Design and Measurement 3
Unit code: LSQ300
| Credit points | 12.5 Credit Points |
| Duration | One Semester |
| Contact hours | 42 hours over the teaching period (normally 3.5 hours per week) |
| Campus | Lilydale, Online |
| Prerequisites | LSQ200 Design and Measurement 2 |
Related course(s)
This is a prescribed unit of study in the Social Science Major/s. It may also be undertaken as a unit of study in any other Swinburne degree program, subject to the prerequisite and degree requirements.
Aims and objectives
The aims are to provide you with the skills necessary to:
• Critically assess statistics presented in journal articles
• Choose and conduct appropriate statistical analyses on your own data
• Write informative reports on statistical analyses
On completion of the unit students will be able to :
• Make a clear statement of the objectives of a study
• Prepare data for analysis using appropriate data screening techniques
• Analyse the data using appropriate multivariate statistical techniques
• Interpret the results and write a concise, informative report
Teaching methods
Units will be taught in a variety of modes including face to face, online, distance and blended modes. Delivery of this unit may be through a mixture of lectures, tutorials, laboratories, seminars and online.
Generic skills outcomes
This unit will provide discipline-based knowledge and professional capabilities and experiences contributing to students progress in attaining generic skills such as:
• analysis skills, problem solving skills and communications skills
• ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
• ability to work independently
