308890 (v.2) Media, Society and Culture 412 - Research Methods

Area:	School of Media, Society and Culture
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	2.0
The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.
Seminar:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s):	5521 (v.5) Social Science 512 or any previous version
Syllabus:	This unit combines theoretical and practical elements working through the stages of research, the initial formulation of research questions from a general area of interest, determining the parameters of research inquiry, decisions about theoretical frameworks, contextual and empirical literature reviews, methods of data collection, forms of analysis and interpretation, oral and written reporting of research. Research design is also encouraged.
To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement.
Field of Education:	100700 Communication and Media Studies (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2008	Bentley Campus	Semester 1			Y
2008	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2008	Bentley Campus	Semester 1		Y
2008	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2008	Bentley Campus	Semester 2			Y

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External