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Unit of Study EDU03001 - Doctor of Education Thesis (2020)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    Doctoral Thesis (Category type 144 course)

  • Credit points

    192

  • AQF level

    10

  • Level of learning

    Advanced

  • Former School/College

  • Enrolment information

    Attendance at the intensive workshops is compulsory for this unit. There are two × two-day on-site workshops (4 days in total) on the Gold Coast campus.


Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 design and conduct original and ethically-approved research within the area of education or an education-related field of research
2 prepare a thesis (50,000 words) or equivalent in an education or education-related field of research

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. design and conduct original and ethically-approved research within the area of education or an education-related field of research
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  2. prepare a thesis (50,000 words) or equivalent in an education or education-related field of research
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
    • GA7: