Supervised Project in Security Studies - PICT847
This unit gives students the opportunity to engage in the composition of a 6000 word self-directed research project, under the supervision of a subject area expert. This unit will necessitate students to thoroughly engage with the existing research on their topic, using it as a stepping-stone in developing their own research skills. Students will be mentored and trained on how to devise a research questions, translate this question into a set of research tasks, synthesise an appropriate methodological framework, conduct a literature review, collect data, and write up the result of their research as a coherent long research essay. This research relies on utilizing academic secondary sources and does not require original empirical work.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| When Offered: | S1 Evening - Session 1, North Ryde, Evening S1 External - Session 1, External (On-campus dates: Voluntary) S2 Evening - Session 2, North Ryde, Evening S2 External - Session 2, External (On-campus dates: Voluntary) |
| Staff Contact(s): | Department of Security Studies and Criminology staff |
| Prerequisites: |
Admission to MCrimMPICT or MCPICT or PGDipPICT or GradDipPICT or GradDipCPICT or MPICTMIntSecSt or MCPICTMIntSecSt or MIntSecStud or GradDipIntSecStud and 12cp and permission by special approval |
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| NCCW(s): | ISS809, ISS810, ISS811, PICT811, PICT909, PICT910, PICT911 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Security Studies and Criminology Faculty of Arts |
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