Introduction to Research Methodology

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. demonstrate an advanced critical understanding of a broad range of research paradigms and methodologies, including their ontological and epistemological foundations;
2. critically reflect on a range of research paradigms and methodologies, their relationship with disciplines and bodies of literature, and their relevance to specific research problems and research methods and techniques;
3. critically evaluate a range of scholarly studies that employ different research paradigms and methodologies; and
4. demonstrate advanced skills of written and spoken academic communication.