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Supervised Project in Security Studies - PICT847
This unit permits students presenting with a Credit average to engage in the composition of a 6000 word research project, under the supervision of PICT staff. Developing knowledge in both self-directed research and engaging the student/supervisor pedagogic method, students will develop a topic in consultation with academic staff. 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 translate a research question into a set of research tasks, synthesise an appropriate methodological framework, conduct a literature review section and process 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. Indeed students are not permitted to conduct interviews or other fieldwork that would normally require ethics approval.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| When Offered: | S1 Evening - Session 1, North Ryde, Evening S1 External - Session 1, External (On-campus dates: None) S2 Evening - Session 2, North Ryde, Evening S2 External - Session 2, External (On-campus dates: None) |
| Staff Contact(s): | PICT staff |
| Prerequisites: |
Admission to MPICT or PGDipPICT or GradDipPICT or MPICTMIntSecSt or MIntSecStud or PGDipIntSecStud or GradDipIntSecStud and GPA of 3.0 (out of 4.0) and permission of Executive Dean of Faculty |
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| NCCW(s): | ISS809, ISS810, ISS811, PICT811, PICT909, PICT910, PICT911 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism Faculty of Arts |
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