Unit of Study SWRK4003 Social Work Honours Thesis I (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

Hons Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

SOCI2006 - Doing Social Research

Enrolment restriction

Students must be approved to enrol.

Unit description

This is the first of three Honours Thesis units which collectively provide students with an opportunity to engage in academic research in social work through the completion, under guidance, of a thesis. In this unit, students will be supported to develop their understanding of the requirements for successfully completing an Honours thesis, identify a suitable topic of enquiry and undertake a literature review for their research project.

Unit content

With guidance from an academic supervisor, students will cover the following topics in this unit:

Introduction to Honours
Exploring areas of enquiry and reviewing literature
Research and social work practice
Planning and conducting an Honours research project
Introduction to research theory and methodology
Working with a supervisor

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Dual Term4	Dual Term4
Online	Dual Term4	N/A

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:

recognise the requirements for successful completion of an Honours research project

synthesise a body of disciplinary knowledge to identify an appropriate area of research enquiry

critically review research literature

propose a project timeline

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (12 weeks)

Assessment
Literature review	SR
Proposal	SR

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (12 weeks)

Assessment
Literature review	SR
Proposal	SR

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Domestic

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