ED4902 - Honours Thesis Part 1 of 2

Credit points:	03
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Subject chain:	ED4902 ED4903
Administered by:	School of Education

Available to students enrolled in Bachelor of Education honours course codes [105409], [30009], [102109], [38109]. External offering available to ECE online and RATEP students only.

Students will conduct a supervised piece of educational research. They will report that research in a thesis written in a style that is appropriate to their chosen research methodology.

Learning Outcomes

• to develop a deep understanding of ethics appropriate to the changing role of schools in society;
• to develop a professional identity as an educational practitioner which incorporates a sense of inquiry;
• to develop the critical skills to assess the roles of teachers in relation to current and emerging educational issues, trends and policies;
• to gain competence in analysing educational problems, collecting research data, data analysis and writing of research reports;
• to gain extended knowledge of the particular educational topic chosen for research;
• to gain insights into how to work effectively with the profession and the community.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to evaluate that information;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to work individually and independently.

Availabilities
As this subject is part of a subject chain, a final standard grade (e.g. P, C) will only be recorded for each subject after successful completion of all parts of the subject chain.
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Melissa Vick.
Assessment:	thesis.
Special Assessment Requirements:	Students will conduct a supervised piece of educational research.
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Melissa Vick.
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	thesis.
Special Assessment Requirements:	Students will conduct a supervised piece of educational research.
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Melissa Vick, Assoc. Professor Hilary Whitehouse.
Assessment:	thesis.
Special Assessment Requirements:	Students will conduct a supervised piece of educational research.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.