College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Preparing for Educational Research and Dissertation
Module EFPM308 for 2021/2
Module EFPM308 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
EFPM308: Preparing for Educational Research and Dissertation
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
The aim of the module is to develop your understanding of a range of methods of educational enquiry and to provide the necessary theoretical back ground to carry out a research enquiry, usually in a professional context. Specifically the module will enable you to:
- develop a critical understanding of the range of educational methodologies and paradigms and their characteristics, strengths and weaknesses;
- conduct a rigorous enquiry into a relevant and approved area of study within a particular field of education;
- identify and develop an appropriate theoretical framework for the enquiry;
- design an appropriate enquiry and select suitable methods for the enquiry and justify these in theoretical terms;
- interpret evidence and discuss its relevance to existing theory;
- develop a critical understanding of the ethical and other issues involved in the selected area of inquiry.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate a critical awareness of current problems in educational theory or professional practice; 2. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of techniques/ methodologies applicable to your own work (theory or research- based); 3. Communicate the outcomes of research clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences in a written dissertation and other appropriate formats; 4. Demonstrate awareness and ability to manage the implications of ethical dilemmas and work pro-actively with others to formulate solutions; |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 5. Evaluate critically current research and advanced scholarship in the chosen area of study with an associated mastery of relevant academic literature and discourse; 6. demonstrate an ability to undertake research tasks competently with minimum guidance; |
Personal and Key Skills | 7. Exercise initiative and autonomous responsibility for the direction, management and completion of the research enquiry; 8. Demonstrate decision-making in complex and unpredictable situations through sensitive collaboration with academic peers, professional colleagues, research participants and research users; 9. Demonstrate the independent learning ability required for continuing professional development by making relevant connections between theory, personal research and, where appropriate, professional practice. |