AMG5021 Research issues and methodology
Faculty of Arts
AMG5021 Research issues and methodology is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before AMG5021
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After AMG5021
No unit lists AMG5021 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Co-requisite: Must be enrolled in a Masters by coursework
Overview
In this unit, you will train in research methodologies and theoretical frameworks, including approaches to ethics and intellectual property management. You will develop these skills around a research project based on identified industry needs. Your projects are to be designed, developed and budgeted to proposal stage and becomes the basis for assessment in the unit. You will explore the opportunity to explore vocational interests in a chosen aspect of the communications and media industry while maintaining a critical approach to research.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- Developing Research QuestionsWritten20%
- Annotated BibliographyWritten30%
- Research proposalWritten50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Critically analyse theoretical, ethical and intellectual property issues relevant to research in academic and industry settings, in the context of developing a comprehensive research proposal;
- 2
Evaluate social sciences & humanities research methodologies and theoretical frameworks for research, including approaches to ethics and intellectual property management;
- 3
Design, develop and budget a research project;
- 4
Identify vocational interests in a chosen aspect of various industries (like media & communication) while maintaining a critical approach to research.
- 5
Effectively communicate, present, and defend research ideas.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Stefan Baechtold
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Stefan Baechtold
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for AMG5021?
AMG5021 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is AMG5021 offered?
In 2025, AMG5021 runs in Semester 1 at Malaysia.
How much work is AMG5021?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does AMG5021 have an exam?
No. AMG5021 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.