SOCY402H Sociology Hons Dissertation

Credit Points

Offering

Intensive School(s)

Start	Finish	Attendance	Notes
N/A	N/A	Mandatory	By arrangement

Supervised Exam

There is no UNE Supervised Examination.

Pre-requisites

SOCY401H (part-time candidates)

Co-requisites

SOCY401H (full-time candidates)

Restrictions

SOCY400

Notes

Honours candidates only

Combined Units

None

Coordinator(s)

Habib Zafarullah (hzafarul@une.edu.au)

Unit Description

This unit requires an original investigation into a specific sociological topic. The results will be presented in the form of a dissertation.

Materials

No text required

Disclaimer

Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Assessment

Title	Weight	No. Words
Dissertation	100%	14,000-16,000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 4 and 6

Learning Outcomes (LO)

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

formulate intellectually significant questions pertaining to a selected area of sociology;
attain higher order, independent research skills;
demonstrate advanced analytical abilities and a skill in combining a broad range of research materials, from various sociological resources in order to answer their dissertation question;
write up an extended research dissertation based on the students' own question and research.

Graduate Attributes (GA)

	Attribute	Taught	Assessed	Practised
1	Knowledge of a Discipline The student will develop a deep knowledge of a specialised area of sociology through directed research.
2	Communication Skills The student's involvement in this unit will foster their ability to communicate effectively; encourage them to find, organise and present information effectively; and to construct coherent and well reasoned arguments.
3	Global Perspectives Sociology as the study of society includes study from a global perspective.
4	Information Literacy Students are encouraged to search for information, in hard copy and online, through Library sources and the internet to supplement their reading for their research projects.
5	Life-Long Learning Students will be taught research, writing and presentation techniques that will equip them to a professional standard in contexts beyond the field of sociology.
6	Problem Solving The writing of a dissertation will teach students strategies for solving intricate problems that arise when thinking about social life and working out how to study it.
7	Social Responsibility Students will be advised in relation to their research and writing on the professional responsibilities regarding their need to engage with others, or those they study, in an ethical way.

Course and Unit Catalogue 2012