Research Training
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 | |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
Enrolment in the GC-RESIM Graduate Certificate of Research and Innovation ManagementOR 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
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
• problem solving skills
Content
• 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., & 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.