Developing Research Skills and Methods
UndergraduateMUR-BAR2002022
Course information for 2022 intake
Extend your scholarly skill set and learn to select the right research methodology for each task. Delve into ethical issues that arise during research. Learn about academic writing conventions. Study your process and rework areas that can be improved.
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Prior study needed
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Developing Research Skills and Methods
About this subject
On successful completion of the subject you should be able to:
- demonstrate a sound grasp of the concepts of validity and sources in research
- apply principles of interpretation to the analysis of arguments
- identify an appropriate research methodology for your research
- apply the research conventions of your discipline
- articulate a cogent and coherent written argument
- present an argument utilising conventions of oral and visual communication
- apply self-reflective, critical judgment to your own work
- comprehend and apply accepted ethical principles in your research.
- Choosing a Research Topic
- Library Research
- Critique the Literature
- Research Ethics
- Quantitative Research
- Qualitative Research
- Ethnographic Research
- Textual Analysis
- Hermeneutics: Interpretation Theory
- Practice-led Research
Building on academic skills taught in BAR100, BAR200 provides you with new skills that will assist you to progress from consuming knowledge to participating in knowledge production. By doing so, the subject introduces you to core research methods and methodologies subsumed and employed across disciplines in the Bachelor of Arts. The various methodologies discussed are intended to broaden your awareness of approaches available to research in the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Creative Arts. Some of the methods and theoretical perspectives will offer additional tools of inquiry to your own discipline(s). Hence, BAR200 aims to strengthen your scholarly skills and employability by exposing you to research principles, methods, methodologies, and ethics beyond a single discipline.
Please Note: All students studying at Murdoch University will need to complete the compulsory unit, Murdoch Academic Passport (MAP100), which only takes 2-3 hours to complete online. Find out more: http://goto.murdoch.edu.au/MurdochAcademicPassport.
- Annotated Bibliography (30%)
- Video presentation and one page summary (15%)
- Tutorial Discussions (15%)
- Research Proposal (40%)
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Entry requirements
Others
Students undertaking this subject as part of their Murdoch Degree requirements must have completed 18 credit points (6 OUA subjects) at Level 1 before enrolling in the subject.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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What to study next?
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Arts (Sustainable Development)
UndergraduateMUR-ASD-DEG
Bachelor of Arts (Community Development)
UndergraduateMUR-CDV-DEG
Bachelor of Arts (International Aid and Development)
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