• Offered by Crawford School of Public Policy
  • ANU College ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
  • Course subject Policy and Governance
  • Academic career PGRD
  • Course convener
    • Prof Sara Bice
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Offered in First Semester 2024
    Second Semester 2024
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This course is available for on-campus & remote (online) learning. All students participate in interactive, real-time classes.

This course introduces students to original research. Students identify their own research questions and hypotheses, conduct research, and complete a professional and/or academic research paper. The completed papers are expected to make a contribution to important policy debates and/or to the academic literature. Well-written reports are recommended for publication in the Program's Discussion Paper series. 

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

  1. On satisfying the requirements for this course, students will have the knowledge to design and conduct original research. Students will also develop their writing and presentation skills.

Other Information

Each student is allocated a supervisor for the duration of the project. Students are required to attend group discussion sessions and academic research skills workshops.

Indicative Assessment

  1. Assessment is based on the satisfactory completion of a 17 - 20,000 word research paper. Students must also make a presentation of findings at the end of semester. (100) [LO null]

The ANU uses Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. While the use of Turnitin is not mandatory, the ANU highly recommends Turnitin is used by both teaching staff and students. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website.

Workload

There are approximately 6-8 contact hours for academic skills workshop and presentations plus time spent with individual supervisors. Because this is a research project, students will spend most time working independently. The workload is potentially higher than for a normal 12-unit course.

Inherent Requirements

Not applicable

Requisite and Incompatibility

To enrol in this course, you must have completed POGO8196. Alternatively, you may gain permission of the course convenor to enrol in this course.

Prescribed Texts

See wattle.

Assumed Knowledge

Distinction grade or better in POGO8196

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees

Student Contribution Band:
14
Unit value:
12 units

If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
12.00 0.25000
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2024 $8880
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2024 $12720
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.

The list of offerings for future years is indicative only.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.

First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
On Campus
3986 19 Feb 2024 26 Feb 2024 05 Apr 2024 24 May 2024 In Person N/A
Online
3987 19 Feb 2024 26 Feb 2024 05 Apr 2024 24 May 2024 Online N/A

Second Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
On Campus
9141 22 Jul 2024 29 Jul 2024 31 Aug 2024 25 Oct 2024 In Person N/A
Online
9142 22 Jul 2024 29 Jul 2024 31 Aug 2024 25 Oct 2024 Online N/A

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