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RESEARCH PROPOSAL PREPARATION SEMINARS - AUTUMN
All students enrolling in PhD or Masters (Research) degrees at the University of Wollongong are required to complete a satisfactory research proposal within their first year. The proposal is to be presented at a First year research proposal review seminar.
The Research Proposal Preparation Seminars offered by the Faculty of Law in Autumn session are designed to assist research students in Law to complete this task.
In Autumn session of 2010, five seminars will be held commencing on 13 April. The timetable for all seminars is below. All commencing postgraduate research students in Law are expected to attend these seminars. Students enrolled in LAW994 must do so.
Resources available through this web site are of relevance to each of the seminars. Students should read the web pages and electronic readings relevant to each of the seminar subjects before attending the seminar.
The seminars are highly interactive and students are expected to participate in active discussion.
| Week* | Subject | Time | Location | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 (13 April) |
Overview: Topic Development and Resources Access | 2:30-4:30 | 40.125 | Overview of research resources Developing a topic |
| 8 (27 April) |
Purposes and Styles of Research | 2:30-4:30 | 40.125 | Purposes and styles of research |
| 11 (21 May) |
Developing Research Questions | 10:30 12:30 | 233.114 | Research questions |
| 12 (26 May) |
Methods and Arguments | 1:30-3:30 | 233.114 | Methods Arguments |
| 13 (2 June) |
Written and Oral Proposal Presentation Requirements | 10.30-12:30 | 233.115 | Research proposal |
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