Research Theory and Practice
PostgraduateUSA-CPM85012024
Course information for 2024 intake
Ponder how to pursue, form and utilise knowledge, then use your learnings to fuel your research practice.Unpack theories of knowledge and concepts of being. Strengthen your research methodology. Branch out into data analysis and interpretation.
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Research Theory and Practice
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- Demonstrate mastery of theoretical research knowledge and skills in critical reflection on theory and professional research practice
- Demonstrate skills in investigating, analysing, and synthesising complex research concepts and information
- Critique a substantial body of relevant literature
- Devise a rigorous research or investigate methodology and attendant research methods
- As a professional, design an international quality research-based proposal.
- Philosophy of knowledge
- Nature of reality
- Ethics and research
- Ontology
- Epistemology
- Knowledge claims and intellectual paradigms
- Research design
- Confidence and reliability
- Research methods (quantitative and qualitative)
- Data analysis and interpretation
- Proposal writing
This subject provides you with an advanced understanding of the nature of knowledge and its pursuit through research and to equip you with skills to demonstrate autonomy, expert judgement, adaptability and responsibility as a researcher.
- Continuous Assessment (50%)
- Research Proposal (50%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
USA-MPM417 (Not currently available)
USA-MPM414 (Not currently available)
USA-MPM411 (Not currently available)
USA-MPM413 (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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