Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor
Linda Evans
Contact via 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 unit will give BPhil students the opportunity to complete a research project as part of a team in an academic or industry setting. The project will be aligned with the host’s strategic research priorities, and both managed and delivered by the student in consultation with their host supervisor. Students will also receive practical information about research careers in academic and non-academic settings and will reflect on what it means to be a researcher in the 21st century. Students must complete 100 hours as an intern in addition to written assessments. Visit Employability Connect for important information on this unit including required preparation and closing dates for PACE activities. |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
DEADLINES
LATE ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION POLICY
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of ‘0’ (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue.
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.
WORD LIMITS
FINAL MARKS
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Employability journal | 10% | No | 11:59pm Sunday, (Weeks 2-11) |
Project management plan | 30% | No | 11:55pm Sunday, August 20 (Week 4) |
Reflective report | 60% | No | 11:55pm Sunday, November 5 (Week 13) |
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: 11:59pm Sunday, (Weeks 2-11)
Weighting: 10%
Weekly completion of a reading followed by a short reflective blog post to the iLearn forum.
Assessment Type 1: Plan
Indicative Time on Task 2: 5 hours
Due: 11:55pm Sunday, August 20 (Week 4)
Weighting: 30%
Preparation of a structured project plan for the internship
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 14 hours
Due: 11:55pm Sunday, November 5 (Week 13)
Weighting: 60%
Preparation of a comprehensive portfolio drawing on both information gained during the semester and personal reflections on the student’s experience as a research intern.
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
INTERNSHIPS
SEMINAR
WEEKLY STEPS
TEXTBOOK
INTRODUCTION
PART 1: RESEARCHER TOOLKIT
PART 2: BEING A RESEARCHER
PART 3: CAREER PLANNING
CONCLUSION
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The number of assessments has been reduced.
Unit information based on version 2023.03 of the Handbook