APG5717 Applied industry research and practice
Faculty of Arts
APG5717 Applied industry research and practice is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2020. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2020
- Other periods
- Caulfield
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before APG5717
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After APG5717
No unit lists APG5717 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: APG4707
Overview
Reviews the strategic role research plays in the tourism industry both globally and in Australia. Topics include, defining the research problem and objectives, analysing secondary data sources, qualitative and quantitative methodology selection, questionnaire design, fieldwork preparation, data analysis and presentation.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Term 2 | Caulfield | Flexible |
| Term 2 | Caulfield | Online |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
To provide students with an understanding of the availability of secondary research data and an overview of tourism trends and research directions from both an Australian and Global perspective.
- 2
To develop students' capacity to understand the basics principles of research design for both qualitative and quantitative studies and the role played by research in tourism strategic planning.
- 3
To develop students' capacity to undertake an analysis of secondary tourism data.
- 4
To develop students' written and oral communication skills.
- 5
To provide students with an understanding of how to conduct a primary quantitative research study including questionnaire design, data entry, analysis and presentation.
- 6
To provide students with an understanding of the applicability of the SPSS computer program to research in the tourism industry.
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 Madelene Blaer
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Madelene Blaer
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5717?
APG5717 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is APG5717 offered?
APG5717 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.
How much work is APG5717?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.