| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
| Unit Title: | Honours Literature Review |
| Unit ID: | SCHON4002 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 019999 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
| The unit is dedicated to producing a literature review for the research topic of the student`s honours program. A comprehensive review and appraisal of relevant scientific literature will provide the background information needed to understand the chosen honours research project. Preparing a literature review is an important component of the honours program, and can assist students to prepare a well-organised thesis with a clear conceptual framework. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: No |
| Supplementary Assessment:No |
| Supplementary assessment is not available to students who gain a fail in this Unit. |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | |  | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Develop comprehensive knowledge and understanding of student`s honours research topic. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Synthesise and evaluate the contributions of diverse authors to theoretical foundations of a specific research area; |
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| S2. | Categorise relevant literature in terms of breadth, depth and scope; |
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| S3. | Critically read, interpret, and discriminate among various scientific writings. |
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| S4. | Refine and delimit the dimensions of the student`s honours research topic in light of the theoretical foundations established. |
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| S5. | Identify gaps in the scientific knowledge of the student`s chosen field of research. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Prepare a literature review that demonstrates knowledge and comprehension of the student`s honours research topic, and identifies knowledge gaps in their specific research field. |
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| Unit Content: |
The unit is dedicated to the process of producing a literature review of the student`s chosen research area for their honours program. The purpose of the literature review is to provide the background information needed to understand the chosen honours research project. Through the review, students will assure their assessors that they are familiar with the important research and literature in their field. It is expected that the review will demonstrate comprehensive coverage of the appropriate literature, and will provide some degree of critical appraisal. It should be presented in a clear, coherent and logical structure, and should provide appropriate context for the literature and theories that are reviewed. Preparing a literature review is an important component of the honours program, and can assist students to produce a well-organised thesis with a clear conceptual framework.
•The literature review will be an individual study under the guidance of the supervisor(s) of the research, focussing on the student`s honours research topic. |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
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| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | Learning outcomes
(KSA) | Assessment task
(AT#) | FEDTASK 1
Interpersonal | Students will demonstrate high-level skills to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups Students will be required to display (in person and/or online) high-level skills in-person and/or online in: • Effective verbal and non-verbal communication via a range of synchronous and asynchronous methods • Active listening for meaning and influencing • High-level empathy for others • Negotiating and demonstrating extended conflict resolution skills • Working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams | K1, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, A1 | AT1 | FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students will demonstrate the ability to apply leadership skills and behaviours Students will be required to display skills in: • Creating, contributing to, and enabling collegial environments • Showing self-awareness and the ability to self-reflect for personal growth • Inspiring and enabling others • Making informed and evidence-based decisions through consultation with others • Displaying initiative and ability to solve problems | K1, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, A1 | AT1 | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students will demonstrate an ability to work in complex and ambiguous environments, using their imagination to create new ideas Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically on complex problems • Synthesising, evaluating ideas, concepts and information • Proposing alternative perspectives to refine ideas • Challenging conventional thinking to clarify concepts through deep inquiry • Proposing creative solutions in problem solving | K1, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, A1 | AT1 | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students will demonstrate the ability to work proficiently across a range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks Students will be required to display high-level skills in: • Finding, accessing, collating, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and appropriately and securely sharing complex digital information at a high-level • Receiving and responding to messages in a range of digital media • Using digital tools appropriately to conduct research • Contributing proficiently to digital teams and working groups • Participating in and utilising digital learning opportunities | Not applicable | Not applicable | FEDTASK 5
Sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students will demonstrate the ability to think ethically and sustainably. Students will be required to display skills in: • The responsible conduct of research • Making informed judgments that consider the impact of devising solutions in multiple global economic environmental and societal contexts • Demonstrating commitment to social responsibility as a professional and a citizen • Generating research solutions which are sustainable,ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable • Extending lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to diverse others • Demonstrate extended actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, S1-S5, A1 | Describe and evaluate the contributions of various writers to theoretical foundations of a specific research area. | A written literature review (maximum 5000 words) | 100% |
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