2013 Unit of Study
The session(s) below are for 2013. For Summer School 2013 unit of study availability please visit the Summer School website (main Summer session January/February 2013).
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| Researching Work and Organisations | |
|---|---|
| UoS Code | WORK3922 |
| Credit points | 6 |
| Offered | Semester 2 |
| Prerequisites | 40 credit points worth of units of study |
| Corequisites | |
| Prohibitions | IREL3902, WORK3902 |
| Assumed Knowledge | |
| Additional Information | |
| Lectures | 1x 3 hour seminar per week |
| Assessment | Pair Seminar Presentation (20%); Applied Research Report (30%); Thesis Proposal (50%) |
| Description | This unit seeks to develop the skills, practices and understandings necessary to undertake a research-based thesis in work and organisational studies. Students gain an understanding of the theoretical basis and design requirements of the main qualitative and quantitative approaches to research, as well as the techniques of questionnaire design, interviewing, observation and documentary analysis. There is an emphasis on the development of methodological expertise relevant to the students anticipated dissertation topic and the preparation of a viable research proposal. |