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Introduction to Research in Japanese Studies - JAPN3901
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  Japanese and Korean Studies (School of Languages and Linguistics)
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: JAPN2001 plus a Distinction average in JAPN courses
 
 
Excluded: JAPN5015
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Provides students with a framework for analysing problems in the field of Japanese Studies, including a theoretical framework and types and sources of problems. Where possible, students carry out empirical data collection and are guided through the analysis of and search for possible solutions to these problems.


Learning Outcomes

  • Gain an understanding of research process
  • Be familiar with several research methods and try out some of them in a small scale
  • Be able to search for library data
  • Be able to formulate a research proposal
  • Achieve a level of academic prose appropriate to the writing of a thesis.

Assessment

  • Active class participation - 25%
  • Assignment - 45%
  • Reflective learning journal/email discussion - 30%

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