Year
2016
Units
4.5
Contact
5 x 5-hour workshops per semester
Enrolment not permitted
SOCI9018 has been successfully completed
Topic description
This topic orientates students to the skills and institutional cultures related to academic research and the role of social science in vocations outside of higher education. Topics covered include project design, professional writing, critical reading and critique, data sets, funding bodies, presentation skills and career planning.
Educational aims
The aim is to equip students with a range of skills, both theoretical, academic, practical, professional and research related.
Expected learning outcomes
On successful completion of this topic students should be able to:
- assess their own strengths and weaknesses in relation to research skills, and take steps to address the latter
- improve their critical reading and writing skills within a research context
- design and develop a viable research project proposal and present this to their peers
- constructively criticise their own work and that of peers
Key dates and timetable
Timetable details for 2016 are no longer published.
Sturt Rd, Bedford Park
South Australia 5042
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