BEW4000 - Research methodology 1

Leader: Professor Ron Davison

Offered

Berwick First semester 2007 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2007 (Day)
Malaysia First semester 2007 (Day)
Malaysia Second semester 2007 (Day)
Peninsula First semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

On completion of this subject students will be able to formulate a research proposal, develop hypotheses, identify appropriate research methodologies and prepare a research thesis. Topics include: the philosophy of qualitative/interpretive and quantitative research; qualitative/interpretive and quantitative research designs; quasi-experiments and experiments in the field; interview-based research designs; ethnography/participant observation and case study research design; documentation and observation research design; context/textual data analysis; ethical issues in research; research report writing.

Assessment

Research proposal: 20%
Literature review: 30%
Research hypotheses: 10%
Examination (2 hours): 40%

Prohibitions

BEW4760