121-503 Research Methods and Design

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121-503 Research Methods and Design
Note	Strict enrolment deadlines apply to subjects taught during the Summer Semester. Any enrolment in, or withdrawal from, this subject for the Summer Semester must be made in line with HECS census dates, see HECS census date.
Availability	4th year and postgraduate
Credit Points	12.5
HECS Band	1
Coordinator	Dr Ray Wyatt
Prerequisites	Admission to the postgraduate diploma or fourth-year honours or any masters coursework degree.
Semester	Summer (view timetable)
Contact	Fourth year students: twenty-four hours of lectures/practical classes offered in intensive mode with some modules offered on weekends. Students should seek information about the specific timing of each module from the subject coordinator. Masters students: thirty-six hours of lectures/practical classes offered in intensive mode with some modules offered on weekends. Students should seek information about the specific timing of each module from the subject coordinator
Subject Description	This subject will introduce students to a range of research methodologies relevant to both their chosen careers and their thesis research. Students will choose three methodology 'modules' from the list of modules available. The program coordinator or thesis supervisor must approve the choice of modules. The actual modules offered vary from year to year, but typically, they cover topics such as Introduction to Statistics for Social Scientists, Descriptive Statistics, Inferential Statistics, Survey Design and Analysis, Geographical Information Systems, Geocomputing Narrative Analysis, In-depth Interviewing, Participant Observation, Electronic Focus Groups and Experimental Design Analysis.
Assessment	Written work totalling 5000 words for fourth-year students, 6000 words for masters students.

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