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SS2004:03

Researching Social Issues

Townsville, Cairns, Mackay, External

HECS Band 1

26 hours lectures, 12 hours tutorials or the equivalent by external delivery. Internal Cairns, Townsville, Mackay campuses, Semester 1. External, Semester1.

Staff:

Ms N Harris (Townsville campus); Dr W Earles (Cairns campus).

Introduction to the concept, principles and process of researching social issues. Students are introduced to a variety of research designs and methods of collecting and analysing qualitative and quantitative information.

Learning Objectives:

understand the research process and the competing philosophies that guide the practice of research;

understand ethical issues in conducting research;

know how to define a research question and develop a literature review;

describe and distinguish the different types of qualitative and quantitative research;

know how to design a research proposal and carry it out;

know how to analyse and write up research results;

read research reports critically and intelligently.

Assessment by written assignments (50%); tests/examination (50%).