BEX5620 Advanced qualitative research methods
Faculty of Business and Economics
BEX5620 Advanced qualitative research methods is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before BEX5620
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After BEX5620
No unit lists BEX5620 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in course B6023 to undertake this unit.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
The unit will provide you, as HDR students, with the requisite knowledge and skills in qualitative research methodology to enable you to design and execute a PhD research project. The unit will review and explain various qualitative research methods with the aim of critically evaluating the paradigmatic underpinnings of, for example, interpretivist, phenomenological and postmodern theories as they pertain to research design and the collection and analysis of data. Topics to be covered include data gathering techniques such as interviews, content analysis, fieldwork and observation and analysis procedures such as constant comparative analysis. The unit will also provide you with the opportunity to report findings through written and oral presentation.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | Bld blk |
Assessment
- Written100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
acquire skills to design qualitative research studies
- 2
acquire skills to conduct high quality independent qualitative research
- 3
consider and evaluate data collection instruments, and sampling strategies for a qualitative research purpose
- 4
assess research design across a range of qualitative research strategies
- 5
conduct a qualitative research project and report in an appropriate discursive style.
Workload and teaching
- Seminars30 hours
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- 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. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.
This unit allows you to develop your research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Where it fits
BEX5620 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Paul Thambar
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for BEX5620?
BEX5620 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is BEX5620 offered?
In 2025, BEX5620 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.
How much work is BEX5620?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does BEX5620 have an exam?
No. BEX5620 has 1 assessment task and no exam.
Which majors and minors include BEX5620?
BEX5620 is part of Accounting, Management and Marketing studies.