Semester 1, 2023 Online | |
Units : | 1 |
School or Department : | School of Business |
Grading basis : | Graded |
Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
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Overview
The aviation industry is a complex socio-technical system which relies on the management of
its intricate interactive components and the mitigation of risk to preserve safety. The diverse
and complex nature of the industry, its unique challenges, and its practitioner focused
orientation, lends itself to significant opportunity for research, particularly in the area of the
human and human-technical components of the aviation system. This course provides
students with an overview of a wide range of well-established quantitative, qualitative and
mixed research methods.
The course aims to provide students with the abilities to enable them to conduct research in the aviation domain. It provides an introduction to research methodologies, research proposals, and the fundamentals of conducting a research project, which will enable them to conduct research in later academic courses and within the aviation industry. An emphasis is placed on the evaluation and implementation of quality research design and methods.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- apply the principles of social science research to develop and write a research proposal;
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describe the principal steps in designing and completing a social sciences research
project, including ethics approvals; -
evaluate the principle differences between qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods
research; - select appropriate experimental methodologies for different types of research studies;
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develop and critically reflect on a range of professional and/or theoretical and ethical
research skills during an applied literature review task; -
communicate an applied research project with colleagues in writing, via presentation or
online.
Topics
Description | Weighting(%) | |
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1. | Identifying research problems and appropriate frameworks of inquiry in the social science domain | 10.00 |
2. | Research proposals, research questions, hypotheses, literature reviews and ethics | 10.00 |
3. | Qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods research designs | 20.00 |
4. | Designing research to address the research problem | 10.00 |
5. | Conducting ethical research projects | 20.00 |
6. | Critical appraisal and analysis skills in academic writing | 30.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
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Quiz | No | 10 | 2 |
Essay | No | 40 | 3,4 |
Research (paper) | No | 50 | 1,4,5,6 |