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Postgraduate TAS-JNB608-2022

Research Methods

Previously TAS-JNB508

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$2,402 $0

Your upfront cost: $0

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Duration

14 weeks

Study method

100% Online

Available loans

  • HECS-HELP
  • FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Start dates

  • 11 Jul 2022
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Australia’s fourth oldest university, the University of Tasmania, is highly regarded internationally for teaching and academic excellence. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate degrees and more than 50 postgraduate programs across a range of disciplines. The university offers students a diverse range of opportunities, the chance to learn from leading experts, and excellent preparation for their future careers.

QS RANKING 2022

18

Times Higher Education Ranking 2022

23

  • 2022

Subject details

What you'll learn

Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:

  1. Describe basic concepts and principles of research methods
  2. Explain the process of research
  3. Apply theoretical and practical knowledge of research to the design and implementation of a research project in the maritime industries
  4. Assist with the development of a research proposal
Topics covered
    • Project Management
    • Defining Research Problems
    • Managing the Research Process
    • Sources of Data and Information
    • Ethics in Research
    • Designing Research
    • Research Participants
    • Collecting Data
    • Analysing and Interpreting Data
    • Communicating Research Results
    • Quality Management
Entry requirements

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:

  • TAS-JNB508-Research Methods (No longer available)

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Description

Research Methods is designed to serve both theoretical and practical purposes. The subject begins by introducing you to the philosophy, logic and nature of research. The subject asks you to reflect on how we come to know certain things through research, how knowledge reflects particular views of the world and how it may be studied, what we are likely to obtain at the end of a particular study, and on the credibility of the knowledge produced. On this basis, the subject is also designed to provide grounding for informed criticism on reported research activities.

The subject is far from targeting the creation of top researchers for its one-semester duration. The realistic and pragmatic target here is to provide you with an introduction to widely used methods of inquiry in the areas of social science, management and engineering that relate particularly to both organisational research and scientific inquiry. There is also the objective to build confidence in developing and refining research ideas by having a chance to develop a research proposal.

Research deals with the genuine strive for knowledge and its grounds are open to all who share the passion of knowledge. You are able to learn here how a research approach may help you in your analyses and projects, can show you a clear picture of reality, an analytical view to processes, and better usage of data recourses.

This subject is divided into twelve modules, each of which has its own readings and exercises. The subject is designed so that you are able to ‘bite off digestible chunks’ of the content in a systematic and disciplined way. If you study each module in the time specified (which is usually one week), you should be able to cover the whole subject quite effectively in the semester.

Assessments

  • Engagement Task: Multiple Choice Quiz (0%)
  • Online Quiz (10%)
  • Research Proposal - Draft 1 (25%)
  • Research Proposal - Draft 2 (25%)
  • Research Proposal - Final Submission (40%)
Textbooks

Current study term: 20 Feb 22 to 29 May 22

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Next study term: 10 Jul 22 to 16 Oct 22

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