Unit Outline

The honours thesis is a 12,000–15,000 word research project exploring a topic of your choice that has been approved by the Honours coordinator. The supervision of the project involves regular meetings with your primary supervisor, aimed at monitoring the progress of research and thesis preparation. The thesis is completed according to the academic conventions of the relevant discipline, or combined disciplines.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Plan and execute a Humanities text-based scholarly project.
2.	Conduct independent research according to Humanities text-based disciplinary conventions.
3.	Apply advanced disciplinary knowledge and skills to produce an original thesis.
4.	Communicate project outcomes according to disciplinary conventions.

Alterations as a result of student feedback

No alterations in 2024

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Honours Thesis	See the MyLO site for the due date	100 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Honours Thesis

Task Description:

The Honours thesis is an independent research project of 12,000–15,000 words (+/- 10%) on a topic of the student’s choice which has been approved by the academic supervisor in the relevant discipline and the Honours coordinator.

Task Length:

12,000–15,000 words (plus or minus 10%). Footnotes and bibliography are not included in the word count.

Due Date:

See the MyLO site for the due date

Weight:

100 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Develop and design an independent research project, as appropriate for the discipline(s)	LO1
2	Conduct research according to the scholarly conventions of the relevant discipline(s)	LO2
3	Present a sustained critical argument and/or coherent creative work that makes a contribution to knowledge relevant to the current state of the discipline(s)	LO3
4	Demonstrate skills in writing and presentation according to the scholarly conventions of the discipline(s)	LO4

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.