EMG505 Work Based Project (16)
CSU Discipline Area: Policing, law enforcement & emergency management (POLEM)
Duration: Two sessions
Abstract:
The emphasis of a work based project is to improve a current situation through effecting change to a process, policy or practice. There is a strong focus, supported by a progressive assessment structure, on a student’s grasp of the applied research process. Students are therefore progressively assessed at major points throughout the project. Students are assigned an academic supervisor pertinent to their degree and are also required to work with an approved workplace mentor or advisor. Their project may be a part of a larger workplace project or a stand-alone one. The student’s research may result either in a comprehensive report or a smaller report plus a journal article, training program, policy recommendation or the like.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
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| Distance | Manly | Session 2 |
| Distance | Manly |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: EMG505
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to demonstrate an in-depth critical understanding of the body of knowledge, theory and practice in their area of research including any recent scientific, technical and technological advances in their chosen field
- be able to investigate, manage and synthesise complex information, problems and concepts
- be able to critically reflect on the connection between theoretical underpinnings and professional practice relating to the their workbased project
- be able to develop and refine the work based project for presentation in an acceptable format specific to the workplace or project area, e.g. a report, journal article, training program, policy recommendation or the like
- be able to communicate theoretical propositions, methods, conclusions and professional decisions to specialised and non specialist audiences specific to their workbased project
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- Writing a workbased project proposal
- Ethics and the conduct of research
- Data collection
- Data analysis
- Surveying the literature
- Writing up your work based project
Workplace Learning
This subject contains a Workplace Learning component. Please contact the subject coordinator for further information.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.