SRR782 - Research Methodology

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Offering information:

Available from 2025 (subject to approval)

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Waterfront (Geelong), Online
Trimester 2: Waterfront (Geelong), Online
Trimester 3: Waterfront (Geelong), Online

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Beau Beza
Trimester 2: Beau Beza
Trimester 3: Beau Beza
Prerequisite:

Students enrolled in S719, S718, S619, S700 or S701 must enrol in campus mode.

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

Nil

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester 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 hour lecture per week, 1 x 1 hour seminar per week.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

Online independent and collaborative learning including 5 x 1 hour online seminars per trimester.

Content

The unit provides an introduction to research methodology typically undertaken in the architecture and built environment disciplines to enable progression to subsequent thesis and research units in Masters courses in the School of Architecture and Built Environment. By the end of the unit students will have a critical understanding of research methodology in architecture and the built environment, and have developed a scholarly critical literature review for a research proposal for the subsequent thesis/exegesis.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1 Conduct a literature and project review to support the development and justification of research proposals.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy 
GLO4: Critical thinking 
GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management

ULO2 Professionally communicate a research position and research proposal(s).

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities 
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy

ULO3 Develop and document plans to undertake research identifying potential problems and appropriate solutions to enable the completion of a research thesis within a set time frame. GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities 
GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving
ULO4 Demonstrate understanding of research methodology in the framing of a research position, proposal(s) and plan(s). GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week

Assessment 1
Outline research proposals

Research positioning, written literature and project proposal 40% Week 5
Assessment 2
Developed research proposals
Developed research proposal report 60% Week 11

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

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SRR782. Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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