Unit of Study EDUC4006 Education Honours Thesis (Stage 2) Part A (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

Hons Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Education
Placement

No

Anti-requisites

EDUC4002 - Education Honours Thesis (Stage 2 of 3)

Enrolment information

This is a continuing unit. Students must be admitted to the Bachelor of Education with Honours. Please refer to the Faculty of Education Honours Handbook for further information.

Unit description

Provides students with a scaffolded and supervised opportunity to conduct and complete an original research project. Presented as a written thesis in Education, the research project will build on a foundational literature review and research design developed in previous units. Students complete a total of 6 thesis units.

Unit content

Students have access to supervision and resources on the following topics to support the

development and communication of their research.

Orientation: Retrospective and Planning

Module 1. Questions, Aims and Objectives

Module 2. Literature Review

Module 3. Theory and Methodology: Data Collection and Analysis

Module 4. Findings and Results

Module 5. Discussion and Conclusions

Module 6. References, Formatting, Editing and Submission

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Online	Term1,3	Term1,3

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate a broad understanding of a body of knowledge and theoretical concepts in education, with advanced understanding in at least one area of investigation

demonstrate skills in critically reviewing, analysing, and synthesising knowledge in education

demonstrate ethical and appropriate ways to conceptualise, collect, analyse, evaluate and present data

demonstrate written, verbal, and other relevant communication skills to present a clear and coherent exposition of knowledge in diverse contexts

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Project 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Thesis: The final thesis grade will be awarded in the unit Education Honours Thesis (Stage 3) Part B	SR

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