ARCH8020 Research Methods in Archaeology

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Overview

This topic provides basic training in archaeological research practice, critical thinking and writing skills. It will introduce students to what constitutes the research process in archaeology and how it can be conducted thoroughly and well. The topic explores how archaeological knowledge is constructed, how the research process operates, how to … For more content click the Read More button below.

This topic provides basic training in archaeological research practice, critical thinking and writing skills. It will introduce students to what constitutes the research process in archaeology and how it can be conducted thoroughly and well. The topic explores how archaeological knowledge is constructed, how the research process operates, how to design research, locate and evaluate data sources, undertake preliminary data analysis and communicate the results of research.

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Aims

This topic aims to:

Introduce student to the basics of what constitutes good archaeological research practice
Improve students' existing research skills and their ability to locate and identify sources appropriate to an archaeological study
Improve students' ability critically to evaluate literature and construct, test and defend an argument
Improve students' ability to understand graphically represented data and the range of graphical methods that are appropriate to representing particular kinds of data

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:

Undertake independent research

Critically assess literature relating to archaeology

Graphically represent data

Construct, test and defend an argument

Formulate a feasible research question and design a research project to answer it

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Requisites information

Pre-requisites:

1 Admission into GDPMA-Graduate Diploma in Maritime Archaeology
1a Admission into MARCH-Master of Archaeology
1b Admission into MMARCHA-Master of Maritime Archaeology [1.5 years]
1c Admission into GDPSM-Graduate Diploma in Screen and Media Production
1d Admission into MSM-Master of Screen and Media Production
1e Admission into MMARCH-Master of Maritime Archaeology
1f Admission into GDPAHM-Graduate Diploma in Archaeology and Heritage Management
1g Admission into MAHM-Master of Archaeology and Heritage Management
1h Admission into MSMA-Master of Screen and Media Production [1 year]
1i Admission into MSMI-Master of Screen and Media Production [1.5 years]
1j Admission into MAHMA-Master of Archaeology and Heritage Management [1.5 years]

Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d or 1e or 1f or 1g or 1h or 1i or 1j))

Anti-requisites:

Handbook

Research Methods in Archaeology

ARCH8020