SL4101 - Honours Study in Speech Pathology 1

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

Enrolment in this subject is restricted to all students enrolled in the Bachelor of Speech Pathology with Honours (including students from IHCAP stream who undertake Honours).

Students will make progress with the Honours Research Project developed and commenced in SL3101 and SL3106. The progress will include literature search and development of introduction.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate the ability to review and critically appraise the literature relevant to the chosen research topic;
• plan and manage the process of data collection;
• demonstrate competency in research-based academic writing skills.

Prerequisites:	HS2401 AND SL3001 AND SL3002 AND SL3004 AND SL3005 AND SL3106
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	SL4005

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Renee Speyer
Lecturers:	Dr Renee Speyer, Dr Jae-Hyun Kim.
Contact hours:	26 hours - Supervision meetings
Assessment:	assignments (20%); introduction (50%); methodology (30%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Students must achieve at least 50% in each individual assessment item and must achieve at least 50% overall in order to pass the subject. Students are required to attend and actively participate in at least 80% of all scheduled classes. Total weightings for the honours project are described in the Speech Pathology Honours handbook.

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.