Research Methodology
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36 hours face to face + blended
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2023 teaching periods
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
50 credit points at PG coursework level from the Faculty of Business and Law
Aims and objectives
This unit aims to guide students in to developing a research plan. The unit covers how to plan a research project, including reviewing the existing knowledge in each student’s chosen topic area and identifying a knowledge-gap. In addition, students will become familiar with the various research methods for data collection and analysis and learn how to choose the most appropriate research method to fill the knowledge-gap that has been identified. The project element will be designed to collect and analyse the data needed to fill the knowledge-gap and to communicate this proposal orally and in a written report.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
2. Formulate research questions and select an appropriate methodology for the chosen research task
3. Critically analyse the philosophical and theoretical assumptions underlying different research methods and approaches
4. Develop skills to write and structure a minor thesis
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
On Campus Class | 3 | 12 | 36 |
Unspecified Learning Activities | 9.5 | 12 | 114 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual/Group Role | Weighting | Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) |
Position Paper | Individual | 30-40% | 1,2,3,4 |
Research Proposal | Individual | 40-60% | 1,2,3,4 |
Literature review | Individual | 10-20% | 3,4 |
Content
• Critiquing the literature
• The different types of data
• Different research paradigms
• Research ethics
• The nature and analyses of quantitative and qualitative data techniques
• Writing the report or dissertation
• The different types of data
• Different research paradigms
• Research ethics
• The nature and analyses of quantitative and qualitative data techniques
• Writing the report or dissertation
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate textbooks and further reading.