| Semester 2, 2022 Online | |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Education |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
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Overview
It is important for Education practitioners to have a sound understanding of the foundations of research in Education in order to design a brief for a research study to be implemented in the future.
This course introduces learners to the nature and purpose of research in education; examines the underlying paradigms of research in education; and discusses the nature and purpose of a literature review in educational research. They will: explore the meaning of the term `research' as applied within education research; develop an understanding of themselves as a researcher; develop critical literacy skills; develop research questions as a response to the findings in literature review; and, develop skills in academic writing.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- have an understanding of what it is to be a researcher (Assignments 1);
- critically analyse published literature related to research topics (Assignments 1 and 2);
- collate an annotated bibliography on their research area of interest (Assignment 1)
- synthesise literature to produce a logical and well-supported literature review (Assignment 2);
- design a research question or questions based on a critical analysis of published academic and professional literature (Assignments 1 & 2);
- use appropriate academic language and literacy, including spelling, grammar, punctuation and referencing (Assignments 1 and 2).
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Developing concept of self as a researcher. | 20.00 |
| 2. | Critical analysis of published academic literature. | 20.00 |
| 3. | Collating an annotated bibliography. | 20.00 |
| 4. | The nature and purpose of a literature review. | 20.00 |
| 5. | Writing a literature review and developing a research question or questions. | 20.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annotated bibliography | No | 50 | 1,2,3 |
| Literature review | No | 50 | 2,4,5 |