Overview

Students will learn how to professionally conduct research/projects, present research/project objectives, write research/project proposals and write research/project reports/ papers.

Requisites

Prerequisites
ICT40005 Research Methods

Rule

Admission to the Bachelor of Aviation (Honours)
OR
Admission to the Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours)

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Identify the basic principles of academic research and the fundamental concepts of research methodology
  • Interpret and critically evaluate previously published work in a formal literature review
  • Describe the characteristic features of common research methods and debate their relative merits
  • Identify a research question (or project problem/objective) and justify the selection of an appropriate and ethically managed research method
  • Effectively communicate, both orally and in written form, the identified research question/problem/objective and the chosen research method

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Live Online
Lecture		2.00 6 weeks 12
On-campus
Lecture		1.00 6 weeks 6
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		10.50 12 weeks 126
TOTAL144

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Project PresentationIndividual 10 - 30% 1,4 
Research ProposalIndividual 50 - 70% 1,2,3,4,5 
TestIndividual 10 - 30% 1,2,3 

Content

  • Defining research
  • Specifying roles of student and supervisor
  • Developing a research/project question/problem/objective
  • Presentation techniques
  • Reviewing the literature
  • Planning research/project design
  • Ethics
  • Writing a research/project proposal
  • Critical thinking
  • Qualitative and quantitative research methodologies
  • Writing a research paper and/or a technical report with corresponding writing skills

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.