DEMO8082 Social Research Practice
| Offered By | Australian Demographic & Social Research Institute |
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| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Demography |
| Offered in | Second Semester, 2009 and Second Semester, 2010 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
Close links exist between policy, practice and research. Yet data are often not available to help inform policy and/or practice. The ability to conduct high quality research in applied settings constitutes a set of skills that continue to be highly sought by government and non-government agencies, industry, and academia more generally. The course is applied in nature, and features the use of several software applications, including flowchart and timeline software, and bibliographic referencing tools. The course seeks to complement related research methodology courses offered in the Master of Social Research. It aims to provide the conceptual framework to help students develop and manage their own research projects – for post-graduate research or for use in external applied settings. For further information, see http://adsri.anu.edu.au/study/Courses/DEMO8082.php
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| Learning Outcomes | This course aims to provide students with a solid understanding of each phase in the life of a research project - conception, scoping, planning, doing, finalisation - and the way in which the components within each phase fit together. |
| Indicative Assessment |
Attendance, reading & participation: 10% [pass essential to pass the course] Assignment 1 – Research proposal and presentation: 30% Assignment 2 – Ethics application: 20% Assignment 3 – Critical review of published research paper: 20%; Exam: 20% |
| Workload | three and a half hours per week on campus. |
| Course Classification(s) | AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs. |
| Areas of Interest | Population Studies |
| Requisite Statement |
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| Recommended Courses | DEMO8061 Social Research Design |
| Consent Required | Students not enrolled in the Master of Social Research or the Graduate Certificate in Social Research require permission of the Masters Coordinator, Dr Robert Ackland, to enrol in this course. Please email him on adsri.study@anu.edu.au |
| Programs | Graduate Certificate in Social Research and Master of Social Research |
| Other Information |
Compulsory in all streams of the Master of Social Research. |
| Academic Contact | Dr Bruce Smyth |
The information published on the Study at ANU 2009 website applies to the 2009 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2008 website.
