Pre-requisites

LN906 Research Methods LN901 Academic Writing for Ministry and Mission

Co-requisites

None.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:

• Demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of, and the research underlying, a selected linguistic topic

• Devise and execute a method for achieving the purpose of the investigation

• Utilise diverse scholarship and research methods to formulate critical perspectives on the selected topic

• Present evidence-based perspectives on the selected topic (in an essay/report)

• Identify and problematise a selected topic

• Examine recent scholarship on the selected topic

Unit Description

This one semester unit is a supervised research project. The candidate will be assigned a supervisor with expertise in either the methodology or the content area chosen. The project is to include a 1,000-word research proposal. Ethics approval may also be required from the ethics committee if the topic chosen involves data gained from living human participants.

Topics

Students will select a topic for investigation in consultation with a supervisor before they start.

Assessment and Indicative Load

Assessment types include Student Proposal and Research Paper. Indicative study load is 280 hours.

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Unit offerings

Face to face: (Demand based)

Please note

The Unit Offerings listed above are a guide only and the timetable for any year is the final authority. The College may vary offerings based on demand, regulatory requirements, continual improvement processes or other conditions.

This unit may be available in different modes of delivery i.e. online and face-to-face as listed above. The unit content will not differ between these modes of delivery. There will possibly be a difference in the schedule and/or the prescribed assessment tasks, however both will cover and assess the same content.