Module EFPM308 for 2019/0
- 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 2019/0 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- Introduction to research
- Designing a small scale study
- Reviewing literature: critical analysis and synthesis
- Research methodologies
- Research ethics
- Data collection methods: questionnaires, interviews, observations
- Data analysis methods: qualitative and quantitative
- Writing a dissertation.
This module encompasses two interrelated phases: an initial preparatory phase which introduces research methodology and research design; and a dissertation phase in which you conduct and complete the chosen research enquiry.
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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40 | 560 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching activities | 10 | 10 x 60 minute online/face to face lectures |
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activities | 20 | 10 x 120 minute seminars- face to face or synchronous online. |
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activities | 10 | Individual supervision |
Guided Independent Study | 50 | Directed tasks through module online materials eg reading, preparing outline of study, drafting data collection instruments etc. |
Guided Independent Study | 50 | Preparation of research proposal and ethical approval |
Guided Independent Study | 460 | Carrying out of research enquiry, for example, gathering data, analysing data, writing dissertation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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A written outline of the research problem/focus | 250 words | 1,2,4,7,9 | Written and verbal feedback from tutor. Written/verbal feedback from peers. |
Research proposal | 3000 words | 1-4, 9 | Written feedback from dissertation supervisor. |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
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100 | 0 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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A dissertation presenting the processes and outcomes of the research enquiry | 100 | 12,000 | 1-9 | Written feedback and grade |
Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
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A dissertation presenting the processes and outcomes of the research enquiry | Resubmission of dissertation (12,000 words) | 1-9 | Usually 6 weeks |