ERP502 Master of Education Project (16)

Abstract

This subject requires the student to explore in some depth an area of interest in education, educational leadership or international education. Students will be required to identify appropriate methods for investigation of the issue, demonstrate an understanding of the processes of educational inquiry and submit a report of approximately 15,000 words.

+ Subject Availability Modes and Location

Session 1
Distance	Dubbo Campus
Session 2
Distance	Dubbo Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: ERP502
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject information

Duration	Grading System	School:
Two sessions	HD/FL	School of Education

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- have designed and completed a research project;
- have demonstrated an understanding of the ethics pertaining to the research process;
- have applied their knowledge of research methods; and,
- have prepared a thesis-like report of approximately 15 000 words.

Syllabus

The subject will cover the following topics:
- identify a research issue for investigation and a preferred method of researching; - review the evaluation process: observation, measurement, assessment, decision-making, educational culture, and ethics; - review different research designs: action research and the role of the practitioner, case study, survey, the experimental style, ethnography and the ethnographic style of research, the grounded theory approach, narrative inquiry and stories, focus groups; - critically review the relevant literature - prepare a plan for investigating the identified issue and gain ethical clearance for the project as required; - gather data; - analyse data; and, - write a thesis-like report of approximately 15000 words.

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