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Units ARCH9045

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ARCH9045: Dissertation 1

2025 unit information

ARCH9045 and ARCH9046 Dissertation 1 and 2 are only available to candidates with permission from an appropriate supervisor. Planning students should take PLAN9010 and PLAN9011 Planning Dissertations 1 and 2. Students enrol over two semesters (ARCH9045 then ARCH9046). The units are not assessed separately - a single dissertation is required. The appointment of a supervisor will depend on the topic chosen for the dissertation by the student. The aim of the dissertation is to train the student in how to undertake advanced study. It should allow the student to pursue an area of interest in greater depth than is possible in coursework or to investigate an area of interest that is not covered in coursework. The student should learn how to set objectives and organise a program of work; identify and analyse relevant published and unpublished data; and evaluate that information in relation to existing knowledge. The dissertation will normally involve a critical review of published material in a specified subject area, but it may also be an experimental or theoretical investigation, a feasibility study, a case study, a computer program, or other work demonstrating the student's analytical ability. The dissertation should be 15,000 to 25,000 words in length. The dissertation should contain a literature review, a research methodology, analysis of data, a discussion of results and conclusions. The dissertation will be judged on the extent and quality of the student's work, and in particular on how critical, perceptive and constructive the student has been in assessing his or her own work and that of others. Dissertations are due at the end of the first week of exams for the semester in which you are enrolled for Dissertation 2. The assessment is based solely on the submission of your dissertation. The dissertation is generally marked by two examiners.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning

Details

Study level	Postgraduate
Academic unit	Architecture
Credit points	12

Enrolment rules

Prerequisites: ?	48 credit points and a WAM of at least 75
Corequisites: ?	ARCH9046
Prohibitions: ?	ARCH9031 or PLAN9018 or ARCH9060 or PLAN9010 or PLAN9011
Assumed knowledge: ?	None

Learning outcomes

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. identify interesting research topics within a field of study, considering the relevant research literature
LO2. formulate appropriate research methods for topics
LO3. execute planned research
LO4. interpret the results of research
LO5. communicate research effectively in writing

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Session	MoA ?	Location	Outline ?
Semester 1 2024	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View
Semester 2 2024	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View

Session	MoA ?	Location	Outline ?
Semester 1 2025	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	Outline unavailable
Semester 2 2025	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	Outline unavailable

Session	MoA ?	Location	Outline ?
Semester 1 2020	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	Outline unavailable
Semester 2 2020	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	Outline unavailable
Semester 1 2021	Normal day	Remote	Outline unavailable
Semester 2 2021	Normal day	Remote	Outline unavailable
Semester 1 2022	Normal day	Remote	Outline unavailable
Semester 2 2022	Normal day	Remote	Outline unavailable
Semester 1 2023	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	Outline unavailable
Semester 1 2023	Normal day	Remote	Outline unavailable
Semester 2 2023	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	Outline unavailable

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