Area: | Graduate School of Business |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 15.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 15 Hours Once-only |
Syllabus: | Futures research and its multidisciplinary applications are examined. The complementary roles of quantitative and qualitative research approaches as well as locating and understanding, interpreting and critiquing databases, previous research and related sources of information are outlined. Ways of planning a futures project; identifying contexts and frameworks and choosing data, tools and methods are discussed. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have- Understood the essential skills for dealing with conceptual issues in futures research. Develop an appropriate futures research design. Understood the concepts of qualitative methodology includingaction research, ethnography and grounded theory. Employed data collection strategies and interview techniques using ethical principles. Developed an appropriate futures research design. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Cresswell, J. (1998). Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Traditions. London, Sage Publications. Dey, I. (1993). Qualitative Data Analysis: A User Friendly Guide for Social Scientists. London, Routledges. Spradley, J. (1979). The Ethnographic Interview. Fort Worth, Holt Reinhart and Wilson. Denzin, N.K. and Lincoln, Y.S. (1998). Introduction: Entering Field Of Qualitative Research in The Landscape Of Qualitative Research: Theories and Issues. (pp 1-34). California, Sage Publications. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Presentation to the learning group 30%, Project 70%. This is done by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 80300 Business and Management (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Perth City Campus | Trimester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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