ATS3255 Developing professional skills: Data collection and evidence-based practice
Faculty of Arts
ATS3255 Developing professional skills: Data collection and evidence-based practice is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 5 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3255
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3255
No unit lists ATS3255 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Pre-requisite: Must have completed ATS2555
Prohibition: ATS3172
Must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Criminology single or double degree (A2008, A2009, A2012, A2014, L3012)
Overview
Criminal justice agencies such as police, corrections, crime prevention, victim support, and border control, place a strong focus on evidence-based practice in relation to their area of operation and responsibility. In this unit, you will learn how the research data and information that underpins such assertions is collected, analysed and presented. You will conduct a mock ‘commissioned’ mixed methods research project. As part of the project you will undertake a survey, qualitative interview and data analysis and conclude by writing up your research findings. This unit will equip you with the skills you need to be competitive, knowledgeable, ethical and professional in your chosen field of practice.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Project planWritten25%
- Ethics explanatory statementWritten25%
- Qualitative interviewExercise10%
- Data analysis and reflectionWritten25%
- In-class testQuiz / Test15%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
explain and critique the foundations of evidence-based practice;
- 2
apply advanced approaches to collecting and analysing interview and observational data;
- 3
engage with online and digital data collection and analysis;
- 4
design, administer, and analyse survey research.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 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.
See also Unit timetable information
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Learning resources
Required resources
There are required texts for this unit. Required texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore (https://www.monash.edu/retail/books-and-merchandise-store/Textbooks) and are available through the library (https://www.monash.edu/library).
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Jasmine McGowan
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Jasmine McGowan
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3255?
ATS3255 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3255 offered?
In 2025, ATS3255 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS3255?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3255 have an exam?
No. ATS3255 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.