Required texts

The recommended texts to support this unit are:

Robson, C., & McCartan, K. (2016). Real World Research (4^th ed.). Wiley.

This book is available as an e-book in the UC Library Catalogue. To find the e-book click 

Limited hard copies are available in the UC Library Catalogue. To find a hard copy click 

Johnson, R. B., & Christensen, L. B. (2019). Educational Research: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Approaches (7^th ed.). SAGE.

This book is available as an e-book in the UC Library Catalogue. To find the e-book click 

Additional resources will be made available via the Reading List on the unit Canvas Site. Students are expected to seek academic resources independently in addition to those suggested by the Unit Convener.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Approval of extenuating circumstances will be dependent upon the production of supporting documentation and at the discretion of the unit convener.

All assessment items required to be submitted online must be submitted via the appropriate Canvas drop box. It is the student's responsibility to upload the correct and corresponding draft or assessment item to the right submission section. Assignments must be submitted in a format accessible to the assessor(s), as stated on the relevant canvas site. If the unit convener and/or tutor are unable to access a submission, or if no submission has been made by the due date and time, a standard late penalty of 10% of the total marks possible for the task may be applied per day, for three days, after which the submission will receive a score of ‘0' in keeping with UC's Assessment Policy.

Special assessment requirements

Students must complete and submit all assessments to pass the unit. An aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the unit.

Moderation AND Provision of valid documentation

Moderation of Assessments

As per the Assessment Policy, summative assessment moderation will ensure that the rubric has been applied consistently and that the allocated mark is consistent with level of performance. Moderation of marked summative assessment will include review of a minimum of 10% of submissions, sampled from different markers (where relevant) and grade levels. All summative assessment with a mark of 45–50% (inclusive) will be moderated. Students receiving an overall mark close to a grade boundary should have their summative assessments moderated.

Provision of Valid Documentation

Please note that the University takes student misconduct very seriously. All documentation provided to University staff must be valid and the provision of fraudulent documentation carries with it potentially serious consequences, including suspension and/or exclusion from the University. Note that all allegations of student misconduct will be referred to the Associate Dean for Education (ADE) as a prescribed authority for investigation.

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at ºÚÁÏÍø. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Learner engagement

Unit breakdown of hours:

60 hours participation in face-to-face workshops; online synchronous, and online asynchronous activities; and individual consultations

70 hours workshop preparation

170 hours assessment preparation

Participation requirements

Active engagement in all online modules enhances your learning and is strongly advised. Unless specifically stated in the unit outline, there is no mandatory attendance requirement. However, you may elect to attend timetabled activities, as they allow you to ask 'real time' questions to develop your understanding for the relevant assessment tasks.

There is a strong correlation between participation and success in higher education. Your participation in online tutorials and engagement with the online activities will enhance your understanding of this unit's content and therefore the quality of your assessment responses. Lack of participation may result in your inability to satisfactorily pass assessment items.

Required IT skills

Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint (or equivalent), Email, Canvas, the library catalogue and research databases.

Artificial intelligence services must not to be used for assessment or assessment preparation by students unless explicitly allowed in the assessment instructions for an assessment task published with the assessment task and/or in the unit outline. That is, an artificial intelligence services may only be used if:

- its use is authorised by the unit convener as part of a specified assessment task, and

- it is used in the way allowed in the assessment instructions and/or unit outline, and

- its use is appropriately referenced, meaning that students must reference the use of AI in their assessment in the same way as they reference other source material.

In-unit costs

The recommended texts for this unit are available from the UC Library at no cost to students.

Work placement, internships or practicums

None

Additional information

Provision of information to the group

Notifications through the Canvas Announcements Forum or the Canvas Discussion Forums are deemed to be made to the whole class.  It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that they check for announcements on the Unit's Canvas website (forum messages are also emailed to student email addresses only).  Students should ensure they check their student email regularly.  The Canvas discussion forums will be checked by staff regularly.

Use of student email account

The University Email policy states that "students wishing to contact the University via email regarding administrative or academic matters need to send the email from the University account for identity verification purposes".  Therefore all unit enquiries should be emailed using a student university email account. Students should contact servicedesk@canberra.edu.au if they have any issues accessing their university email account.

Research Led Education: The unit addresses research led education. There are active researchers teaching the unit who are able to engage students in deep and active learning and transmit to students their passion for the research they are carrying out.

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