Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit convenor
Dr Hang Young Lee
Contact via Email
Room C311, Level 3 25C Wally's Walk
By appointment
Senior Lecturer and seminar leader
Dr Justine Lloyd
Contact via Email
By appointment
Senior Lecturer and seminar leader
Dr Peter Rogers
Contact via Email
By appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MRes
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This discipline-specific unit is designed as an advanced reading seminar in sociology. It will introduce students to seminal works known for their conceptual and methodological innovation and theoretical sophistication. The aim is to give students the opportunity to build on their disciplinary knowledge by way of enabling critical engagement with different research areas and methodologies at the cutting edge of social research, and to reflect on their own research processes. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Academic Integrity
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University Grading Policy
The grade that a student receives will signify their overall performance in meeting the learning outcomes of the unit of study. Graded units will use the following grades
HD High Distinction 85-100
D Distinction 75-84
Cr Credit 65-74
P Pass 50-64
F Fail 0-49
Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University.
Return of Marked Work
As per university policy, written assessments will be returned to students within three weeks of the submission date. Early assignments will not be marked early.
Special Consideration (Extensions)
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You need to show that the circumstances:
More information about Special Consideration is available in the Policies and Procedures section of the unit guide.
Late Penalties
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This late penalty will apply to non-timed sensitive assessment (incl essays, reports, posters, portfolios, journals, recordings etc). Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs etc) will only be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special consideration application. Special Consideration outcome may result in a new question or topic.
Student Wellbeing
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Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Annotated bibliography 1 | 40% | No | 26/9/2022 |
Annotated bibliography 2 | 40% | No | 6/11/2022 |
Online Participation | 20% | No | Ongoing |
Assessment Type 1: Annotated bibliography
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: 26/9/2022
Weighting: 40%
Students are required to annotate a set number of readings and to reflect on their impact on original research
Assessment Type 1: Annotated bibliography
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: 6/11/2022
Weighting: 40%
Students are required to annotate a set number of readings and to reflect on their impact on original research
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 26 hours
Due: Ongoing
Weighting: 20%
Actively participate in seminar discussions
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Seminar times
Seminars will take place on Tuesday from 3 pm to 5 pm in 4 Western Rd - 213 Tutorial Rm. The Zoom links to the on-campus seminars are available on the course iLearn page.
Technology used:
The following technologies are used in SOCI7001:
Make sure that you regularly check your student email for correspondence with teaching staff and course announcements.
iLearn
Important information about the weekly schedule for SOCI7001, course readings and assessment are all available on the course iLearn page. If you do not have access, please contact IT help. You are required to check iLearn and your student email regularly for course updates and information.
Turnitin and GradeMark
The written assessment for SOCI7001 needs to be submitted via Turnitin. A link to Turnitin is available via the Assessments tab on the iLearn page. Please contact the convenor if you cannot find it (do not leave it until the due date of the assessment). Assessments will be marked via GradeMark and returned to students electronically.
Leganto
Leganto is the electronic system for accessing unit readings that can be accessed via the iLearn page. Readings are allocated by weekly schedules. As well as the required readings for each week, you will find recommended and optional readings. The required readings are available in pdf or electronic format. If you are not able to access the readings, please contact the unit convenor via email.
Zoom
Zoom is an online video conferencing software platform. It is used for online seminars, optional meetings, and consultation.
This year, you will have three lecturers who will lead weekly seminars that focus on the research of social practice, developing and testing theories, and revising theories through empirical research.
Our goals are simple: intensive discussion of diverse research methods, writing and researching high standard thesis documents, and encountering important studies in the broad field of sociology. We want you to use the Unit to ask questions about preparing for 2023 and to use the time to go into areas of social research that will matter next year.
Young, Justine and Peter
* Please see the course iLearn page for a more detailed weekly schedule.
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Unit information based on version 2022.02 of the Handbook