GHS9841

Research methods and issues

(MED)

Mr G Doolan/Dr J Newton

12 points + 8 hours per week + First semester + Second semester + Gippsland (OCDL)+ Peninsula (Mixed Mode)

Synopsis: History, theory and practical rationale of four major research strands: quantitative, qualitative, interpretive and critique. Research as a tool to validate the researcher's hypotheses, design, implementation and method required in a research thesis.

Assessment: Literature review 25% + Stats exercises 25% + Proposal 35% + SCERH (Ethics) proposal 15%