FIT6021 Advanced research methods
Faculty of Information Technology
FIT6021 Advanced research methods is a level 6, 0-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology. It isn't offered in 2022. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 0
- Offered in 2022
- Not offered
- Workload
- 120 hours
- per semester
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2024 entry.
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Requisites
Before FIT6021
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
After FIT6021
No unit lists FIT6021 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: Or equivalent units
Overview
The aim of the unit is to prepare PhD candidates from the Faculty of IT to conduct research across the range of the disciplines that cover Information and Communication Technology (ICT) research, including computer science, software engineering, at the technical end, and organisational and social informatics, which address societal needs in ICT. This unit is compulsory for all students enrolled in the FIT PhD program.
The unit comprises workshops, which address the broad philosophical, methodological and ethical underpinnings of conducting research in ICT, as well as classical and modern approaches to designing data collection and analysis for rigorous and sophisticated ICT research studies. Students have the option to choose from a list of available workshops.
Offerings in 2022
The 2022 handbook lists no offerings for FIT6021.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Design rigorous and ethical research studies;
- 2
Conduct high quality independent ICT research;
- 3
Assess research design across a range of research strategies and paradigms;
- 4
Consider and evaluate appropriate data collection instruments, and sampling strategies to fit the research purpose;
- 5
Understand the key principles of ethical and professional research conduct;
- 6
Understand the key principles of research presentation.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops48 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Students will participate in a number of individually chosen workshops and collective evaluation and reflection sessions. Individual workshops will typically have 2-7 hours face-to-face time that is complemented with additional independent work. The total target workload for all workshops including independent work is approximately 120 hours. Individual study plans will be negotiated with the subject leader at the start of the semester.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Kirsty Williamson & Graeme Johanson (eds) (2013) Research Methods: Information, systems and contexts Tilde University Press, Prahran
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Soon Lay Ki
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Florian Floyd Mueller
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for FIT6021?
None, but you must take FIT5143 before or alongside it.
When is FIT6021 offered?
FIT6021 has no offerings listed in the 2022 handbook.
How much work is FIT6021?
The handbook expects about 120 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.