APG5155 Designing research in the humanities and social sciences
Faculty of Arts
APG5155 Designing research in the humanities and social sciences is a level 5, 12-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2020. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2020
- Not offered
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before APG5155
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After APG5155
No unit lists APG5155 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
This unit provides students with advanced skills in the design of research projects in the humanities and social sciences. The unit explores the core issues involved in conducting humanities and social science research and examines a variety of research methodologies and methods. Its focus on the process of research design allows students to develop skills in writing detailed research proposals for their own research topics.
Offerings in 2020
The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for APG5155.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Critically evaluate research design principles, data collection and data analysis techniques in existing research in the humanities and social sciences;
- 2
Identify and select a range of research methodologies and methods for a specific discipline, issue or topic;
- 3
Identify and apply ethical principles in research practice;
- 4
Initiate and design an original research project.
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
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Victoria Peel
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5155?
APG5155 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is APG5155 offered?
APG5155 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.
How much work is APG5155?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.