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ECT403 Research in Writing

Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2010
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions ECT303 or ENGL203 or ENGL303 or ENGL403
Notes

offered in odd numbered years
Combined Units ECT303 - Research in Writing
Coordinator(s) Dugald Williamson (dwillia7@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

The unit offers students the opportunity to enhance their skills in research and writing. It looks first at why and how we undertake research in different areas, and provides guidance in accessing resources (print, electronic, Internet). The unit then explores several case studies. Within the guiding framework of these case studies, students are invited to explore, and report on, an issue that interests them. Detailed training and individual feedback are given on the processes of finding and evaluating sources, proposing ideas, using evidence, and communicating the results of research effectively to readers. The case study options includes topics in media, literature, film, theatre and music, and students can make interdisciplinary connections with other areas of interest in, for example, scientific, social, and political fields.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Please consult coordinator
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Ass. 2: Research proposal 25% 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1-8
Ass. 3: Major Writing Project 50% 3000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1-8
Ass.1: Online assessment 25% 2000
Assessment Notes
Structured contribution to online discussion
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1-8

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. understand and apply principles and methods of research relevant to range of arts-based disciplines and closely related fields;
  2. apply enhanced skills of information literacy for undertaking independent research;
  3. evaluate a range of research sources and the basis and limits of their authority;
  4. use a range of techniques for proposing and refining a research project that calls for a degree of originality in design and execution;
  5. apply advanced writing skills in conducting research and communicating its outcomes in appropriate forms;
  6. participate in informed debate on a range of academic and professional issues, in both familiar and new contexts.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
This unit enhances skills in the disciplinary practice of writing, and capacities for gaining knowledge in a range of arts-based and related disciplines. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
This unit develops a range of skills in reading, writing and thinking that are involved in research. These skills are discussed in the unit materials and readings, and practised and assessed in online discussions and project-based assessment. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
This unit promotes understanding of the value of research for understanding diverse intellectual and cultural perspectives, and the ability to participate in research and communication practices shared across local, national and international contexts. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
The unit develops skills in accessing and analysing diverse kinds of information, from print-based sources to digital systems of information management. It focuses on principles of understanding and managing knowledge relevant to rapidly changing information technologies. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
By helping students "learn how to learn", the unit nourishes innovative reasoning faculties that are valuable for further work in both academic and professional areas. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
The unit focuses on applying logical and creative thinking to research and the use of information sources. These modes of thinking are taught and applied in the assessments. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
This unit asks student to consider the social relation between people performing varied roles in academic and wider communities of knowledge, and encourages reflection on the ethical dimensions of research and writing. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Students will appreciate the role of feedback in stages of research, and the connections between the roles of researchers, writers and readers, and so be able to work collaboratively to achieve goals. 		True True True
   

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