The overarching goal of this course is to expose honours, MPhil and PhD students to a variety of empirical methods and data analytic tools to enable them to undertake high quality management research. This includes developing and validating survey measures, understanding and applying basic experimental methodologies, analyzing, interpreting, and writing-up quantitative data. It will also provide students a solid grounding in the use statistical software packages such as SPSS and AMOS as well as key issues and principles involving the linkage between theory and measurement. In sum, the course covers the designs and analyses that are commonly used in marketing, organizational behavior, human resource management and industrial/organizational psychology disciplines. It will emphasise appropriate data collection procedures, data analysis tools and communicating findings effectively, with the course taking the perspective of a management or behavioural researcher.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of the requirements for this course, students will be able to:- Demonstrate a critical understanding of empirical research methods and how they relate to the organizational sciences;
- Explain the linkage between theory and measurement;
- Develop and validate survey measures;
- Design and implement experiments;
- Evaluate different types of research questions and choose the most appropriate data analytic tool for a research question; and
- Interpret quantitative outputs and produce a research report.
Indicative Assessment
1. Student presentation (20%) (LO 1, 2)2. Class participation and class discussion of research papers (20%) (LO 1, 2, 5)
3. In-class exercises on data analysis and interpretation (20%, LO 5, 6)
4. Empirical research paper (40%) (LO 3,4,5, 6)
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Workload
The average student workload for this course is 10 hours per week. For on-campus students this includes time spent in scheduled classes and self-directed study time.Requisite and Incompatibility
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Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 3
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $4080 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $5400 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4758 | 19 Feb 2018 | 27 Feb 2018 | 31 Mar 2018 | 25 May 2018 | In Person | N/A |
