Arts Honours Dissertation H 18cp (6cp) (8159.6)
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
---|---|---|
View teaching periods | On-campus |
Bruce, Canberra South Bank, QLD |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.25 | 6 | Faculty Of Arts And Design |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
School Of Arts And Communications | Undergraduate Honours Level | Band 2 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905) |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Plan and execute a sustained research or creative project with some autonomy; and
2. Demonstrate a critical and effective application of advanced theoretical and technical knowledge and research skills through the completion of project.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
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 - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
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 - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
11909 Research Foundations GIncompatible units
None.Equivalent units
7760 Arts Honours Thesis H 18cp (6cp)Assumed knowledge
None.Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 05 February 2024 | On-campus | Dr Hitomi Nakanishi |
2024 | South Bank, QLD | Semester 1 | 05 February 2024 | On-campus | Dr Patrick Mitchell |
2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 29 July 2024 | On-campus | Dr Hitomi Nakanishi |
2024 | South Bank, QLD | Semester 2 | 29 July 2024 | On-campus | Dr John Dahlsen |
2025 | South Bank, QLD | Semester 1 | 03 February 2025 | On-campus | Dr Patrick Mitchell |
2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 03 February 2025 | On-campus | Dr Hitomi Nakanishi |
2025 | South Bank, QLD | Semester 2 | 28 July 2025 | On-campus | Dr Patrick Mitchell |
2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 28 July 2025 | On-campus | Dr Hitomi Nakanishi |
Required texts
A reading list relevant to the student's dissertation topic will be developed by the student in consultation with their supervisor.
Submission of assessment items
Further Information on the Assessment and Examination of the Dissertation
Unless in their final semester of study, students enrolled in 8159 will be allocated a continuing grade.
Students in their final semester of study will receive one grade for the dissertation units undertaken across their Honours degree (this includes various combinations of 8159 and/or 8160). This grade will be the final mark awarded to the completed dissertation.
The Course Convenor acts as moderator and will read all submissions, or, where this is impractical or inappropriate, will delegate to another staff member of the Faculty of Arts and Design.
Please note that students enrolled in BCM and Landscape Architecture Honours have different study patterns requiring completion of varying amounts of credit points in the dissertation units. The dissertation requirements remain the same for all students enrolled in this unit but assessment of the final dissertation will take into account the number of credit points of dissertation study that have been completed. Please contact your respective course convenors for further details and advice about your study pattern.
Each dissertation will be examined by two examiners, normally from within the University, appointed by the Honours Course Convenor in consultation with supervisors.
A copy of the examiner’s report will be made available to the candidate. Examiners may request that their identity remain confidential.
The marks will be moderated by the honours convener and Associate Dean Education (if needed).
In the event of a supervisor advising against the submission of the dissertation for examination, the dissertation can nevertheless be submitted for examination at the express request of the candidate. No indication must be given to an examiner of the view of a supervisor.
Further information on dissertation grades
Dissertations will be marked on the following scale:
Grade |
% |
HD |
85 – 100 |
DI |
75 – 84 |
CR |
65 – 74 |
P |
50 – 64 |
Fail |
Less than 50 |
Honours levels
Levels of Honours (First Class, Second Class, etc.) are determined on the basis of the grade point average derived from the grades for the dissertation and the coursework subjects during the Honours year.
The University of Canberra policy on Honours degrees can be found at: https://www.canberra.edu.au/Policies/PolicyProcedure/Index/87
Honours Degrees are graded as first class, second class or third class. The second class is divided into two sub-classes.
Such grades will be referred to as:
- First Class Honours (H1)
- Second Class Honours - Division I (H2A)
- Second Class Honours - Division II (H2B)
- Third Class Honours (H3)
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 engage regularly with their supervisors. This will generally take the form of sending work to the supervisor ahead of an individual meeting with her/him to discuss the work. Students are strongly encouraged to attend the weekly classes.
Required IT skills
Word processing skills are essential; ability to use bibliographical software desirable; other skills as needed according to the student's project.
In-unit costs
Any cost incurred for projects/research must be covered by students. Please plan your project according to your financial capacity. Binding or otherwise suitable presentation of the thesis will be at the cost of the student.
Work placement, internships or practicums
This unit may involve work-place learning for students undertaking a practice-led research dissertation. Therefore, additional student responsibilities are required in addition to those described in this section. Work-place learning requires strict adherence to professional practice principles and ethics. Client/patient confidentiality must always be maintained, including for assessment items such as reports or essays. Supervisors will work with students to identify UC policies relevant to their placement and develop a plan to make sure these are adhered to.
Additional information
Responsibilities of the candidate
Candidates undertake a cooperative venture along with their supervisor but, ultimately, each candidate must take responsibility for his or her own successful completion of the program.
A candidate is expected to:
- Bring enthusiasm and energy to the research topic
- Think independently and take initiative
- Negotiate needs and expectations with the supervisor early in first semester
- Attend regular meetings as arranged with the supervisor
- Be honest when reporting on progress
- Inform the supervisor and/or course convenor early of any problems that impede the progress of the research project
- Share responsibility for finding solutions to problems as they arise
- Allow the supervisor sufficient time to give feedback on written work, especially when approaching the final submission date
- Submit all work by the deadlines
- Bring to the course convenor's attention any problems that might be encountered with supervision.
Once the dissertation topic has been decided on in discussion with the supervisor, you are expected to follow this topic. Changes in specific focus may be necessary for good reasons, but they must be discussed with the supervisor and, if major, also with the Course Convenor.
A unilateral topic change may result in no supervision being available and the dissertation not being accepted for examination.
Role and responsibilities of the supervisor
Supervisors will have experience in research and investigation in the field of the candidate's project. Compatibility between candidate and supervisor will be considered as one of the factors in the appointment of supervisors.
There will be one (in rare cases two) supervisor(s) for each approved Honours dissertation topic. The supervisor for each topic will be a member of the staff (usually) of the Faculty Arts and Design, University of Canberra.
The role performed by a supervisor will vary according to the nature of the study, the stage it has reached at a particular time, the learning and study style of the candidate and the skills and personalities of the supervisor and the candidate.
The following aspects are what a candidate may reasonably expect:
- Support, encouragement and constructive criticism
- Regular meetings as negotiated between supervisor and candidate
- Help in focusing the topic and developing a suitable framework within which the work itself can be written or produced
- Help in clarifying and resolving emerging problems as the fieldwork, project work or other research progresses
- Assistance in establishing a work schedule
- Timely feedback on work submitted by the candidate
- Alerting the candidate to problems of written expression (but the supervisor is not expected to edit or proofread a candidate's work)
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