BEX6200 Advanced qualitative research methods
Faculty of Business and Economics
BEX6200 Advanced qualitative research methods is a level 6, 0-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2024. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 0
- Offered in 2024
- Other periods
- Caulfield, Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 36 hours
- per semester
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before BEX6200
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After BEX6200
No unit lists BEX6200 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in course 0029 or 3194 to undertake this unit.
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 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Term 3 | Caulfield | Online blk |
| Term 3 | Malaysia | Block on |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
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
- Seminars40 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
36 hours per semester (split-block mode) of formal class contact.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
This unit allows you to develop your research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Paul Thambar
- Dr Juliana French
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for BEX6200?
BEX6200 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is BEX6200 offered?
BEX6200 has no offerings listed in the 2024 handbook.
How much work is BEX6200?
The handbook expects about 36 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does BEX6200 have an exam?
No. BEX6200 has 1 assessment task and no exam.