| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Education, Arts & Community |
| Unit Title: | Research Design, Management and Methods |
| Unit ID: | BAHRS4034 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | (BAHRS4031) |
| ASCED: | 090399 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
The purpose of this unit is to provide the student with a foundation for undertaking and completing a research project within their chosen disciplines. Students will learn about a range of research practices used in scholarly research and will refine their understanding of disciplinary research practices to develop their skills in recognising how the design of a research project affects the nature and scope of what is then learned from that research. Graduates will be prepared for advanced professional practice and/or for further research in a higher degree program. The unit consists of a core, interdisciplinary module examining research design, management and methods, as well as a discipline specific methodology and design component. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | No |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | |  | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Analyse principles of scholarly research inquiry, including generic, interdisciplinary and discipline-specific knowledge, understanding and application of research skills |
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| K2. | Recognize analytical techniques relevant to ones discipline and how these can be applied for research purposes |
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| K3. | Evaluate the quality of research and academic writing at Honours level |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Practice advanced skills in library, web-based, and domain-specific research |
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| S2. | Analyse and interpret domain-specific data |
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| S3. | Exhibit ethical and responsible behaviour in conducting discipline-specific research within institutional settings |
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| S4. | Compose and develop a research logic, method or plan as relevant to the discipline. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Formulate and communicate ones own, and others, research ideas effectively in written reports and presentations |
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| A2. | Apply an understanding of research design, methods, and management techniques directly to ones thesis project. |
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| A3. | Identify and evaluate evidence appropriate for supporting ones position |
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| A4. | Relate argument in public speaking |
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| Unit Content: |
•Theories of knowledge (epistemologies, hermeneutics, global knowledges)
•Theories of research and their application (which may include phenomenological, ethnographic, qualitative, exploratory, quantitative, feminist, de-colonising, indigenous, philosophical)
•The application of contemporary socio/political, literary, and cultural theory to critically analyse research models, practices, texts, literature and creative practice
•Existing research methodologies
•Stages of the research process |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
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| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | | Level | FEDTASK 1
Interpersonal | Students will demonstrate high-level skills to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups Students will be required to display (in person and/or online) high-level skills in-person and/or online in: • Effective verbal and non-verbal communication via a range of synchronous and asynchronous methods • Active listening for meaning and influencing • High-level empathy for others • Negotiating and demonstrating extended conflict resolution skills • Working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students will demonstrate the ability to apply leadership skills and behaviours Students will be required to display skills in: • Creating, contributing to, and enabling collegial environments • Showing self-awareness and the ability to self-reflect for personal growth • Inspiring and enabling others • Making informed and evidence-based decisions through consultation with others • Displaying initiative and ability to solve problems | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students will demonstrate an ability to work in complex and ambiguous environments, using their imagination to create new ideas Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically on complex problems • Synthesising, evaluating ideas, concepts and information • Proposing alternative perspectives to refine ideas • Challenging conventional thinking to clarify concepts through deep inquiry • Proposing creative solutions in problem solving | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students will demonstrate the ability to work proficiently across a range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks Students will be required to display high-level skills in: • Finding, accessing, collating, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and appropriately and securely sharing complex digital information at a high-level • Receiving and responding to messages in a range of digital media • Using digital tools appropriately to conduct research • Contributing proficiently to digital teams and working groups • Participating in and utilising digital learning opportunities | 2 - No | FEDTASK 5
Sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students will demonstrate the ability to think ethically and sustainably. Students will be required to display skills in: • The responsible conduct of research • Making informed judgments that consider the impact of devising solutions in multiple global economic environmental and societal contexts • Demonstrating commitment to social responsibility as a professional and a citizen • Generating research solutions which are sustainable,ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable • Extending lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to diverse others • Demonstrate extended actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life. | 1 - Yes |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K2, K3 S1, S4 A1, A2, A3 | Essay plan comprising full introduction, detailed annotation of key points and reference list for the student`s major essay | Substantive comparative research essay plan | 10-30% | | 2. | K1, K2 S1, S2, S3 A1, A2, A3, A4 | Presentation of one research method relevant to student`s own research project | Presentation | 20-30% | | 3. | K1, K2, K3 S1, S2, S3 A1, A2, A3 | A substantial essay analysing how three different methodologies would approach the same research question - at least one of these methodologies must be more commonly used in a discipline that is not the students home discipline | Substantive comparative research essay | 40-60% |
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