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PPMP20015 Research Proposal
Research Proposal
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General Information

Overview

This unit equips you with the foundation knowledge, skills and techniques for planning and designing a postgraduate research project on a chosen topic relating to your discipline. You will learn how to identify and review credible and relevant literature. You will develop the necessary competencies to identify a research gap and articulate research questions. You will consider qualitative and quantitative approaches, and choose appropriate data collection methods for your project with the final outcome of the unit being the development of a research proposal. The unit is designed to help you develop essential problem-solving and research skills for evaluating or conducting independent research projects including the ethical issues involved.

Details

Career Level: Postgraduate
Unit Level: Level 9
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 10
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

There are no requisites for this unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 2 - 2025

Brisbane
Melbourne
Online
Sydney

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

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Class and Assessment Overview

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This information will be available on Monday 19 May 2025
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Previous Student Feedback

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from SUTE Teacher Report

Feedback

The lecturer is commended for his exceptional approach, fostering discipline and encouraging student engagement through interactive tools like Mentimeter. His clarity in explanation and attentiveness to student queries are highly valued.

Recommendation

Continue using Mentimeter in all classes as it facilitates more student interaction and engagement.

Feedback from SUTE Unit Comments

Feedback

The unit is well-structured and is deemed to be beneficial for the core research component of the Master's program. However, there is an observation that the number of lecture slides provided can be excessive at times.

Recommendation

Ensure that the teaching team is only using Mentimeter slides in all lectures not the lecture notes.

Feedback from SUTE Unit Comments

Feedback

Group formation based on given topics should take place at the beginning of the term so students can work on the same research topic when undertaking individualised and group assessments.

Recommendation

Allow students to enrol in groups at the beginning of the term based on the assigned research topics for each group.

Unit Learning Outcomes

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This information will be available on Monday 19 May 2025
Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes

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Textbooks and Resources

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This information will be available on Monday 23 June 2025
Academic Integrity Statement

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