COMMERCE 4037 - Research Methodology (H)

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2015

This course is designed for students to fulfil the following learning objectives: Understand the philosophies, concepts and elements of designing a research inquiry; Appreciate alternative approaches to research in commerce and the social sciences, with emphasis on deductive empirical research; Have knowledge of methods of collecting, measuring and in a broad structural sense, analysing, quantitative and qualitative data; Be familiar with designing and administering field surveys, laboratory experiments, case study, archival analysis and action-based approaches to research. Topics covered in this will include: Science, research and theory; The research process and the research proposal; Deductive empirical research; Constructs, variables, hypotheses and empirical schema; Deductive empirical research: measurement and sampling; Inductive qualitative research: Design issues, concept formulation, methods of analysis; Field surveys and questionnaires; Experimental designs; Observational studies: case studies and interviews; Non-reactive research: content analysis and secondary data mining; Other research methods: Historical-comparative research, action research; Presentation of a research proposal. Students will engage in interactive discussion of set questions and presentations of reviews of methodologies in selected research articles. A full research proposal for their dissertation will be presented at an academic staff seminar; students will use feedback from this seminar in the final write-up of their proposal.

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Course Code	COMMERCE 4037
Course	Research Methodology (H)
Coordinating Unit	Adelaide Business School
Term	Semester 1
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	36
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	N
Prerequisites	At least 2 courses at specialisation level
Assumed Knowledge	At least 2 courses within a specialisation
Assessment	Exam/assignments/tests/tutorial work as prescribed at first lecture

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Course Coordinator: Professor Ercan Tirtiroglu

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P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
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RP		Result Pending

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