ARCH3000 Research Design and Analysis in Archaeology
Later Year Course
| Offered By | School of Archaeology and Anthropology |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Undergraduate |
| Course Subject | Archaeology |
| Offered in | Second Semester, 2011 and Second Semester, 2012 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
This course is designed to provide the student with an introduction to the principles by which archaeological projects are devised and executed. It will deal with the issues of finding a topic to research, defining its scope and limitations, developing a research bibliography and data inventory, devising a methodology by which the topic becomes a research question, and elaborating a research design.This course is a pre-requisite for Honours in Archaeology or Archeological Practice |
| Learning Outcomes | Students develop skills for conceptualizing, planning and arranging their research. Students will also acquire an understanding of and skills in the quantitative analysis of data in the context of archaeological, anthropological and biological anthropology research. |
| Indicative Assessment |
Development of research design capacity is assessed with a 3,000 word research proposal (50%), while the development of quantitative analysis skills is evaluated with four take home tests (50%). |
| Workload |
Normally offered every year. |
| Areas of Interest | Archaeology |
| Requisite Statement |
Either ARCH1111 or ARCH1112, and 18 units of ARCH or PREH courses at later- year level, or permission of the Convener. |
| Incompatibility | ARCH2126 Analytical Methods for Archaeology and Anthropology, BIAN3014 Research Design and Analysis in Biological Anthropology, BIAN3017 Research Design in Biological Anthropology. |
| Majors/Specialisations | Archaeology, Forensic Anthropology, and Archaeology Practice |
| Academic Contact | Prof Peter Hiscock |
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