EDUC44180

Learning Outcomes:

• Be able to develop appropriate research questions for their topic
• Apply appropriate research design and methods to their research questions
• Understand the philosophical paradigms underpinning research
• Be able to write a research ethics application relevant to their study
• Be able to code interview transcripts and produce a thematic analysis of qualitative data
• Be able to undertake multivariate analyses of quantitative data in SPSS
• Show an awareness of the limitations of their chosen research design and methods

Indicative Module Content:

• Advanced topics in qualitative and quantitative research
• Children's voice
• Epistemology
• Research ethics
• Positionality
• Working with quantitative data in SPSS
• Working with interview transcripts
• Mixed methods research

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Assessment Strategy

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

The Research Studies Panel member will grade the empirical study outline plan, the ethics application, and the empirical journal article draft, and will give written feedback to the student. General feedback will be given to the group in a tutorial, post-submission. Formative feedback will be given from module staff during student presentations of work in progress. Peer feedback will be given during student presentations of work in progress.