AAR422 - Research Communication
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Samuel Meenahan |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in A400, A401 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour online seminar per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This multi-disciplinary unit teaches strategies for communicating research outcomes, through a variety of written, verbal, creative and media forms, to a range of public, academic and professional audiences. It is suitable for researchers working in traditional and non-traditional areas. Students are expected to draw upon the research topic and processes of their own thesis as the focus material for their learning.
The unit aims to instil a reflective understanding of research communication for both short-term and long-term advantage: students will be equipped to select and combine research communication strategies to increase the immediate impact of their research (including that of their thesis) and to scaffold their career development and future visibility and reputation as research communicators.
Practical advice will be provided for engaging productively with the gatekeepers of research communication outlets such as editors and peer reviewers and for dealing with the inevitable disappointments - as well as the successes - of a research vocation.
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 | Explain, illustrate and defend the importance of research communication for researchers in traditional and/or non-traditional areas | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO2 | Apply, assemble and adapt a range of research communication strategies fit for purpose | GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO3 | Explain, design and appraise a communication strategy for their own research thesis | GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO4 | Assemble, adapt and create research communication strategies in collaboration with research outlet professionals | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: In-class exercises | 1000 words or equivalent | 20% | Week 5 |
| Assessment 2: Presentation | 1500 words or equivalent | 30% | Week 8 |
| Assessment 3: Essay | 2500 words or equivalent | 50% | Week 11 |
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 AAR422 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.
Unit fee information
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