PS4103 - Physiotherapy Honours Thesis Part 2 of 2

Credit points:	03
Year:	2016
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Subject chain:	PS4102 PS4103
Administered by:	College of Healthcare Sciences

Available to Physiotherapy honours students only.

This subject is available to students enrolled in the Honours program. Students will utilise the project plan developed in PS3110 and data, literature and other resources collected in PS4102 to complete their original research project. Students will be required to produce a thesis and to present their findings in a thesis seminar.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate advanced planning, analytical and problem-solving skills necessary to complete the project developed in PS3110 and PS4102;
• communicate utilising advanced oral and written skills, the research project and findings;
• produce a piece of research with some independence.

Prerequisites:	PS4101 AND PS4102
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	PS4002

Availabilities
As this subject is part of a subject chain, a final standard grade (e.g. P, C) will only be recorded for each subject after successful completion of all parts of the subject chain.
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Anne Jones
Lecturers:	Dr Anne Jones, Dr Susan Gordon, Mrs Helen Land, Miss Carol Flavell, Mrs Sara Winter, Mrs Moira Smith, Miss Sue Barrs.
Contact hours:	36 hours - Students will be expected to meet with their supervisor at least fortnightly for the duration of the study period ad to spend 10 hrs per week in independent study on their thesis topic
Assessment:	presentations (30%); final thesis and one research report paper suitable for submission to a referred journal (70%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	All assessment items must be passed to pass the subject

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.