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Overview

The Socio-Legal Studies Honours Thesis 2 unit is designed for students to produce an original piece of written socio-legal research under the supervision of academic staff. This research may involve the analysis of data gathered from fieldwork applied to relevant literature, or the writing of a thesis using secondary sources to produce an original contribution to knowledge.

Unit Details and Rules

• Academic unit: Sociology and Criminology
• Credit points: 24
• Prerequisites: None
• Corequisites: None
• Prohibitions: None
• Assumed knowledge: None
• Available to study abroad and exchange students: No

Teaching Staff

• Coordinator: Sara Leon Spesny

Assessment

• Type: Honours thesis
• Description: Thesis honours thesis
• Weight: 100%
• Due: Week 12
• Length: 18,000 - 20,000 words
• Outcomes assessed: LO1

Assessment Summary

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

Assessment Criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

• High distinction: 85 - 100
• Distinction: 75 - 84
• Credit: 65 - 74
• Pass: 50 - 64
• Fail: 0 - 49

Late Submission

In accordance with University policy, penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

• Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
• After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Academic Integrity

The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously. Similarity detection software is used to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach.

Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automated Writing Tools

Students may only use generative AI and automated writing tools in assessment tasks if permitted by the unit coordinator. If used, students must acknowledge this in their work. The final submitted work must be the student's own, original work.

Learning Support

• Simple extensions: Available for up to five calendar days through a simple extension application process.
• Special consideration: Available for exceptional circumstances that prevent completion of an assessment.

Weekly Schedule

• Ongoing: Supervision, one-to-one tuition (1 hr)

Study Commitment

A minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 24 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 480-600 hours of student effort in total.

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this unit, students should be able to:

• LO1: Complete a thesis

Graduate Qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course.

• GQ1: Depth of disciplinary expertise
• GQ2: Critical thinking and problem solving
• GQ3: Oral and written communication
• GQ4: Information and digital literacy
• GQ5: Inventiveness
• GQ6: Cultural competence
• GQ7: Interdisciplinary effectiveness
• GQ8: Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity
• GQ9: Influence

Outcome Map

Learning outcomes are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Responding to Student Feedback

No changes have been made to this unit since it was last offered.

Disclaimer

The University reserves the right to amend units of study or no longer offer certain units, including where there are low enrolment numbers. This unit of study outline was last modified on 07 Feb 2022.