Applied Research Methods

To prepare students for ICT research in non-academic contexts such as legal, government, commercial and software production environments.

Prerequisites

ICT80011 Research Methods

Teaching periods

Location

Start and end dates

Last self-enrolment date

Census date

Last withdraw without fail date

Results released date

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

Describe the practices used in real-world research including legal, commercial and ethical frameworks
Describe the characteristic features of real-world research methods and debate their relative merits
Compare, evaluate and select suitable research methods appropriate to a body of research
Make decisions based on social, culture and ethical issues and understand the values expounded in professional practices in diverse contexts
Research the literature, and compare viewpoints and arguments and identify gaps in knowledge
Interpret and critically evaluate previously published material in a formal literature review

Type	Hours per week	Number of weeks	Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Lecture	1.00	12 weeks	12
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Tutorial	2.00	12 weeks	24
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning	9.50	12 weeks	114
TOTAL			150

Type	Task	Weighting	ULO's
Case Review	Individual	5 - 10%	1,4,5
Method Review	Individual	15 - 30%	2,3,5,6
Presentation	Group	5 - 15%	1,2,3,4,5,6
Research Proposal	Group	20 - 45%	1,2,3,4,5,6

Ethical, legal and commercial constraints to research
Current research practices in industry, government and not-for-profit organisations
Research methods including quantitative, qualitative, action, statistical research
Techniques and tools for sourcing information and referencing
Formal writing
Presentation skills

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