Research and Evaluation Methods

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  After successfully completing this subject you should be able to:

  1. Understand the key concepts within criminological research and evaluation
  2. Understand and explain, in depth, the relationship between theory, research and evaluation in the social sciences generally, and in criminal justice and criminology in particular
  3. Conceptualise, develop and justify a research or evaluation project
  4. Acquire and improve knowledge and skills that will allow you to effectively analyse criminal justice projects, interventions and policies
  5. Acquire and improve core skills and competencies relevant to criminology including working independently, time management, project development and evaluation design, critical evaluation of academic literature and academic writing skills.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Griffith University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• GRF-MCJ-MAS-2024 - Master of Criminology and Criminal Justice
• GRF-FMH-MAS-2024 - Master of Forensic Mental Health

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• GRF-MCCJ7022 (Not currently available)

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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