Launceston
This unit is being phased out and may not be offered next year, please consider your study plan accordingly. You will be able to enrol in the unit where there is an availability noted below.
Introduction
Students selected into one of the following Faculty of Education Honours courses, B.Ed (Hons), B.Ed (Primary)(Hons), B.Ed (Early Childhood) (Hons) course will undertake this unit.
This unit aims to prepare and assist students in developing the skills, knowledge and understanding necessary to undertake a substantial sustained piece of educational research. Students who complete this unit successfully will have: developed a thorough and detailed research proposal that outlines the research problem, provides an argument supported by relevant substantive theory, and details the research design; obtained ethical clearance from the relevant committees and authorities to undertake the research; developed a substantial and critical literature review that provides a coherent argument that supports the research investigation; planned data generation and data analysis relevant to the research design; planned and commenced the presentation of a substantial written report.
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Summary 2021
| Unit name | Honours Project Planning & Development |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EPF410 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education Faculty of Education |
| Discipline | Education |
| Coordinator | Kira Patterson |
| Teaching staff | |
| Level | Honours |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Learning Outcomes
- Identify, locate and retrieve information from a range of sources to produce a thorough and critical literature review that demonstrates a breadth and depth of knowledge of the phenomenon/issue of investigation.
- Explain a range of research methods and techniques and justify the choice of methods in the context of the phenomenon/issue of investigation.
- Choose data analysis techniques appropriate for quantitative and/or qualitative data and be able to apply these appropriately in the context of undertaking a specific project.
- Recognise and explain a range of ethical issues that arise in undertaking research in the social sciences, and the appropriate ways of addressing these within a research context.
- Present verbal and written reports of research to academic and professional audiences.
- Plan a piece of sustained scholarly research work and compile specific sections of the work within set timeframes.
Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
ESP318
Co-requisites
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Individual supervisory meetings. Group meetings initially to support students developing their work from ESP318 and reducing as students work more with individual supervisors. |
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| Assessment | Task 1: Research Proposal (55%) Task 2: Research Plan Presentation, 5 minutes & 1500 words (45%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | Please use link to coop bookshop below |
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| Recommended |
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