Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Govand Azeez
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MIntRel or MPPP or MPASR or GradCertPPP or PGDipIntRel or GradDipIntRel or MIntPubDip
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit examines general aspects of academic research including purpose/aims, questions and 'problems', organisation and design, the philosophy of science and associated debates, as well as specific methods and materials applied to pursue a research project including archives, interviews, surveys, quantitative, and discourse analysis. |
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Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – 10 marks out of 100 credit will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.
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More information about each assessment task is available on the iLearn.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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weekly participation | 10% | No | Each Week |
Mid-semester Test | 25% | No | 25/04/2022 |
End of semester test | 25% | No | 30/05/2022 |
Research project proposal | 40% | No | 03/06/2022 |
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Each Week
Weighting: 10%
participation in weekly discussion/activities (for on campus or online offerings)
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 22 hours
Due: 25/04/2022
Weighting: 25%
Test on unit content to that point
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 22 hours
Due: 30/05/2022
Weighting: 25%
End of semester test.
Assessment Type 1: Plan
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: 03/06/2022
Weighting: 40%
Write a detailed research proposal
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Teaching Methods/Mode of Delivery
There will be two hour lecture and one hour tutorial every week.
For access to materials and resources, please refer to ilearn.
Name | Day | Start | Finish | Duration | Weeks | Location | Notes | Staff |
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POIR8040/S1/F2F-DAY/Lecture_1/01 |
Monday |
11:00am |
1:00pm |
2:00 |
9‑15,18‑23 | 10 Hadenfeld Ave - 212 Tutorial Rm |
Research Methods in International Relations - Lecture |
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POIR8040/S1/F2F-DAY/Lecture_1/02 |
Monday |
11:00am |
1:00pm |
2:00 |
9‑15,18‑23 | Classes are online - consult iLearn for further detail |
Research Methods in International Relations - Lecture |
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POIR8040/S1/F2F-DAY/Tutorial_1/01 |
Monday |
1:00pm |
2:00pm |
1:00 |
9‑15,18‑23 | 10 Hadenfeld Ave - 212 Tutorial Rm |
Research Methods in International Relations - Tutorial |
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Unit information based on version 2022.03 of the Handbook