Course Title: Apply Research Techniques within a Justice Framework

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6077

Course Title: Apply Research Techniques within a Justice Framework

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 60.0

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

LAW5162

City Campus

TAFE

365T Global Studies, Soc Sci & Plng

Face-to-Face or Workplace

 Term1 2011,
Term1 2012

Course Contact: Irene Pagliarella

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254581

Course Contact Email: irene.pagliarella@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

This unit supports the attainment of skills and knowledge required to conduct social research. In this unit it is applied in a justice environment but it may also be applied in any other social community environment.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

There are no Pre- requisites for this course



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

VBQU369 Apply Research Techniques within a Justice Framework

Elements:

1. Analyse the role of social research in the community

2. Evaluate the processes of social research

3. Review the different Methodologies and their application in social research

4. Design a social research project relevant to the community justice field and determine an appropriate Methodology to be used in its completion.

 

5. Complete an applied social research project on a contemporary topic related to a community justice workplace.

Learning Outcomes

See elements


Overview of Assessment

This unit supports the attainment of skills and knowledge required to conduct social research. In this unit it is applied in a justice environment but it may also be applied in any other social community environment. Asessable criteria for this course will include:

  • Hurdle Tasks to demonstrate understanding of underpinning knowledge and appropriate application
  • Active participation in weekly Case Studies
  • Appropriate research to identify a contempoary topic for research
  • Completion of all legal and ethical requirements to conduct social research in the community
  • Submission of a social research project