Total
Specified Learning Activities Research Training seminars, conferences and other scheduled events			24
Unspecified Learning Activities Research training activities and other activities to be negotiated	Recommended		126
TOTAL			150 hours/12.5cp

Assessment

Types	Individual or Group task	Weighting	Assesses attainment of these ULOs
Portfolio	Individual	100%	1, 2, 3

General skills outcomes

During this unit students will receive feedback on the following key generic skills:
• problem solving skills

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

- References.

References

Austin, A. E. (2002). Preparing the Next Generation of Faculty: Graduate School as Socialization to the Academic Career. The Journal of Higher Education, 73(1), 94–122. https://doi.org/10.1353/jhe.2002.0001
Austin, A. E., & McDaniels, M. (2006). Preparing the professoriate of the future: Graduate student socialization for faculty roles. In J. C. Smart (Ed.), Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research (Vol. 21, pp. 397–465). Springer.
Hopwood, N., Alexander, P., Harris-Huemmert, Susan McAlpine, L., & Wagstaff, S. (2011). The hidden realities of life as a doctoral student. In V. Kumar & A. Lee (Eds.), Doctoral Education in International Context: Connecting Local, Regional and Global Perspectives (pp. 214–233). Serdang: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press.