Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Develop your own ideas and organise a project independently but with supportive guidance
- Have a detailed knowledge and understanding of your chosen dissertation project and its potential impact on practice.
- Devise appropriate research questions relevant to your research topic.
- Critically evaluate an appropriate range of relevant primary source materials and arguments .
- Know the research process and understand methods of data collection and analysis and apply them in a self-reliant manner
- Choose a feasible research design, project plan and structure
- Acquire appropriate Ethical and Research Governance approvals, where appropriate.
- Understand the approaches by which research and critical awareness of debates in education can be utilised to construct a scholarly argument.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Completion of assessment task | 600 |
| Total study time | 600 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Robson, C (2002). Real World Research. Oxford: Blackwell.
How to conduct Surveys: A Step by Step Guide. London: Sage.
Cohen, L., Manion, L., & Morrison, K. (2011). Research Methods in Education. London: Routledge.
(2014). Conducting Research Literature Reviews. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
Creswell, J. (2014). Educational research: planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research.. Harlow: Pearson Education.
Research Design: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches .. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
Action Research: Principles and Practice. London: Routledge.
Bell, J (2014). Doing your research project: a guide for first-time researchers in education, health and social science. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill Education.
Doing Quantitative Research in Education with SPSS. London: Sage.
Competing paradigms in Qualitative research . In Denzin, N. & Lincoln, Y. (eds). The Landscape of Qualitative Research: Theories and Issues. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
Qualitative Research in Education- A User's Guide. London: Sage.
Introduction to Research methods in Education. London: Sage.
Newby, P (2010). Research Methods for Education. Edinburgh: Pearson Education Ltd..
Interviews: Learning the Craft of Qualitative Research Interviewing. London: Sage.
Yin, R (2003). Applications of case study research. Sage: London.
A Teacher's Guide to Classroom Research.. Buckingham: Open University.
Thomas, G (2013). How to do your research project: a guide for students in education and applied social sciences. London: Sage.
Content Analysis: An Introduction to its Methodology .. London: Sage.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Dissertation | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Dissertation | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External