INTR9118 From Topic to Thesis

Associate Professor Anthony Langlois

2019

4.5

1 x 2-hour seminar weekly

This topic provides an introduction to the Masters program, and the expectations of higher degree academic research. It consists of interactive workshops designed to provide a working knowledge of:

Library research and information and retrieval and management,
The formulation and refinement of research proposals,
Awareness of variations in research methodologies, and
The creation of literature reviews.

The topic would also ensure students are thinking about their thesis, and provide them with a starting point for their further research, through the submission of a literature review and annotated bibliography relating to their thesis.

This topic aims to:

Provide students with a solid foundation in higher academic research and writing
Provide students with an understanding of the utility of different methodological tools to their particular research project
Provide students with an important ‘cohort’ experience of the research enterprise

On successful completion of this topic students should be able to:

Plan and design a research project
Identify and assess sources of information
Position research questions explicitly in the context of existing scholarship

Key dates and timetable

Timetable details for 2019 are no longer published.

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