FIT5125 - IT research methods - Monash University

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Overview

The aim of the unit is to prepare Masters students to conduct research across the range of IT sub-disciplines. It provides broad coverage of the issues, concepts, methods, and techniques associated with Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems and Information Management research. It introduces students to major research paradigms, the principles of research design, research ethics, and research methods and techniques of data collection and analysis appropriate to IT research generally and to their sub-discipline specifically. It covers oral, written, online and video research communication skills. Skills developed and knowledge acquired from this unit will prepare students to conduct and communicate their own research, as well as to be knowledgeable and critical interpreters of research more generally.

Offerings

NOV12-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS

S1-01-CAULFIELD-ON-CAMPUS

S1-01-MALAYSIA-EVENING

S1-FF-CAULFIELD-FLEXIBLE

S2-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS

S2-01-MALAYSIA-EVENING

Requisites

Prohibition

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Professor Patrick Olivier

Dr Tom Bartindale

Unit Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Ting Chee Ming

Dr Tan Chee Keong

Notes

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Scheduled teaching activities and/or workload information are subject to change in response to COVID-19, please check your Unit timetable and Unit Moodle site for more details.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:

Review and critique research literature (from a wide range of sources), research designs and research findings in a sub-discipline of IT;

Communicate research findings orally and in writing, online and using video, in research and industry settings;

Explain the ethical and professional issues that may arise in IT research and demonstrate them in practice;

Identify and explain major research philosophies and paradigms;

Evaluate, select and justify research methods and techniques of data collection and analysis appropriate to particular research designs and projects in sub-disciplines of IT;

Analyse and describe the technical, professional and socio-economic contexts that motivate research, and the implications of research outcomes;

Design and carry out a rigorous and ethical research project and produce a report explaining the project, its design and interpretation of the results;

Apply research skills to operate effectively as a member of a research project team.

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment summary

Students will develop a portfolio of work linked to the workshop. This may include reviews of research literature; qualitative and quantitative method research designs, findings and analyses; research proposals; workshop presentations; presentations of research (oral, written, online and/or video).

Assessment

1 - In-semester assessment

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Workshops

Workload requirements

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled online and face to face learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated reading and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning and online engagement.