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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

308415 (v.4) Indigenous Australian Research – Honours Dissertation Preparation 491

Area: Centre for Aboriginal Studies
Credits: 50.0
Contact Hours: 11.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Individual Study: 1 x 5 Hours Weekly
Seminar: 1 x 3 Hours Once-only
Prerequisite(s): 305842 (v.4) Indigenous Australian Research Positioning 411 or any previous version
AND
305843 (v.4) Indigenous Australian Research Methodologies 412 or any previous version
AND
305844 (v.4) Indigenous Australian Research Techniques and Methods 413 or any previous version
AND
305845 (v.4) Critical Approaches to Research Literature 414 or any previous version
Syllabus: A semester of intensive supervised research in an Indigenous Australian context. Students are expected to demonstrate appropriate research knowledge, skills and understandings in planning and implementing an effective and culturally appropriate small-scale research project. Research should maximise opportunities for local Aboriginal participation and control, and benefit those who are the focus of the research activities.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 090311 Indigenous Studies
Result Type: Pass/Fail

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2012 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2012 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External