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GOVT4111: Research Methods and Research Design
2023 unit information
This unit examines the diverse theoretical and methodological approaches used by political researchers, including, for example, institutional, behavioural, discourse and feminist approaches to political inquiry, and the use of quantitative and qualitative methods. The unit develops the student's ability to meet the demands of an independent project like an Honours thesis. It will cover selecting and refining a topic, identifying research to be undertaken and planning how to do it, bibliographic searches, and writing a report or thesis.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Government and International Relations
| Code | GOVT4111 |
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| Academic unit | Government and International Relations |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. develop and articulate a research question that will form the basis of an honours thesis
- LO2. map and critically review the scholarly literature relevant to the thesis question
- LO3. choose research methods appropriate to the thesis question, and explain those choices
- LO4. comprehend the ethical dimensions of the planned research, and begin the process of obtaining ethics approval
- LO5. recognise the kinds of data needed for the thesis project, and start searching for and collecting that data.
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