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MPP821 - Fundamentals of Research

Year:	2024 unit information
Enrolment modes:	Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne)
Credit point(s):	1
EFTSL value:	0.125
Unit Chair:	Trimester 1: Andrew Noblet
Prerequisite:	For students enrolled in M820 or M900: Nil Otherwise: Must have a course WAM equal to or greater than 70%
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 3 hours on-campus seminar (recordings provided) each week

Content

This unit is designed to lay the foundations of good empirical research in the social sciences. It does not deal with specific techniques per se, but rather with the assumptions and the logic underlying social research. Students become acquainted with a variety of approaches to research design and are helped to develop their own research projects and to evaluate the products of empirical research.

ULO	These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can:	Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1	Apply the theory of knowledge to research methods, drawing closely from the relations between concepts and entities pertaining to subject area.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
ULO2	Formulate and communicate an appropriate research design to address a specific research question.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication
ULO3	Critically evaluate existing research and the limitations of empirical evidence in forming a view of the world.	GLO4: Critical thinking
ULO4	Apply different theoretical frameworks or perspectives to approach and investigate research problems.	GLO4: Critical thinking

Assessment

Assessment Description	Student output	Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit)	Indicative due week
Assessment 1: (Individual) Report (Research)	2000 words	40%	Week 6
Assessment 2: (Group of 3) Seminar Presentation	Presentation: 25 minutes Q&A: 10 minutes Total: 35 minutes	40%	Week 10
Assessment 3: (Individual) Written Reflection (Self)	1000 words	20%	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: MPP821 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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