HLB300 Independent Study
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| Unit code: | HLB300 |
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| Prerequisite(s): | Completion of 192cp |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Minimum GPA 5.0 is assumed knowledge. |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $1,118 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $4,104 |
| International unit fee | $4,488 |
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2024, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | HLB300 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | Completion of 192cp |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Minimum GPA 5.0 is assumed knowledge. |
| Coordinator: | Ignacio Correa Velez | ignacio.correavelez@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This unit provides the opportunity to substantively explore a topic or subject of personal academic interest within your discipline area. It enables you to extend your knowledge and understanding of a topic area that is not otherwise available as a formal unit of study within the course, and your skills in knowledge development and knowledge management. This is a self-directed learning opportunity and prior to enrolling in the unit you will need to organise an academic supervisor with whom you will discuss your proposed study, its learning outcomes and any issues related to its successful completion.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Demonstrated a well-informed understanding of your chosen topic area (GC1);
- Presented a coherent position on your chosen topic that is based on well reasoned, logical arguments and conclusions which are supported by theory, research and/or other relevant evidence (GC2);
- Led a work-in-progress seminar on your chosen topic (GC5) ;
- Independently prepared a substantive written report in a style that is consistent with publication in an relevant academic journal (GC3; GC5).
Content
The content for this unit will be negotiated between individual students and their academic supervisors. It will be designed to assist knowledge development in the chosen topic area and to enhance skills in knowledge development, critical thinking, knowledge management and/or writing for an academic audience.
Learning Approaches
This unit is undertaken as a self-initiated and self-directed but supervised research project. Prior to enrolling in the unit you will need to organise an academic supervisor with whom you will discuss your proposed study, its learning outcomes and any issues related to its successful completion. This will involve completing a draft 'Proposal Statement' giving the details of your proposed study. This proposal statement will need to be approved by your Course Coordinator prior to the start of the semester in which you intend undertaking the study. You will develop this proposal for submission in week 3. You will meet with your supervisor at negotiated times throughout the semester and, as part of your assessment, you will be expected to make an oral presentation. Meetings during semester will generally be on an individual student-supervisor basis, but there may also be the opportunity for group discussions of work in progress.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will be able to submit drafts of your work-in-progress for comment from your supervisor.
Assessment
Overview
This unit has three pieces of assessment to be completed as you progress through the semester.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale and S (Satisfactory) / U (Unsatisfactory)
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Project proposal
This first piece of assessment requires that you write a short proposal (no more than 750 words) relating to your proposed project. Your proposal should include the context and significance of your chosen topic, the question/s that you plan to address, a brief overview of relevant literature, the implementation strategies that you intend to use and a timeline for successful completion of the unit.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Oral Presentation
This assessment item requires that you present your work-in-progress to a group of peers and academic supervisors. Your presentation will normally include a brief overview of your chosen topic, the implementation strategies that are being employed and preliminary reflections on what has been learned (thus far). You are expected to engage the audience in discussion and allow sufficient time for questions and comments.
Assessment: Project Report
For this assignment you are required to write a comprehensive report of 3000-4000 words on your chosen topic. In preparing your report you will need to undertake a detailed review of relevant literature and develop a set of arguments that are based on the synthesis of knowledge and evidence from a range of sources. Your final report should be presented in a style that is consistent with publication in a relevant academic journal.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
Resource Materials
Other
There are no set texts for this unit. It is expected that, in consultation with your academic supervisor, you will access a broad range of materials that are relevant to your chosen topic.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out of the ordinary risks associated with completion of this unit.
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2024, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | HLB300 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | Completion of 192cp |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Minimum GPA 5.0 is assumed knowledge. |
Overview
This unit provides the opportunity to substantively explore a topic or subject of personal academic interest within your discipline area. It enables you to extend your knowledge and understanding of a topic area that is not otherwise available as a formal unit of study within the course, and your skills in knowledge development and knowledge management. This is a self-directed learning opportunity and prior to enrolling in the unit you will need to organise an academic supervisor with whom you will discuss your proposed study, its learning outcomes and any issues related to its successful completion.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Demonstrated a well-informed understanding of your chosen topic area (GC1);
- Presented a coherent position on your chosen topic that is based on well reasoned, logical arguments and conclusions which are supported by theory, research and/or other relevant evidence (GC2);
- Led a work-in-progress seminar on your chosen topic (GC5) ;
- Independently prepared a substantive written report in a style that is consistent with publication in an relevant academic journal (GC3; GC5).
Content
The content for this unit will be negotiated between individual students and their academic supervisors. It will be designed to assist knowledge development in the chosen topic area and to enhance skills in knowledge development, critical thinking, knowledge management and/or writing for an academic audience.
