James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2014

ED5094 - Research Proposal and Ethics

Credit points: 03
Year: 2014
Student Contribution Band: Band 1
Administered by: School of Education (pre 2015)

Available to Master of Education students and Graduate Certificate of Research Methods students.

Development of a proposal for a small scale research project involving gathering data, or a critical review and synthesis of literature, relating to an approved education topic. The proposal should be approximately 2,000 words; it should clearly define a topic, provide a rationale, set the proposed research in context of appropriate literature, outline methods for generating, gathering and/or analysing research data and discuss methodological issues associated with those methods, and should be accompanied by relevant applications for approval to conduct the research.

Learning Outcomes

Prerequisites:ED5190 MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO OR CONCURRENTLY WITH ED5094

Availabilities

External, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2014
Coordinator: Assoc. Professor Hilary Whitehouse
Assessment:assessment task 1: research proposal up to 5000 words (60%); assessment task 2: ethics application or maybe negotiated (40%).
Restrictions: Enrolment in this offering is restricted.

External, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2014
Coordinator: Assoc. Professor Hilary Whitehouse
Assessment:assessment task 1: research proposal up to 5000 words (60%); assessment task 2: ethics application or maybe negotiated (40%).
Restrictions: Enrolment in this offering is restricted.

Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2014
Coordinator: Assoc. Professor Hilary Whitehouse
Assessment:assessment task 1: research proposal up to 5000 words (60%); assessment task 2: ethics application or maybe negotiated (40%).
Restrictions: Enrolment in this offering is restricted.

Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2014
Coordinator: Assoc. Professor Hilary Whitehouse
Assessment:assessment task 1: research proposal up to 5000 words (60%); assessment task 2: ethics application or maybe negotiated (40%).
Restrictions: Enrolment in this offering is restricted.

Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2014
Coordinator: Assoc. Professor Hilary Whitehouse
Assessment:assessment task 1: research proposal up to 5000 words (60%); assessment task 2: ethics application or maybe negotiated (40%).
Restrictions: Enrolment in this offering is restricted.

Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2014
Coordinator: Assoc. Professor Hilary Whitehouse
Assessment:assessment task 1: research proposal up to 5000 words (60%); assessment task 2: ethics application or maybe negotiated (40%).
Restrictions: Enrolment in this offering is restricted.

JCU Singapore, Limited, Study Period 52
Census Date 17-Jul-2014
Face to face teaching (to be advised by JCUS coordinator)
Coordinator: Assoc. Professor Hilary Whitehouse
Assessment:assessment task 1: research proposal up to 5000 words (60%); assessment task 2: ethics application or maybe negotiated (40%).
Restrictions: Enrolment in this offering is restricted.

JCU Singapore, Limited, Study Period 51
Census Date 20-Mar-2014
Face to face teaching (to be advised by JCUS coordinator)
Coordinator: Assoc. Professor Hilary Whitehouse
Assessment:assessment task 1: research proposal up to 5000 words (60%); assessment task 2: ethics application or maybe negotiated (40%).
Restrictions: Enrolment in this offering is restricted.

JCU Singapore, Limited, Study Period 53
Census Date 13-Nov-2014
Face to face teaching (to be advised by JCUS coordinator)
Coordinator: Assoc. Professor Hilary Whitehouse
Assessment:assessment task 1: research proposal up to 5000 words (60%); assessment task 2: ethics application or maybe negotiated (40%).
Restrictions: Enrolment in this offering is restricted.

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