Course

Thesis Writing and Presentation - EDST5147

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

School: School of Education

Course Outline: School of Education

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2

Enrolment Requirements:

Prerequisite: Enrolment in one of the following programs, 7401, 7960, 8910, or 8960 or enrolled in a Education or Educational Leadership plan in 8224

CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

This course is aimed at postgraduate research students to evaluate and develop their thesis writing abilities and skills. Weekly sessions cover the overall structuring of the thesis; writing the introduction; the literature review; the methodology chapter; discussion chapters; the conclusion and the abstract and understanding examiner expectations with an emphasis on managing the writing process over an extended time period and on managing large amounts of texts. The course is informed by current applied linguistic and educational research into advanced academic and professional writing, and includes writing a conference paper and journal article and preparing for seminar/conference presentations.
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