Negotiated Capstone Project
PostgraduateCUR-EDMC5022025
Conduct an advanced research project on an educational issue. You’ll need to demonstrate evidence of your scholarly research through the ability to select, organise and interpret data, and plan and produce your academic submission
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 23 Nov 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 2 June 2025,
- 1 Dec 2025
- Price from
- $5,469
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Negotiated Capstone Project
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- examine and evaluate an educational issue and identify aspects for further research
- independently plan and investigation into a topic of educational relevance
- select, organise and interpret data
- plan and produce a scholarly work that communicates the research undertaken.
- Please refer to Unit Description field.
This subject was previously known as Negotiated Research Project.
This subject requires students to either conduct a a research project or research-informed workplace project on an educational issue. The project should demonstrate evidence of scholarly research, critical ability and cogent communication. Students will negotiate the nature and scope of their project with the Unit Coordinator, and work independently with guidance and support to complete their project. The workplace project is expected to have real-world impact on the professional life of the student and/or their professional workplace context.
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- Contract (10%)
- Progress Report (20%)
- Project Submission (70%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- CUR-MED-MAS-2025 - Master of Education
- CUR-APL-MAS-2025 - Master of Arts (Applied Linguistics)
Elective
- OUA-PSU-GCE-2025 - Postgraduate Single Subjects
Prior study
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:
one of
Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Audio/Visual equipment
Study load
- 0.25 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 20 to 24 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
PostgraduateCUR-MED-MAS
Master of Arts (Applied Linguistics)
PostgraduateCUR-APL-MAS
PostgraduateOUA-PSU-GCE