This course builds on your learning from Research Practice 1. You will further develop and apply your understanding of the research process, and expand and deepen your knowledge of your research topic and its relation to industry and scholarship. Under the guidance of your lecturer and/or an academic supervisor from within the School, you will apply your research knowledge and skills to further progress and complete your systematic research inquiry. In doing so you will undertake and complete a research report which will include research questions, literature review, methodology, findings and conclusions section.

This course will further develop your understanding of your chosen research area and the industry and scholarly context and develop the skills and knowledge required to conduct independent and collaborative research to support your further study and professional practice.

Please note that if you take this course for a bachelor honours program, your overall mark in this course will be one of the course marks that will be used to calculate the weighted average mark (WAM) that will determine your award level. (This applies to students who commence enrolment in a bachelor honours program from 1 January 2016 onwards. See the WAM information web page for more information.)