UPP Project A
UndergraduateTAS-UPP0162026
Course information for 2026 intake View information for 2025 course intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 15 Feb 2026
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Price from
- $0
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
UPP Project A
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Locate and employ evidence from a range of academic sources.
- Frame and present an academic argument through the appraisal of competing views.
- Communicate research in both written and oral forms to an academic audience.
- Why research?
- What is an academic source?
- Analysing and comparing sources
- Choosing a research question
- Finding relevant academic sources
- What is a research report?
- The structure of a research report
- Report writing step 1 - Introductions
- Report writing step 2 - Discussion section
- Reporting writing step 3 - Recommendations and conclusions
- Presenting your research to others
In this subject, you are provided the opportunity to employ skills developed across a range of University Preparation subjects to complete a guided research project. Using techniques in research, analysis, problem-solving, reflection, and academic communication, you will investigate a topic of your choosing, undertake academic investigation of the key issues or challenges involved and, finally, produce an evidence-based analysis and argument expressing your perspective. The research and writing skills developed and practised in this subject apply to a diverse range of disciplinary environments, from the humanities to the sciences.
- Research Project (50%)
- Source Comparison Report (15%)
- Literature Research Task (35%)
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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
- TAS-UPP-DEG-2026 - University Preparation Program
Additional requirements
- Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: 2-hour online Workshop weekly; 1-hour weekly online consultation (optional)
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
University Preparation Program
UndergraduateTAS-UPP-DEG