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BEX6200 · Advanced qualitative research methods
2027 Handbook0 credit pointsLevel 6Faculty of Business and Economics
Overview
The unit focuses on advanced qualitative research methods used in a business research context. You will understand and review qualitative methods presented in research papers in accounting, management, or marketing and related fields. The unit will expose you to advanced qualitative methods and their paradigmatic underpinnings and the use of different methods across the stages of the qualitative research process. You will learn how to design, conduct, analyse, and present advanced qualitative research as part of research projects intended for publication in the business disciplines.
Offerings
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Caulfield | Second semester | Activities scheduled as a mix of on-campus and online activities in a block period (BLD-BLK) |
| Malaysia | Second semester | Teaching activities are on-campus and in a block period (ON-BLK) |
Assessment
The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.
| # | Assessment | Type | Weight | Hurdle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 - Presentation | Presentation | 30% | — |
| 2 | 2 - Portfolio | Portfolio | 70% | — |
| 3 | 3 - Presentation | Presentation | 20% | — |
| 4 | 4 - Written | Written | 30% | — |
| 5 | 5 - Written | Written | 50% | — |
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Requisites
Learning outcomes
- critically evaluate a range of qualitative research approaches in published business research
- explain the linkage between philosophical assumptions and qualitative methodology and apply foundational criteria for rigorous qualitative research
- independently design and responsibly conduct all stages of a qualitative research project
- critically develop and write up empirical and theoretical contributions from qualitative research
Workload
36 hours per semester (split-block mode) of formal class contact.
| Activity | Duration |
|---|---|
| Seminars | 30 hours |
| Seminars | 40 hours |
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