units
AZA4450
Faculty of Arts
This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.
12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL
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Faculty
Organisational Unit
South Africa School of Social Sciences
Coordinator(s)
Offered
- First semester 2016 (Day)
- Second semester 2016 (Day)
Notes
- The unit may be offered as part of the Summer Arts ProgramSummer Arts Program (http://www.monash.edu/students/courses/arts/summer-program.html).
- The unit may be offered as part of the Winter Arts ProgramWinter Arts Program (http://www.monash.edu/students/courses/arts/winter-program.html).
Synopsis
The goal of this interdisciplinary research methodology unit is to provide students with a broad introduction to research in the Social Sciences and Humanities. Students will develop the skills required to conduct an independent research project and present their findings in the required form. Topics to be covered include research planning, design and execution, theoretical framework, argumentation, research methods, research ethics, data collection and analysis, and discourse and textual analysis. Discipline specific aspects of research will be covered in 3 weeks (out of the 12 weeks/semester).
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- Understand the meaning of research and research methodology in the Social Sciences and Humanities;
- Understand the dynamic relationships between their chosen research topic, the questions they ask and the methods they use;
- Understand the practical, theoretical and ethical issues surrounding research in the Social Sciences and Humanities;
- Appreciate different research methodologies and select those relevant or appropriate for their research topic questions;
- Understand the place of different research methodologies in multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary contexts;
- Develop the skills to write a thorough and well-structured research proposal in their area of research interest.
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 100%
Workload requirements
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
See also Unit timetable information
Chief examiner(s)
This unit applies to the following area(s) of study
Child and youth development - South Africa
Criminology and criminal justice - South Africa
Communication and media studies - South Africa
Geography and environmental science - South Africa
International studies - South Africa
Philosophy and ethics - South Africa
Sociology - South Africa
Co-requisites
Prohibitions
ATS4450
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