Learning Approaches
This unit is undertaken as a self-initiated and self-directed but supervised research project. Prior to enrolling in the unit you will need to organise an academic supervisor with whom you will discuss your proposed study, its learning outcomes and any issues related to its successful completion. This will involve completing a draft 'Proposal Statement' giving the details of your proposed study. This proposal statement will need to be approved by your Course Coordinator prior to the start of the semester in which you intend undertaking the study. You will develop this proposal for submission in week 3. You will meet with your supervisor at negotiated times throughout the semester and, as part of your assessment, you will be expected to make an oral presentation. Meetings during semester will generally be on an individual student-supervisor basis, but there may also be the opportunity for group discussions of work in progress.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will be able to submit drafts of your work-in-progress for comment from your supervisor.
Assessment
Overview
This unit has three pieces of assessment to be completed as you progress through the semester.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale and S (Satisfactory) / U (Unsatisfactory)
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Project proposal
This first piece of assessment requires that you write a short proposal (no more than 750 words) relating to your proposed project. Your proposal should include the context and significance of your chosen topic, the question/s that you plan to address, a brief overview of relevant literature, the implementation strategies that you intend to use and a timeline for successful completion of the unit.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Oral Presentation
This assessment item requires that you present your work-in-progress to a group of peers and academic supervisors. Your presentation will normally include a brief overview of your chosen topic, the implementation strategies that are being employed and preliminary reflections on what has been learned (thus far). You are expected to engage the audience in discussion and allow sufficient time for questions and comments.
Assessment: Project Report
For this assignment you are required to write a comprehensive report of 3000-4000 words on your chosen topic. In preparing your report you will need to undertake a detailed review of relevant literature and develop a set of arguments that are based on the synthesis of knowledge and evidence from a range of sources. Your final report should be presented in a style that is consistent with publication in a relevant academic journal.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
Resource Materials
Other
There are no set texts for this unit. It is expected that, in consultation with your academic supervisor, you will access a broad range of materials that are relevant to your chosen topic.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out of the ordinary risks associated with completion of this unit.
Unit Outline: Summer 2024, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | HLB300 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | Completion of 192cp |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Minimum GPA 5.0 is assumed knowledge. |
Overview
This unit provides the opportunity to substantively explore a topic or subject of personal academic interest within your discipline area. It enables you to extend your knowledge and understanding of a topic area that is not otherwise available as a formal unit of study within the course, and your skills in knowledge development and knowledge management. This is a self-directed learning opportunity and prior to enrolling in the unit you will need to organise an academic supervisor with whom you will discuss your proposed study, its learning outcomes and any issues related to its successful completion.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Demonstrated a well-informed understanding of your chosen topic area (GC1);
- Presented a coherent position on your chosen topic that is based on well reasoned, logical arguments and conclusions which are supported by theory, research and/or other relevant evidence (GC2);
- Led a work-in-progress seminar on your chosen topic (GC5) ;
- Independently prepared a substantive written report in a style that is consistent with publication in an relevant academic journal (GC3; GC5).
Content
The content for this unit will be negotiated between individual students and their academic supervisors. It will be designed to assist knowledge development in the chosen topic area and to enhance skills in knowledge development, critical thinking, knowledge management and/or writing for an academic audience.
Learning Approaches
This unit is undertaken as a self-initiated and self-directed but supervised research project. Prior to enrolling in the unit you will need to organise an academic supervisor with whom you will discuss your proposed study, its learning outcomes and any issues related to its successful completion. This will involve completing a draft 'Proposal Statement' giving the details of your proposed study. This proposal statement will need to be approved by your Course Coordinator prior to the start of the semester in which you intend undertaking the study. You will develop this proposal for submission in week 3. You will meet with your supervisor at negotiated times throughout the semester and, as part of your assessment, you will be expected to make an oral presentation. Meetings during semester will generally be on an individual student-supervisor basis, but there may also be the opportunity for group discussions of work in progress.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will be able to submit drafts of your work-in-progress for comment from your supervisor.
Assessment
Overview
This unit has three pieces of assessment to be completed as you progress through the semester.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale and S (Satisfactory) / U (Unsatisfactory)
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Project proposal
This first piece of assessment requires that you write a short proposal (no more than 750 words) relating to your proposed project. Your proposal should include the context and significance of your chosen topic, the question/s that you plan to address, a brief overview of relevant literature, the implementation strategies that you intend to use and a timeline for successful completion of the unit.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Oral Presentation
This assessment item requires that you present your work-in-progress to a group of peers and academic supervisors. Your presentation will normally include a brief overview of your chosen topic, the implementation strategies that are being employed and preliminary reflections on what has been learned (thus far). You are expected to engage the audience in discussion and allow sufficient time for questions and comments.
Assessment: Project Report
For this assignment you are required to write a comprehensive report of 3000-4000 words on your chosen topic. In preparing your report you will need to undertake a detailed review of relevant literature and develop a set of arguments that are based on the synthesis of knowledge and evidence from a range of sources. Your final report should be presented in a style that is consistent with publication in a relevant academic journal.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
Resource Materials
Other
There are no set texts for this unit. It is expected that, in consultation with your academic supervisor, you will access a broad range of materials that are relevant to your chosen topic.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out of the ordinary risks associated with completion of this unit.