UXH400-1 Project - Part A
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| Unit code: | UXH400-1 |
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| Prerequisite(s): | 288cp of completed study and UXH300 or DTH702 or DLH600 or equivalent unit. |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
| Availabilities |
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| CSP student contribution | $1,118 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $4,104 |
| International unit fee | $4,368 |
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2024, Gardens Point, Internal
| Unit code: | UXH400-1 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | 288cp of completed study and UXH300 or DTH702 or DLH600 or equivalent unit. |
| Coordinator: | Severine Mayere | severine.mayere@qut.edu.au |
Overview
UXH00-1 Project - Part A and UXH00-2 Project - Part B are a 24 credit point capstone sequence for the Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) course. These units draw together knowledge that you have accumulated in the previous six semesters of the course and prepare you for your transition from university to the professional world or into a postgraduate research study.
In this unit (Part A), you will identify a problem or issue of relevance to your field and prepare a project proposal. In Part B you will complete your proposed project.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Apply design-thinking, problem solving, and analysis to investigate a contemporary problem or challenge facing the industry.
- Analyse theory and literature and apply professional and ethical judgement.
- Apply independent and/or collaborative research skills to identify and devise potential solutions for discipline and interdiscipline-related problems.
- Construct and present arguments and documents to professional and academic standard.
Content
In this unit you will:
Identify a research/industry/design problem for investigation
Gain an understanding of research ethics and integrity, methods and processes
Develop a fully-referenced literature review
Construct a research/project proposal
Learning Approaches
The UXH400 units differ from other units in your course as:
- your project is undertaken under guidance of an allocated academic project supervisor
- you must pass a threshold assessment (Project Proposal) in Part A to progress to Part B
- you receive a temporary result for Part A
- a final result for both Part A and Part B is awarded at the end of Part B
The UXH400 units incorporate a blended learning approach which includes periodic workshops, electronic correspondence with the unit coordinator, and meetings between students and their project supervisors.
Workshops will be held early in the semester to help orient you to the UXH400 series, facilitate the allocation of project supervisors, and provide guidance on the initiation of your topic investigation. Workshops held mid-semester may address risk assessment and ethics components of your project planning.
You will also utilise a range of online resources available through the UXH400-1 unit Canvas site. UD01, SE05 and ID18 students will be expected to draw on learnings from the research methods unit, UXH300.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Direct: to individual students, either in written form or in consultation. During the supervision sessions, a number of formative exercises may be discussed.
Assessment
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale and S (Satisfactory) / U (Unsatisfactory)
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Annotated Bibliography or Design Proposal
Annotated bibliography (UD01, SE05 and ID18 students)
- You will develop a pre-bibliography and concept map that will help you frame your research questions and objectives.
Design Proposal (DE42 students)
- You will develop a researched proposal for a design project identifying: the issue and locus, theoretical basis, design methods and projected outputs.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Project Proposal or Design Resolution
Project Proposal (UD01, SE05, ID18 students)
- You will prepare a research proposal that will include: background and methods, a literature review; and demonstrate justification of your project.
Design Resolution (DE42 students)
- You will develop resolved design project outputs and supportive material including a design statement and evidence of reflective practice.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Threshold Assessment:
You must achieve a passing result on this assessment to pass this unit and progress on to UXH400-2 Project - Part B.
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
Relevant readings and other resources will be uploaded onto the unit Canvas website.
You are also required to use the following:
- The unit website on QUT's Canvas
- QUT Library Databases
- You can access QUT cite/write online at QUT Cite| Write
Risk Assessment Statement
All commencing Engineering students are required to complete the Mandatory Safety Induction
There are no extraordinary risks associated with the classroom/lecture activities in this unit.
Prior to any off-campus class activities that you are required to undertake in this unit, a risk assessment will be prepared and made available to you at the MAPS (Management and Assessment of Project Safety) library or on the unit Canvas site. You will receive a briefing regarding any specific hazard and risk related instructions from your field leader before commencing the activity.
If you undertake a project, either individually or in a group, you may in conjunction with your QUT project supervisor, be required to complete and submit a Risk Assessment of your project activities in MAPS (Management and Assessment of Project Safety) for approval. For further information go to Health, safety and environment for research students - QUT Students
Additionally, if you undertake an industry project, either individually or in a group, you must ensure that the QUT project partner agreement is completed, respect confidentiality, be aware of any intellectual property requirements for the project and comply with workplace health and safety requirements, (either at QUT or at the worksite). For further information please refer to the Work Integrated Learning - QUT Students webpage.
