ARBE6619
10 units
6000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course provides students with a sound grounding in a range of evidence-based methods relevant to the wider context of Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience. It also provides an awareness of some of the relevant debates in the area of methodology. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods will be covered. The course is student-centred and problem-oriented.
Availability
Not currently offered.
Replacing course(s)
This course replaces the following course(s): ARBE6606. Students who have successfully completed ARBE6606 are not eligible to enrol in ARBE6619.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Explain the defining features of sound evidence-based decision-making approaches for building disaster resilience
2. Apply multidisciplinary concepts to frame evidence-based decision making for building disaster resilience
3. Assess existing, emerging, and innovative systems and technologies for building disaster resilience
4. Develop context specific research strategy and research methods to develop ethical evidence-based decisions for building disaster resilience
5. Apply research methods/tools to analyse data, interpret and communicate the results leading to evidence based decisions
Content
Topics will include:
- Framing evidence Based Decision making for disaster resilience: Argument & Evidence
- Research Ethics
- Data management in disaster contexts
- Economic concepts to evidence-based decision-making
- Science and Technology in decision-making
- Qualitative and quantitative approaches
- Data collection and analysis
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Innovation and Disaster Risk Management
Requisite
If you have successfully completed ARBE6606 you cannot enrol in this course.
Assessment items
Quiz: Research Methods Quiz
Case Study / Problem Based Learning: Framing a problem for evidence-based solution: Case Study
Presentation: Evidence-Based Innovations Presentation
Report: Strategic Integration Report
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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