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Location | Domestic | International |
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Online | Session 2, 3 | N/A |
Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
24
AQF level
Level of learning
Advanced
Former School/College
Pre-requisites
Unit aim
Provides students with an opportunity to investigate an educational research problem in depth, and to present the findings as a formal thesis (also referred to as dissertation). This double-weighted unit constitutes a significant component (66%) of the Bachelor of Education (Honours) Degree.
Unit content
The topic of the thesis will be determined by negotiation between the student and supervisor. Guidelines are provided in the School of Education Honours Handbook for both the student and supervisor.
Learning outcomes
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 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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1 | formulate an educational research issue or problem for further investigation | |||||||
2 | assess the ethical issues involved in educational research and conform to ethical principles, protocols and requirements when conducting investigations within educational contexts | |||||||
3 | design and apply appropriate research methodologies to investigate the identified research issue or problem | |||||||
4 | gather, present and analyse data addressing the identified research issue or problem | |||||||
5 | present the findings of the investigation in the format of a thesis to be formally examined. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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formulate an educational research issue or problem for further investigation
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA5:
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assess the ethical issues involved in educational research and conform to ethical principles, protocols and requirements when conducting investigations within educational contexts
- GA1:
- GA3:
- GA7:
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design and apply appropriate research methodologies to investigate the identified research issue or problem
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA6:
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gather, present and analyse data addressing the identified research issue or problem
- GA1:
- GA2:
- GA4:
- GA5:
- GA6:
- GA7:
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present the findings of the investigation in the format of a thesis to be formally examined.
- GA1:
- GA2:
- GA3:
- GA4:
- GA5:
- GA6:
- GA7:
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.
- No prescribed texts.