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2024, Gardens Point, Internal
| Unit code: | UXH400-1 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | 288cp of completed study and UXH300 or DTH702 or DLH600 or equivalent unit. |
| Coordinator: | Severine Mayere | severine.mayere@qut.edu.au |
Overview
UXH00-1 Project - Part A and UXH00-2 Project - Part B are a 24 credit point capstone sequence for the Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) course. These units draw together knowledge that you have accumulated in the previous six semesters of the course and prepare you for your transition from university to the professional world or into a postgraduate research study.
In this unit (Part A), you will identify a problem or issue of relevance to your field and prepare a project proposal. In Part B you will complete your proposed project.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Apply design-thinking, problem solving, and analysis to investigate a contemporary problem or challenge facing the industry.
- Analyse theory and literature and apply professional and ethical judgement.
- Apply independent and/or collaborative research skills to identify and devise potential solutions for discipline and interdiscipline-related problems.
- Construct and present arguments and documents to professional and academic standard.
Content
In this unit you will:
Identify a research/industry/design problem for investigation
Gain an understanding of research ethics and integrity, methods and processes
Develop a fully-referenced literature review
Construct a research/project proposal
Learning Approaches
The UXH400 units differ from other units in your course as:
- your project is undertaken under guidance of an allocated academic project supervisor
- you must pass a threshold assessment (Project Proposal) in Part A to progress to Part B
- you receive a temporary result for Part A
- a final result for both Part A and Part B is awarded at the end of Part B
The UXH400 units incorporate a blended learning approach which includes periodic workshops, electronic correspondence with the unit coordinator, and meetings between students and their project supervisors.
Workshops will be held early in the semester to help orient you to the UXH400 series, facilitate the allocation of project supervisors, and provide guidance on the initiation of your topic investigation. Workshops held mid-semester may address risk assessment and ethics components of your project planning.
You will also utilise a range of online resources available through the UXH400-1 unit Canvas site. UD01, SE05 and ID18 students will be expected to draw on learnings from the research methods unit, UXH300.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Direct: to individual students, either in written form or in consultation. During the supervision sessions, a number of formative exercises may be discussed.
Assessment
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale and S (Satisfactory) / U (Unsatisfactory)
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Annotated Bibliography or Design Proposal
Annotated bibliography (UD01, SE05 and ID18 students)
- You will develop a pre-bibliography and concept map that will help you frame your research questions and objectives.
Design Proposal (DE42 students)
- You will develop a researched proposal for a design project identifying: the issue and locus, theoretical basis, design methods and projected outputs.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Project Proposal or Design Resolution
Project Proposal (UD01, SE05, ID18 students)
- You will prepare a research proposal that will include: background and methods, a literature review; and demonstrate justification of your project.
Design Resolution (DE42 students)
- You will develop resolved design project outputs and supportive material including a design statement and evidence of reflective practice.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Threshold Assessment:
You must achieve a passing result on this assessment to pass this unit and progress on to UXH400-2 Project - Part B.
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
Relevant readings and other resources will be uploaded onto the unit Canvas website.
You are also required to use the following:
- The unit website on QUT's Canvas
- QUT Library Databases
- You can access QUT cite/write online at QUT Cite| Write
Risk Assessment Statement
All commencing Engineering students are required to complete the Mandatory Safety Induction
There are no extraordinary risks associated with the classroom/lecture activities in this unit.
Prior to any off-campus class activities that you are required to undertake in this unit, a risk assessment will be prepared and made available to you at the MAPS (Management and Assessment of Project Safety) library or on the unit Canvas site. You will receive a briefing regarding any specific hazard and risk related instructions from your field leader before commencing the activity.
If you undertake a project, either individually or in a group, you may in conjunction with your QUT project supervisor, be required to complete and submit a Risk Assessment of your project activities in MAPS (Management and Assessment of Project Safety) for approval. For further information go to Health, safety and environment for research students - QUT Students
Additionally, if you undertake an industry project, either individually or in a group, you must ensure that the QUT project partner agreement is completed, respect confidentiality, be aware of any intellectual property requirements for the project and comply with workplace health and safety requirements, (either at QUT or at the worksite). For further information please refer to the Work Integrated Learning - QUT Students webpage.