SCI701 Research/Industry Dissertation 2

What is this course about?

Description

Serving as the integrative phase of your postgraduate studies, this course extends the applied methodologies and professional autonomy established in your preceding capstone course. For students on the project pathway, this trimester transitions from group-based project delivery to an individual work integrated learning experience. This will allow you to engage with the ICT industry on complex tasks through professional practice and you will also refine your professional identity.
Conversely, students continuing on the research pathway will finalise their comprehensive dissertation, synthesising their findings to demonstrate the high-level critical thinking and rigorous analytical capabilities required for a seamless transition into more advanced academic study.

How will this course be delivered?

Course Topics

Am I eligible to enrol in this course?

Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.

Pre-requisites

Completed 84 credits which must include PRM701

Co-requisites

BUS703 or BUS512 or BUS514 or BUS515 or HLT701 or PUB708

Anti-requisites

Not applicable

Specific assumed prior knowledge and skills (where applicable)

Not applicable

Microcredential Information

Not applicable

How am I going to be assessed?

Grading Scale

Standard Grading (GRD)

Details of early feedback on progress

Each week students will provide updates on their WIL experience or research progress and discuss learnings. 
Regular attendance and participation in meetings with academic advisors and clients to discuss research or performance feedback will be also critical to your ability to pass this course. 

Assessment tasks

1000 words (+/- 10%)

1000 words (+/- 10%)
Interview up to 15 minutes

All students: Up to 30 minutes presentation, including questions and answers.
WIL Experience students: 2000 words (+/- 10%)
Research students: 6000+ words

Directed study hours

A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.

What resources do I need to undertake this course?

Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.

Prescribed text(s) or course reader

There are no required/recommended resources for this course.

Specific requirements

As a capstone course, students are expected to be fully engaged, visible, and proactive in all course activities. 
For WIL experience students, assignment of the experience may begin prior to the trimester start, and thus students are expected to enrol as early as possible and check their student email at least 3 weeks prior to week 1. Students enrolling late may be impacted by WIL experience availability.
This course cannot be completed entirely asynchronously due to client engagement requirements, which  have reputational repercussions for client organisations, the university, students, and staff. Thus, attendance at class and meetings will be actively monitored. If attending classes online, students should use a laptop/desktop computer for breakout sessions and will require a webcam or additional device to stream video during class, client meetings, and live interviews.

Assessment: Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation. It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline. This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.

Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person. You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.

In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin. This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.

Assessment: Additional Requirements

Eligibility for Supplementary Assessment

Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying:
(a) The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4%; and
(b) The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale

Assessment: Submission penalties

Late submissions may be penalised up to and including the following maximum percentage of the assessment task’s identified value, with weekdays and weekends included in the calculation of days late:
(a) One day: deduct 5%;
(b) Two days: deduct 10%;
(c) Three days: deduct 20%;
(d) Four days: deduct 40%;
(e) Five days: deduct 60%;
(f) Six days: deduct 80%;
(g) Seven days: A result of zero is awarded for the assessment task.

The following penalties will apply for a late submission for an online examination:
Less than 15 minutes: No penalty
From 15 minutes to 30 minutes: 20% penalty
More than 30 minutes: 100% penalty

Links to relevant University policy and procedures

For more information on Academic Learning & Teaching categories including:

• Assessment: Courses and Coursework Programs
• Review of Assessment and Final Grades
• Supplementary Assessment
• Central Examinations
• Deferred Examinations
• Student Conduct
• Students with a Disability

For more information, visit https://www.usc.edu.au/explore/policies-and-procedures#academic-learning-and-teaching

Student Charter

UniSC is committed to excellence in teaching, research and engagement in an environment that is inclusive, inspiring, safe and respectful. The Student Charter sets out what students can expect from the University, and what in turn is expected of students, to achieve these outcomes.

General Enquiries

For course-specific questions, contact your teaching staff or Course Coordinator.  

For other enquiries or to access support, please contact Student Central: 

• UniSC Student Central
• UniSC Adelaide Student Central