AMG5409 Communication research
Faculty of Arts
AMG5409 Communication research is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Malaysia
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2024 entry.
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Requisites
Before AMG5409
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After AMG5409
No unit lists AMG5409 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: APG4409, APG5409, AMG4409
Overview
The unit equips students with applied skills in research design, research methods and ethical research practice. Students are taught the elements of good research design, various qualitative and quantitative research methods, and the marks of ethical research practices.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Knowledge, skills and attributes necessary for understanding and engaging in advanced research;
- 2
Increased understanding of the methods of communication research;
- 3
Increased understanding of approaches to planning and designing research, and to writing and editing research;
- 4
Increased knowledge, skills, and attributes necessary for independent research, enhanced capacity to formulate and research communication issues, to analyse and evaluate arguments, and to understand critical approaches to the planning, writing and editing of research;
- 5
Enhanced intellectual independence, and greater self-reliance and critical distance in academic and professional research activity;
- 6
Significantly increased capacity to design, manage, and carry out research projects.
Workload and teaching
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. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Susan Leong
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Susan Leong
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for AMG5409?
AMG5409 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is AMG5409 offered?
In 2020, AMG5409 runs in Semester 1 at Malaysia.
How much work is AMG5409?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.