HRS409 Honours Research Design (8)

Abstract

Students completing this subject will have the capacity to identify and justify an appropriate approach to research design. They will be introduced to the principles of research methodology as relevant to the sciences. The subject considers concepts in both qualitative and quantitative research design and includes basic statistical concepts and methods, and the critical appraisal of literature in science.

+ Subject Availability Modes and Location

Session 1
Internal	Albury-Wodonga Campus
Internal	Bathurst Campus
Internal	Orange Campus
Internal	Wagga Wagga Campus
Distance	Wagga Wagga Campus
Session 2
Internal	Albury-Wodonga Campus
Internal	Bathurst Campus
Internal	Orange Campus
Internal	Wagga Wagga Campus
Distance	Wagga Wagga Campus
Session 3
Internal	Albury-Wodonga Campus
Internal	Bathurst Campus
Internal	Orange Campus
Internal	Wagga Wagga Campus
Distance	Wagga Wagga Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: HRS409
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject information

Duration	Grading System	School:
One session	HD/FL	Faculty of Science

Enrolment restrictions

Enrolment into this subject is for Science Honours students only.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

be able to identify the key steps in research planning;
have gained approval for the proposed research topic;
be able to prepare and review the relevant literature on the selected research topic;
be able to develop a defence for a selected research topic;
be able to propose and justify a methodological approach
be able to identify and utilise material relevant to a research activity;
be able to prepare a basic research proposal;
be able to identify the key ethical/OH&S considerations in research;
be able to prepare and submit an application for human/animal ethical approval to an Institutional Ethics Committee.

Syllabus

The subject will cover the following topics:

Background to research in sciences
Philosophical considerations in research methodologies
The place of research in sciences
Sources of questions for science research
Quantitative/Qualitative methods
Populations and samples
Validity
Selection of a research design
Triangulation of method
Quantitative/Qualitative analyses
Qualitative research methodologies
Designing qualitative studies
Methods of qualitative research data collection
Methods of qualitative data analysis

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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.