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2021 unit offering information will be available in November 2020
Unit description
Continues to progress the research process introduced in the unit Engineering, Infrastructure and Asset Management (EIAM) Research Project 1 by developing and applying an evidence-based research design. Participants will create an industry-accessible publication that reports on the research process and elaborates on the business solutions and/or research implications.
Unit content
Review of research tools
Quantitative analysis
Qualitative analysis
Mixed methods analysis
Reporting to industry
Actioning research
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | explain and develop and/or utilise evidence-based research instrument/s | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | ||||
| 2 | demonstrate an understanding of research methods and methodology | Intellectual rigour | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | Cultural competence | ||
| 3 | ethically and skilfully undertake data collection processes | Intellectual rigour | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | Cultural competence | ||
| 4 | creatively and effectively analyse data to reveal underlying patterns, themes and relationships | Intellectual rigour | Creativity | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | |||
| 5 | present research findings and recommendations in a professional report that is practical and relevant to the needs of targeted stakeholders. | Communication and social skills | ||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- explain and develop and/or utilise evidence-based research instrument/s
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- demonstrate an understanding of research methods and methodology
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- GA7: Cultural competence
- ethically and skilfully undertake data collection processes
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- GA7: Cultural competence
- creatively and effectively analyse data to reveal underlying patterns, themes and relationships
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA2: Creativity
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- present research findings and recommendations in a professional report that is practical and relevant to the needs of targeted stakeholders.
- GA6: Communication and social skills
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
Domestic
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Commencing 2021 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 3
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