Honours A: Introduction to Research in Education

Course Level Undergraduate

Year

Area/Catalogue
EDUC 4224

Course Level
Undergraduate

Offered Externally
Yes

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

Course ID
167382

Unit Value
4.5

University-wide elective course
No

Course owner
UniSA Education Futures

Future Student Enquiry Current UniSA Student Enquiry

Course aim

To enable students to critically review research literature in education and the methods used in educational research.

Course content

The content of this course will cover the following topics: purposes and benefits of research; framing the question; reviewing the literature; epistemologies and research methods, data collection and research ethics; developing a proposal.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

All courses in Year 1-3 of the program must be completed.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

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

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

Assessment

Research proposal, Review

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
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