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BEPP491B Dissertation

Updated: 10 October 2012
Credit Points 18
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Year Long 1 Off Campus
Armidale Year Long 1 On Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites 72cp and candidature in BAgResEc or BAgBus(Hons)
Co-requisites None
Restrictions ARE407 or BEPP491A or ECON496
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) George Chen (gchen2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

The prime objective in this unit of study and research is to provide students with the opportunity to undertake an independent investigation of a problem on a topic within the School of Business, Economics and Public Policy under the supervision of a staff member. Each student will be expected to present seminars and write a dissertation describing their research work.

Materials No text required
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Dissertation 100% 15,000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1-7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. write a research proposal;
  2. undertake literature searches of scientific journals and reference this literature within a research report;
  3. create a presentation on a topical issue and present it in a succinct and clear manner; and
  4. undertake and write up a major research project.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
An extended command of a topic in the School of Business, Economics and Public Policy will be achieved through knowledge presented in the teaching and learning activities associated with the unit. It is practised in all forms of assessment. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Written communication skills are taught, practised and assessed in the assignment work and online communications. Oral communication skills are practised in the seminar presentation. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
The unit content provides students with an understanding of a topic in the School of Business, Economics and Public Policy within a global context. This understanding is used and assessed in the preparation and presentation of the dissertation. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
This is taught and assessed through the learning activities of the unit. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
This is assessed and practised in the assessment work. 		True True
   

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