Introduction
This unit provides you with research skills, knowledge and understandings that will enable you to undertake an Honours research project in Education. The unit will encourage critical understanding of research design, as well as using literature to identify and pose research questions. You will be challenged to apply concepts and critically engage with issues as they relate to personal research interests and plans. You will gain core skills in planning major research projects and a deeper understanding of the academic conventions of being an Education researcher.
Summary
| Unit name | Advanced Education Research Methods |
| Unit code | EDP400 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | Arts and Society Faculty of Education |
| Discipline | Education |
| Coordinator | Doctor Kim Beasy |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Honours |
Learning Outcomes
- Locate, retrieve and critique information from a range of sources.
- Review literature to demonstrate a breadth and depth of knowledge of an education issue, problem, or phenomenon.
- Develop a research question to investigate an issue, problem, or phenomenon in education.
- Compare and contrast research design choices.
Fee Information
| Field of Education | Commencing Student Contribution 1,3 | Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3 | Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3 | Domestic Full Fee 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| not applicable |
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2 Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
3 Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
4 Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.
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Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Off Campus: Weekly independent study (online) discussions and activities (10 hours). |
|---|---|
| Assessment | Research Questions (20%)|Literature review (40%)|Research Design Portfolio (40%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
O'Leary, Z. (2021). The essential guide to doing your research project. London, UK: Sage Publications. |
|---|---|
| Recommended | Creswell, J.W. (2014). Research design: qualitative, quantitative & mixed methods approaches (4th edition, International student edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. |
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