ResearchMethods/BluePrint
Contents
- 1 Course Description
- 2 Intended target audience
- 3 Design approach
- 4 Learning outcomes
- 5 Course learning outcomes and link to assessment
- 6 Overview of the delivery model
- 7 OERs on this topic (partners please add to the list if you know of any good ones)
- 8 Summary of the interaction strategies
- 9 Online tools that students may need
- 10 How can students get formal credit? (potential collaborators please add your thoughts)
Course Description
Learn to design and plan research on current global issues, for subject MIST926 at the University of Wollongong.
The subject provides theoretical and practical foundation for a research proposal. The subject will familiarise student with research methods appropriate for investigating current issues in a global environment.
This subject is part of a Graduate Certificate of Global Citizenship.
The subject involves scaffolded assessment items, which gradually build students' research planning and design skills. These assessment items conclude with a written research proposal and a presentation. Subject delivery will be fully online to non-UOW students. face-to-face delivery is available for UOW enrolled students.
Intended target audience
Post graduate students, and interested public audience.
Design approach
Repurpose another open course of several resources:
- A Research Methodology subject by the Faculty of Arts, North-West University, South Africa
- Existing OER materials
In addition, proprietary content based on a Research Methods subject offered by the Faculty of Education at the university of Wollongong is being used, with permission.
Learning outcomes
Completing this subject, students will be able to:
1. Critically evaluate research methods including their ethical approach.
2. Understand and synthesize different approach to research methods; issues include:
- formulating research questions;
- situating research questions in the relevant literature;
- developing methodology; and
- collecting, interpreting and employing data
3. Create a research proposal that leads to the completion of an executable research plan.
Course learning outcomes and link to assessment
| Assessment type | Assessment items | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Online contributions and quizzes (40%) | Quizzes (throughout):
Online quizzes on the content covered during the week's module, demonstrating understanding of concepts. Contributions (throughout): Forming a small cohort based on similarity in a research theme, geographical area, or method of their interest, and include at least one “open” student in their group. Post online progress in terms of research question, situating in literature, developed methodology, data collection, and data interpretation. Comment on peers' posts. Suggestions for comments:
Provide a description of how peers' comments informed and were incorporated into research design.  |
LO1
LO2 |
| Assessment 2: Research proposal (40%) | Part 1, Week 4 (1,000 words):
Research questions, topic analysis, literature review strategy Part 2, Week 6 (1,000 words): Proposed research methods and expected analysis methods  |
LO3 |
| Assessment 3: Interview (20%) |
Students must pass this to pass the subject. This is a partly or fully online subject, so this is a key measure to ensure academic integrity. |
LO1, LO2, LO3 |
Overview of the delivery model
The subject will be delivered as a stand-alone short (4 week) online course, in a fully online version.
The subject will be offered in parallel with a local, campus-based cohort, which will work at a slower, university-term pace (13 weeks).
Online project-based work - delivered online
Validating student identity - Sype interview with photo ID held up.
OERs on this topic (partners please add to the list if you know of any good ones)
OER audit products page
Summary of the interaction strategies
- Student-content interactions
- Student-student interactions
- Student-support interactions
Online tools that students may need
List these possibilities here.
How can students get formal credit? (potential collaborators please add your thoughts)
The subject is part of a graduate certificate program in University of Wollongong. Successful participants get credit for this subject once enrolled in the Grad Cert.
Core subject for Graduate certificate in Global citizenship
Credit in University of Wollongong
Research proposal and presentation are necessary components for credit.
Collaborative development interest: pre-discussed partnership with North West University, South Africa.
Other institutions within OERu are welcome to contact.
