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CRICOS Provider Code: 00586B
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Offered: Launceston: may be taken in summer school OR semester 1, Distance education: may be taken in summer school OR semester 1
Special note: restricted to students enrolled in the Master of Education (Honours) course
Unit description:
Participants in this unit continue to review research approaches and techniques with a view to planning a research project in education. Each student is expected to (a) identify a researchable issue, topic or question, (b) develop an approach that links purpose, data types, collection techniques, analysis and presentation, and (c) argue a coherent methodology. Minor assignments may include reviews and class presentations. The major assignment may include the design of a research proposal or a critical review of literature relating to a topic or area. The unit is shaped to meet the needs of those intending to complete their degree by Dissertation.
| Staff | Professor J Williamson | For information on staff, turn to relevant Faculty website University phone and email search phone email |
| Unit weight | 12.5% | To see normal University Admission requirements |
| Teaching pattern | flexible delivery for distance education students; lectures and tutorials for internal students; 1 week at summer school | Timetable |
| Prerequisites | ESG702 Research Methods A | |
| Assessment mode | essay (50%) learning contract to be negotiated | Examinations timetable (Users will need to know their login name (POP account) and password) |
| Required texts etc | package of readings to be supplied Burns, RB Introduction to Research Methods, 4th edn, Frenchs Forest, NSW, Longman, 2000. |
Library Catalogue
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| Discipline (School) | Postgraduate Education | |
| Courses | Master of Education (Honours) | |
| Faculty website | Faculty of Education |
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