SEN700 - Research Methodology
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 3: Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Siva Krishnan Trimester 3: Balaji Trichy Narayanaswamy |
| Prerequisite: | Nil; For students enrolled in S460, S461, S462, S463: Completion of 22 credit points |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2 hour workshop per week. |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Online independent and collaborative learning including a 1 x 2 hour workshop per week. |
Content
Research skills are essential for engineers as it helps them find answers to questions, understand trends and prepare for practice. This unit provides students with a structured program to develop skills required to scope, plan, implement and evaluate research and developments in engineering. Students will be required to engage actively by rigorously searching and interpreting relevant information, summarising and evaluating findings, critically analysing gaps and proposing research to generate new knowledge. The knowledge and skills developed in this unit will allow students to adapt and evolve into engineers who are able to judge the quality and limitations of their own professional practice.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Use digital technologies to systematically search, retrieve and manage information that relate to theoretical and technical engineering information from peer reviewed publications. | GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO2 | Apply critical thinking, technical and creative skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Develop and present views, opinions and research results from a systematic evaluation of relevant and reliable information. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Communicate ideas for future research directions that includes a discussion on research questions and specific methodology to be utilised for generating new knowledge. | GLO2: Communication |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search for primary sources | Identification of key words and topic searches, journals, articles and a short video showing the use of a reference manager. | 20% | Week 4 |
| Annotated Bibliography | Written report, approximately 1,000 words in total | 10% | Week 5 |
| Literature summary | Written report, approximately 1,000-words including references. | 15% | Week 7 |
| Feedback on literature review | Written feedback and oral response | 10% | Week 9 |
| Research methodology | 2,000-word written report | 45% | Week 12 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
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