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POLIS: The Centre for Social Policy Research · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Close links exist between policy, practice and research. Yet data is 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. This course aims to provide students with a solid understanding of each phase in the life of a research project (conception, scoping, planning, doing, and finalisation) and the way in which the components within each phase fit together. The course is applied in nature, and seeks to complement research methodology courses. 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 the workplace) or to be able to commission or manage research by others.
Class participation
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Assignment 1 Ethics protocol (2,000 words)
Learning outcomes 5
Assignment 2 Research proposal (3,000 words)
Learning outcomes 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
In-class test (2 hours)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 18 hours of lectures and 18 hours of workshop or workshop-like activities; and b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing. Work Integrated Learning Projects
W Lawrence Neuman (2006), Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches (sixth edition)