Course Title: Conduct research
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C5314 Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing
Course Title: Conduct research
Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 30
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.Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
COMM5916C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
345T Media and Communication |
Face-to-Face or Workplace |
Term2 2014, Term2 2015, Term2 2016, Term2 2017, Term2 2018 |
Course Contact: Penny Johnson
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4383
Course Contact Email: penny.johnson@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
Conducting research and analysing your findings is an important part of writing a wide range of business documents and projects. This unit is designed to cover the skills and knowledge required for you to conduct comprehensive research in response to a brief.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
CUFRES401A Conduct research |
Elements: |
1. Clarify research brief 2. Conduct research 3. Analyse research findings 4. Present research findings |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to use a range of research and data gathering techniques to gather the information needed to write a range of business documents and projects.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment is on-going throughout the course. Assessment will incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of knowledge and skills and will include:
- participation in written exercises, in class and online
- oral presentations
- the application of learned skills and insights to researching in response to a brief.