HPS724 - Applied Methodology for Organisational Analysis

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Jeromy Anglim
Cohort rule:This unit is only available to students enrolled in H752
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 1.5 hour lecture per week
1 x 1.5 hour seminar per week

Content

This unit will provide students with an understanding of both quantitative and qualitative research methodology, and the skills to conduct research relating to organisations. The unit advances specialist knowledge of industrial and organisational psychology in the areas of research design, research methods, and statistical analysis. In particular the unit will focus on: techniques for the analysis of the type of data typically collected within organisations; methods for the effective presentation of results in organisational contexts; and critical evaluation of research design in organisational studies.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

ULO1

Ability to conduct quantitative analysis using statistical software (e.g. SPSS, Excel, Amos, R).

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO2

Ability to report and interpret quantitative analyses relevant to organisational psychology problems.

GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking

Assessment

Trimester 2:
Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Research Methods Assessment 2500 words Pass/Fail
  • Week 7
Assessment task 2: Data Analysis Report 2500 words Pass/Fail
  • Week 7

This unit is an ungraded pass/ungraded fail only. All assessments must be passed in order for the unit to be passed.

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.

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