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Area/Catalogue
EDUC 5213

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Course Level
Postgraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Course ID
151440

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Education

Course aim

To develop students’ capacity to design a research study incorporating appropriate conceptual, methodological and ethical requirements.

Course content

Critical analysis of literature in areas related to research topic of interest; articulating appropriate methodological and conceptual frameworks, planning research designs, critical appraisal of ethical implications of research approaches; communication research plans using relevant standards and conventions.

Textbook(s)

Cresswell, JW 2009, Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches , 3rd edition, Sage publications, UK; Singapore.

Prerequisite(s)

All core specialisation and research courses must be completed prior to completing this course.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL (INTENSIVE)
Workshop 6 hours x 5 days
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External (Online learning) 2.5 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Annotated bibliography, Research proposal, Research roundtable

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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