Duration
14 weeks
Study method
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Assessments
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Prior study
Not required
Study terms
- 20 Jul 2020
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Subject details
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- Research design
- Qualitative and quantitative research methods
- Sources of data and data collection procedures
- Measurement strategies
- Questionnaire design
- Interviewing techniques
- Content analysis
- Literature surveys
- Information databases
- Statistical techniques
- Evaluation and writing of research reports, papers and theses
- Development of a research program
- Writing research proposals
- Philosophy of a broad range of research methods
- Research methodology selection
- Interaction of research methodology and type of knowledge developed through the project
In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- OUA-PSU-GCE-2020
- OUA-PSU-GCE-2020
- UNE-PRO-GCE-2020
- UNE-PRO-GCE-2020
Special requirements
No special requirements
This subject aims to equip you with the fundamental concepts and practice of engineering research and enable you to develop a proposal for a small research project under supervision.
- Assignment 1 - 1000 words (15%)
- Assignment 2 - 2000 words (45%)
- Assignment 3 - 1500 words (40%)
Research Methods for Engineers
David V. Thiel
ISBN 9781139542326
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Practical Research: Planning and Design
Paul D. Leedy, Jeanne Ellis Ormrod
ISBN 9780132899505
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