ARBE4121AResearch in the Built Environment A

Course handbook

Description

This course is Part A of a multi-term sequence. Part B must also be completed to meet the requirements of the sequence. Students must complete Part A before completing Part B.

This course examines philosophical, theoretical, ethical and methodological concepts and processes associated with academic research activities within the built environment disciplines related to the practice of architecture and construction management. Students are given the opportunity to define and develop research problems through the critical and creative analysis of either architectural or construction management and economics theory and methodologies and justify a theoretical and methodological approach to investigate the problem.

Availability2017 Course Timetables

Multi-term sequence

This course is part of a multi-term sequence. Both Part A and Part B must be completed to meet the requirements of the sequence. Part A and Part B must be completed in consecutive terms. Students must complete Part A before completing Part B. Students must complete the sequence within a twelve month period. If students complete Part A but are unable to complete Part B within the timeframe, they must re-enrol in Part A.

Replacing course(s)

This course replaces the following course(s): ARBE4120 and ARBE4120. Students who have successfully completed ARBE4120 or ARBE4120 are not eligible to enrol in ARBE4121A.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Conduct a literature search for a research topic; describe and discuss the literature and relate a real world problem to a research problem;

2. Critically analyse literature and synthesise literary arguments to construct a logical and creative response to a research problem in the form of a research model or an interpretive investigative framework; and

3. Evaluate research strategies and justify a selected method for inquiry.

Content

• Introduction to Research and the Research Process
• Topic Definition and Literature reviews
• Logic & Literature searching
• Research reading and management
• Models and Interpretive Frameworks Research Questions
• Research Design
• Logical Argumentation, Positivist and Post Positivist Strategies
• Argument and Evidence
• Words & Numbers 1: Quantitative Data Collection & Analysis
• Words & Numbers 2: Qualitative Data Analysis & Analysis
• Power, Ethics and Truth & Ethics Applications
• Scholarly Writing

Requisite

This course is only available to students enrolled in the Master of Architecture or Bachelor of Construction Management (Building)(Honours) programs.

Assessment items

Annotated Bibliography: Abstract

Annotated Bibliography: Review of Literature

Proposal / Plan: Research Project Plan Presentation

Contact hours

BCA Singapore, Callaghan and Distance Education - Callaghan