Professional Practice Thesis 2 (6CP) (11673.1)

Please note these are the 2023 details for this unit
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Professional Practice Thesis 2 (6CP)
Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
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 Bruce, Canberra
EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.25 6 Faculty Of Arts And Design
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
School Of Design And The Built Environment Level 4 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
In this unit, which follows and builds upon Professional Practice Thesis 1, students continue to execute and complete a detailed industry focused and engaged research project in their chosen field in built environment and design. Students will draw together the skills and knowledge acquired throughout their degree to develop and report on their understanding of the processes of practice and project management as relevant to the discipline. The results of this investigation will be presented as a written work in a form to be agreed with their supervisor and satisfies the standard of an honours thesis.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Complete a discrete piece of original industry orientated research project, in association with an academic supervisor;
2. Document and communicate industry related research to demonstrate required professional membership requirements;
3. Take individual responsibility for the implementation of an original piece of industry related research work and to take a leading role in exploring the implications of that work in the broader context;
4. Express professional knowledge, understanding, ideas, arguments and opinions with confidence and clarity; in both spoken and written form, with the effective use of relevant communication aids; and
5. Demonstrate the ability to work ethically within a team and to manage time, goals and priorities.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development


Skills development

In this unit, students will continue planning, developing and finalising their research projects. Students will conduct their data collection and analysis and establish results from them. Students will be appointed an appropriate academic supervisor to oversee their research projects. At the end of this unit, students will present their detailed research outcome and dissertation to academics, members of their own cohort and industry partners.



Prerequisites

11671 Professional Practice Thesis 1 (6CP)

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.
Availability for enrolment in 2026 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
2025 Bruce, Canberra Semester 1 03 February 2025 Research Dr Hamed Golzad
2025 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 28 July 2025 Research Dr Hamed Golzad
2026 Bruce, Canberra Semester 1 16 February 2026 Research Dr Hamed Golzad
2026 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 10 August 2026 Research Dr Hamed Golzad
Not available

Required texts

All required readings for this unit will be advised by the thesis supervisors based on their research topic or will be provided on the Canvas site.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

All assignments submitted for grading must be word-processed or video-recording. Students must be able to produce an electronic copy of all work submitted and be able to resubmit if requested by the Convenor.
Students are expected to retain copies of all assessment items submitted until a final grade for the course has been awarded. Creating a backup of all your computer files is highly recommended.
Citation and referencing format should conform to the APA guidelines both in the body of your paper and its attached reference section. See: https://www.canberra.edu.au/about-uc/faculties/arts-design/attachments2/pdf/n-and-mrc-conference/APA-Referencing-Guide.pdf 

Special assessment requirements

Artificial intelligence

Students are not permitted to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in assessments for this unit.

GenAI may only be used in authorised ways when completing assessments at UC. This means that GenAI can only be used for an assessment when:

  1. the Unit Convener has authorised GenAI use for that assessment
  2. the student uses GenAI in the way that the assessment instructions allow
  3. the student fully acknowledges their use of GenAI, with proper citations, references and a GenAI Acknowledgement Statement in line with the assessmentinstructions.

Where the assessment instructions do not specifically state that GenAI may be used and how, then its use is not permitted for that assessment. Students must still provide the required GenAI Acknowledgement Statement to indicate whether GenAI has or has not been used in the preparation of the assessment. If unsure, students should seek advice from the Unit Convener.

The GenAI for StudentsLinks to an external site. Library Guide provides further information, including how to reference GenAI.

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Participation requirements

Students are expected to allocate at least 12 hours per week for this unit. It is highly recommended to well-engage with your academic supervisor from week 1.

Required IT skills

Common IT skills, such as writing a report electronically, and using web browsers are required. 

Work placement, internships or practicums

This unit is an academic research project and may include fieldwork depending on the nature of the research project.