Required texts

MODULE ONE 

Creswell, J. W. (2014). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods approaches (4th ed.). Sage Publications Inc. Chapter 1. The Selection of a Research Approach [CORE READING]

Excerpt from: Kross, J., & Giust, A. (2019). Elements of Research Questions in Relation to Qualitative Inquiry. The Qualitative Report, 24(1), 24-30. [ADDITIONAL READING]

MODULE TWO

Kumar, R. (2014). Research Methodology. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications Inc. Chapter 3. Reviewing the literature [CORE READING]

MODULE THREE

Robson, C. (2016). Real world research: a resource for users of social research methods in applied settings (4th ed.). Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley. (Chapter 10 Ethical and Political Considerations) [CORE READING]

MODULE FOUR

Johnson, A. P. (2008). A short guide to action research (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson. (Chapter 3 Introduction to Action Research) [CORE READING]

McLeod, S. A. (2019). Sampling Methods. Simply Psychology. https://www.simplypsychology.org/sampling.html [ADDITIONAL READING]

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Approval of extenuating circumstances will be dependent upon the production of supporting documentation and at the discretion of the unit convener.

All assessment items required to be submitted online must be submitted via the appropriate Canvas drop box. It is the student's responsibility to upload the correct and corresponding draft or assessment item to the right submission section. Assignments must be submitted in a format accessible to the assessor(s), as stated on the relevant canvas site. If the unit convener and/or tutor are unable to access a submission, a standard late penalty of 5% of the total marks possible for the task may be applied per day until the assignment is made accessible.

Special assessment requirements

An aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass this unit.

Provision of valid documentation

Please note that the University takes student conduct very seriously. All documentation provided to University staff must be valid and the provision of fraudulent documentation carries with it potentially serious consequences, including suspension and/or exclusion from the University. Note that all allegations of student misconduct will be referred to the Associate Dean for Education (ADE) as a prescribed authority for investigation.

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and 91Porn (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Learner engagement

Indicative hours required for this unit:

Preparation for workshops: 30 hours

Participation in class/workshops: 30 hours

Assessement task preparation 90 hours

Participation requirements

It is expected that you will be present and actively participate in all five workshop days. Your participation in both class and online activities will enhance your understanding of the unit content and therefore the quality of your assessment responses. Lack of participation may result in your inability to satisfactorily pass assessment items. 

Required IT skills

Participants will be expected to be familiar with use of the Canvas learning management system and with the electronic databases accessed through the 91Porn library.

Artificial intelligence services must not to be used for assessment or assessment preparation by students unless explicitly allowed in the assessment instructions for an assessment task published with the assessment task and/or in the unit outline. That is, an artificial intelligence services may only be used if:

• its use is authorised by the unit convener as part of a specified assessment task, and
• it is used in the way allowed in the assessment instructions and/or unit outline, and
• its use is appropriately referenced, meaning that students must reference the use of AI in their assessment in the same way as they reference other source material.

Work placement, internships or practicums

None

Additional information

Theoretical foundation

This unit provides an overview of research paradigms and methods. Qualitative and quantitative approaches to research will be examined as well as mixed methods. This unit builds on a theory of shared knowledge and investigates concepts of rigour and the significance of evidence.

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