Honours B: Research Project

Course aim

To enable students to relate the nature of inquiry based research to the contextual needs of educational practitioners.
To enable students to conduct and appraise the value of inquiry based research whilst positioning the contemporary research method within the wider continuum of scientific or social-based investigations.

Course content

Refining research proposal; forming a data collection plan; designing and developing data collection tools; revisiting ethical considerations; managing data; data analysis; writing a research report.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
EDUC 4224	Honours Educational Research: Theory, Literature and Policy

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture (online)	1hr x 12weeks
Workshop	2hrs x 12weeks
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture (online)	1hr x 12weeks
Workshop	2hrs x 12weeks
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Lecture	1hr x 12weeks
Workshop	2hrs x 12weeks
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Lecture (online)	1hr x 12weeks
Workshop	2hrs x 12weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External (Online activities)	3hrs x 12weeks

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

Assessment

Presentation, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
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