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School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Masters Project 1

  • Unit Code

    CCA6240

  • Year

    2025

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    3

  • Credit Points

    30

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Claire FITZPATRICK

Description

This project unit will provide students with the opportunity for guided independent study leading to the development of a significant design project in the area of the students interest and expertise based on a process of inquiry, analysis and synthesis. The project may comprise an innovative communication design, a new and purposeful product, filmic, service or multimedia development, or a design embodying a combination of disciplinary approaches.

Prerequisite Rule

Must have passed either CCA6150 (Project Preparation) or DES6020 (Project Development and Management).

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Plan and execute a professional project with the application of theories and enquiry methods.
  2. Research, plan, apply and defend ideas, creativity and innovative practice within a sustained body of work.
  3. Research, interpret, communicate and present complex work and ideas to specialists and non-specialist audiences using professional conventions.
  4. Develop a high level of interdependence and individual accountability through the critical evaluation of collaborative and individual processes or roles.
  5. Apply, defend and evaluate sustainability principles in complex and professionally relevant problem solving.

Unit Content

  1. Implementation of the project proposal.
  2. Analysis and evaluation of the results of the project.
  3. Preparation and submission of the report.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered13 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered
Semester 2Not Offered13 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Under the close supervision of the supervisor, the student will carry out the project, analyse and evaluate the results, prepare and submit the project. In these units the student will implement, and prepare for submission of the project. The study, and its progress, will be closely supervised by the appointed supervisor. The preparation of the project will be done with the support of the supervisor, and with instruction from the course coordinator. It is probable that at least one draft of the written component will be prepared.

Assessment

GS2 GRADING SCHEMA 2 Used for Undifferentiated Pass/Fail units inc. practical units or work-integrated learning

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit information may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PresentationPresentation100%
ProjectDraft Project
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PresentationPresentation100%
ProjectDraft Project

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

  • Plagiarism: Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).
  • Unauthorised collaboration (collusion): Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).
  • Contract cheating: Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.
  • Cheating in an exam: Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Masters Project 1

  • Unit Code

    CCA6240

  • Year

    2025

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    3

  • Credit Points

    30

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Claire FITZPATRICK

Description

This project unit will provide students with the opportunity for guided independent study leading to the development of a significant design project in the area of the students interest and expertise based on a process of inquiry, analysis and synthesis. The project may comprise an innovative communication design, a new and purposeful product, filmic, service or multimedia development, or a design embodying a combination of disciplinary approaches.

Prerequisite Rule

Must have passed either CCA6150 (Project Preparation) or DES6020 (Project Development and Management).

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Plan and execute a professional project with the application of theories and enquiry methods.
  2. Research, plan, apply and defend ideas, creativity and innovative practice within a sustained body of work.
  3. Research, interpret, communicate and present complex work and ideas to specialists and non-specialist audiences using professional conventions.
  4. Develop a high level of interdependence and individual accountability through the critical evaluation of collaborative and individual processes or roles.
  5. Apply, defend and evaluate sustainability principles in complex and professionally relevant problem solving.

Unit Content

  1. Implementation of the project proposal.
  2. Analysis and evaluation of the results of the project.
  3. Preparation and submission of the report.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered13 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered
Semester 2Not Offered13 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Under the close supervision of the supervisor, the student will carry out the project, analyse and evaluate the results, prepare and submit the project. In these units the student will implement, and prepare for submission of the project. The study, and its progress, will be closely supervised by the appointed supervisor. The preparation of the project will be done with the support of the supervisor, and with instruction from the course coordinator. It is probable that at least one draft of the written component will be prepared.

Assessment

GS2 GRADING SCHEMA 2 Used for Undifferentiated Pass/Fail units inc. practical units or work-integrated learning

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit information may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PresentationPresentation100%
ProjectDraft Project
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PresentationPresentation100%
ProjectDraft Project

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

  • Plagiarism: Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).
  • Unauthorised collaboration (collusion): Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).
  • Contract cheating: Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.
  • Cheating in an exam: Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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