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AAE900 - Research Framing and Development

Year	2025 unit information
Enrolment modes:	Trimester 1: Online Trimester 2: Online
Unit Chair:	Trimester 1: Rea Dennis Trimester 2: Rea Dennis
Cohort rule:	This unit is only available to students enrolled in A800, A900, E850, E900
Prerequisite:	Nil
Corequisite:	Nil
Incompatible with:	Nil

Content

AAE900 Research Framing and Development is a dedicated unit of study for all Higher Research Degree candidates in the Faculty of Art and Education. Serving as an introductory exploration of research philosophy the unit aims to demystify research training as an area of learning, and to support commencing candidates to investigate the pursuit of ‘new’ knowledge, the potential of PhD research as a contribution, and to interrogate some of the jargon. It is designed to accompany you over the first few months of your enrolment and scaffold your experience between your general institutional responsibilities and your approach to working with your supervisor.

Delivered online, it acts as a guide and a provocation, a resource for students and a portal to information about the reading and writing practices, the Library, Low Risk Ethics, Three Minute Thesis, and the Confirmation Process and your Confirmation Document.

The unit is delivered twice a year and its successful completion is a compulsory pre-requisite for the Confirmation of Candidature milestone.

Learning outcomes

ULO	These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can:	Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs)
ULO1	Develop and communicate in both writing and orally, the justification for the research topic, its position within the field of theory and/or practice, and its contribution to knowledge	GLO1: Knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking
ULO2	Critically analyse and synthesise relevant literature to establish the theoretical and conceptual framework for the study (including chosen methodology and analytical processes)	GLO3: Digital literacy GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management
ULO3	Initiate and contribute to critical discussions with peers in their cohort, and with other researchers and supervisors research about the research to develop and practice research skills, discipline knowledge and feedback literacy	GLO2: Communication GLO5: Problem solving GLO7: Teamwork
ULO4	To develop and demonstrate research practices that align with being an ethical and globally-aware researcher including centring of First Nations Knowledges	GLO1: Knowledge and capabilities GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

Assessment Description	Student output	Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit)	Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Annotated Bibliography	1600 words or equivalent	40%	Information not yet available
Assessment 2: Oral Presentation	2400 words or equivalent	60%	Information not yet available

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning resource

The texts and reading list for AAE900 can be found via the University Library.

Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.