ED5190 - Introduction to Educational Research
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | School of Education (pre 2015) |
Available to students enrolled in Postgraduate Certificate, BEd (Professional Development) and Master of Education and Doctor of Education(res).
This subject introduces students to a range of key educational research designs and methods. Students critically review approaches to research in education and related theoretical and methodological issues. They understand key concepts from a range of research designs and approaches, and develop skills in related research techniques of data gathering and analysis. Ethical issues, critically reflexive perspectives and the politics of research are also considered.
Learning Outcomes
- critically review issues relating to key educational research designs and methods;
- develop a position on important ethical and political issues in educational research;
- develop skills in using research techniques chosen from a range of research methods.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | ED5290 |
Availabilities | |
| External, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Hilary Whitehouse |
| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | essays (20%); assignments (60%); discussion board contributions (20%). |
| External, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 28-Aug-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Hilary Whitehouse |
| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | essays (20%); assignments (60%); discussion board contributions (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Limited, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 20-Mar-2014 | |
| Face to face teaching (25 hours workshops/seminars - Face-to-Face dates to be advised by JCUS Coordinator) | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Hilary Whitehouse |
| Lecturer: | Dr Robyn Anderson. |
| Assessment: | essays (20%); assignments (60%); discussion board contributions (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Limited, Study Period 53 | |
| Census Date 13-Nov-2014 | |
| Face to face teaching (25 hours workshops/seminars: Face-to face dates to be advised by JCUS Coordinator) | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Hilary Whitehouse |
| Lecturer: | Dr Robyn Anderson. |
| Assessment: | essays (20%); assignments (60%); discussion board contributions (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 20-Mar-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Hilary Whitehouse |
| Lecturer: | Dr Robyn Anderson. |
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| Assessment: | essays (20%); assignments (60%); discussion board contributions (20%). |
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.