Quantitative Methods and Statistics Support for CSU's Research Students and Staff

Gaining skills and advice in quantitative methods and statistics is important for many CSU research students and academic staff. In addition to drawing on the statistical and methodological skills of the supervisory team and other CSU academics, there are a number of mechanisms through which research students and academic staff can gain skills and advice in these areas. These are:

Enrol in Research Methods and Statistics Subjects offered by the Faculties. Research Higher Degree students are able to enrol in two subjects during the first 2 years FT or 4 years PT of their degree. Academic Staff are able to audit subjects with permission of the lecturer.

Faculty of Arts Research Methods Subjects

Code Subject Name
COM316 Advertising & Public Relations Research
MPI305 Multimedia Seminar and Research
PSY 103 Introduction to Psychological Enquiry
PSY 201 Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
PSY 301 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
SOC205 Social Research
THL 341 Guided Research in Biblical Studies
WEL310 Introduction to Research - Human Services

Faculty of Business Research Methods Subjects

Code Subject Name
ACC540 Research Methodology
DBA712 Research Methodology for Business
HRM507 Research Methods
MBA507 Business Research Methods
MGT517 Advanced Research Methods
MKT560 Marketing and Organisational Research
STA308 Experimental Design
STA420 Scientific Statistics
STA302 Statistical Techniques
SCI500 Science and Research Methods
STA347 Multivariate Statistics
STA427 Generalised Linear Models
SPA402 Spatial Statistics
STA404 Statistical Reasoning

Faculty of Education Research Methods Subjects

Code Subject Name
EER500 Understanding & Critiquing Educational Research (includes a statistically oriented component).
EER501 Qualitative Research Methods
EER502 Quantitative Research Methods
INF513 Research Methods in Information Studies (introduction to qualitative and quantitative methods)
INF711 Methods of Enquiry in the Information Sciences (qualitative and
quantitative methods)

Faculty of Science Research Methods Subjects

Code Subject Name
HLT505 Research Methods in Health Science A
HLT506 Research Methods in Health Science B
BMS500 Biomedical Research Methods
BMS508 Research Proposal