ANU - STUDYAT - Tools & Processes for ERM

Offered By:	Environmental Management and Development Program
Academic Career:	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject:	Environmental Management & Development
Offered in:	First Semester, 2010
Unit Value:	6 units
Course Description:	The course introduces students to qualitative and quantitative research methods used by the social sciences to study sustainable environmental management. The course will increase students' knowledge of how research is designed and implemented and will enable them to assess the quality of research required as an input into policy making
Learning Outcomes:	Students attending this course will learn: to position research within the major paradigms of science and to assess the rigor of proposed research; to use a range of qualitative and quantitative research methods; to develop research questions and hypotheses and to choose appropriate methods to research them.
Indicative Assessment:	Tutorial assignments 15%; quantitative assignment 45%; qualitative assignment 40%
Workload:	4 contact hours and about 6 hours reading and writing per week
Course Classification(s):	AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs.
Areas of Interest:	Environmental Studies
Prescribed Texts:	Journal articles and book chapters.
Technology Requirements:	Fast internet access for distance education students recommended.
Programs:	Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management and Development, Master of Environment, Master of Environmental Management and Development, and Master of Climate Change
Other Information:	Delivery Mode: Semester 1; on campus and distance education.
Academic Contact:	A/Prof Luca Tacconi

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