This online course aims to advance your skills in research and writing or expand your professional workplace experience, providing you with specialist, in-depth knowledge of a subject in which you have a particular interest.
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Level7
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Credits20
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Cost$840 NZ Domestic$2,130 NZ International
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EFTS0.1667
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Delivery typeOnline only
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Teaching weeks 16 weeks
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Workload Approximately 13 hours per week
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Prerequisites
If you need to discuss prerequisites for this course
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This online course enables you to delve more deeply into your relevant area of study.
You will plan, undertake and write up a small qualitative or quantitative research project. The topics chosen will be directly relevant to your current employment or planned sector of employment.
Before enrolling in this course you need to:
- Determine what you would like to research.
- Contact the course leader for their approval of your research topic.
Your project needs to be approved by the course leader before you enrol. You should contact the course leader 4 to 6 weeks before the start of trimester.
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
- Identify key issues within an area of library and information service relevant to their workplace or career, and formulate a research or workplace project capable of addressing those issues.
- Develop, evaluate and report on outcomes of a library and information services project.
- Evaluate the learning process and prepare a personal reflection including the value of the project in the context of the wider profession.
Assessment
This course is 100% internally assessed.
Textbooks
No textbooks are required for this course.
Computer and internet requirements
To complete this course you will need access to a laptop or desktop computer, reliable broadband internet connection and a data plan able to support online learning such as streaming of videos (including YouTube), downloading content, and writing and submitting online assessments. If you are unsure if your current computer or internet access allows you to complete your online learning with us, please contact us before applying to enrol.
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How to enrol
Before enrolling in this course you need to:
- choose the qualification you will study the course under
- check the order that courses in the qualification should be studied in the Qualification Structure table. This is in the Choose courses and apply tab on the qualification page.
Work towards
You can do this course as part of these qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Diploma
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