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Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudySOC825 Institutional Design4 pg cpThis unit examines the implications of new approaches togoverning (“governance”) for principles of institutionaldesign. Aspects of governance that will be consideredinclude: contracting out, devolution, marketisation andothers. The relationship between the ideas of institutionaldesign and policy will be discussed, and considerationwill be given to normative and practical principles forinstitutional design qualitative and quantitative researchmethods.SOC830 Research Design Practicum4 pg cpThis unit, undertaken in the first semester, is designed toprovide participants with an understanding of the principleswhich underlie the design of effective socialresearch projects. It is intended to assist in the developmentof technical skills that will enable students to evaluateresearch undertaken by others, as well as to developand undertake research projects of their own.SOC831 Qualitative Methods4 pg cpThe unit examines how social research is undertaken andprovides an opportunity to develop practical skills collecting,analysing and presenting data to address essentialresearch questions. The course introduces participants toa wide range of qualitative and quantitative researchmethods, adopting a hands-on approach to provide anopportunity to develop research skills and a critical perspectiveof the research process itself.SOC863 Policy and Practice in the HumanServices4 pg cpThis unit introduces students to research on human servicetypes and models, reviewing developments in policy,practice, organisation and funding. It is intended todevelop applied policy analysis perspectives and skills.The unit is particularly suitable for policy analysts, programmanagers, service managers and professionalsworking in the human services.Macquarie GraduateSchool of ManagementMGSM990 Quantitative Research Methodsin Management8 pg cpThis unit reviews and develops candidates’ skills inselecting, performing and interpreting quantitative analysisof data. In addition, the unit aims to develop an understandingof the limitations of quantitative analysis. Oncompletion of this unit, candidates will be able to:• Specify research questions and hypotheses to testtheir research questions;• Develop appropriate measures for constructs;• Design specific and effective survey instruments, andenter and analyse data from survey instruments;• Choose between, apply and interpret statistical techniquesfor the analysis of data; and• Develop a basic understanding of a variety of sophisticateddata analysis techniques, and when they arerelevant.MGSM991 Qualitative Research Methodsin Management8 pg cpThis unit reviews and develops skills in qualitative analysisof data, including its limitations and how it may bemade more rigorous. On completion of this unit, candidateswill be able to:• Design and carry out a study using qualitativeresearch techniques;• Choose between alternative field research methods;• Analyse texts and other media using qualitative techniques.MGSM992 Literature Survey and Criticism8 pg cpThe aim of this unit is to enable the candidate to delivera comprehensive literature review suitable for their dissertation.On completion of this unit, candidates will beable to:• Identify the central problems being tackled in a fieldof study;• Summaries the contributions in the field;• Synthesise these contributions into a coherent andcritical account of the course and state of knowledge;• Present their findings in a suitable literary style.MGSM994 Management Research andInvestigation8 pg cpThe unit provides candidates with an understanding ofthe nature of management research as a special form ofsocial science research. On completion of this units candidatesshould be able to:• Describe the stages in the research process;• Identify the key issues that need to be addressed ateach stage of the research process;• Develop a research proposal; and• Identify different research paradigms.315