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Professional Context Project
Postgraduate | MAQ-ENGX8075 | 2021
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 18 weeks
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Professional Context Project
About this subject
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Conceptualise and conduct advanced research within an approved area.
- Plan and produce a major project within an approved area of activity and research.
- Apply refined technical skills and specialist knowledge within a sustained major work appropriate to specific readerships or community contexts.
- Initiate and collaborate with others in planning and executing an industry based or critically informed project
- Create and curate a digital portfolio that reflects upon their learning.
- A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
In this unit each student conceptualises, designs and undertakes a project that engages with their individual vocational or education aims. Each project will extend upon the skills and knowledge developed during the student’s Masters study. Students engage in a Major Work from one of three modules: a Professional Context Project, such as an internship or other industry-focused project; the design of a school or community-based creative writing curriculum; or a research-based Journal Article suitable for a postgraduate level peer-reviewed journal. The unit is not intended for the production of a piece of creative writing. Students plan and undertake their project through independent work with the support of the convenor and student peers. Peer feedback and collaboration is encouraged. At the unit’s outcome students have engaged in a significant professionalising experience culminating in documentation and a digital portfolio showcase.
- Participatory task (10%)
- Major project (50%)
- Portfolio (30%)
- Proposal/Project Plan (10%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Prior study
To help set you up for success before you start this subject, we suggest completing or having equivalent knowledge in:
Others
NCCW (pre-2020 units) ENGL875, ENGL8075
Pre-requisite 40 credit points
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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