Undergraduate | TAS-UPP016 | 2024
UPP Project A
Course information for 2024 intake
View information for 2023 course intake- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
Price from
$0
Upfront cost
$0
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
- Refer to MyLO for study topics
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-2024 - University Preparation Program
Additional requirements
- Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: 2-hour online Workshop weekly.
Study load
0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 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
UndergraduateTAS-UPP-DEG