PED6444 - Enhanced Enquiry Project

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

1 - Demonstrate conceptual understanding that supports critical evaluation of current research in education, critiques of methodologies and the proposal of hypotheses;

2 - Demonstrate the ability to devise, plan and structure a setting-based enquiry project, having regard to principles of good research and project design and to ethics;

3 - Demonstrate the ability to collect and analyse information to arrive at conclusions on the basis of systematic and sustained critical reflection;

4 - Demonstrate an ability to apply their findings where appropriate in a professional context, including that of leadership.

Content:

This module will enhance study completed in PED5472 Introducing Practitioner Enquiry. In this module, students will independently carry out a small-scale research project and record their findings appropriately. Students will develop their knowledge and understanding of ethical issues, carrying out literature reviews, planning and conducting research, analysing evidence and drawing conclusions. Students will also critically evaluate the role of research in developing personal and professional practice.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Students will take part in lectures where they will be given key information regarding their proposal, literature review and research report, including ethics and differing research methods. They will also be given support in smaller groups and by individual tutors in order to carry out and record their research effectively.

Lectures
Hours: 20
Intended Group Size: Cohort

Workshops
Hours: 8
Intended Group Size: 40

Supervision Meetings
Hours: 10
Intended Group Size: 1-12

Guided independent study
Hours: 362

Further details relating to assessment

Component one will include student submission of an ethical agreement for all research projects. Supervisors will review ethical agreements for their individual students. If an appropriate ethical agreement is not submitted for an empirical project, the student will only be permitted to undertake a non-empirical research project.

Please note that a substantive attempt (i.e. a mark of 20% or more) must be made on all components of the module, but an overall grade of 40% or higher is required for credits.

Assessment:

001 Research overview; 1,500 words; (including formative piece of 500 words) mid semester 1 15%
002 Literature review; 2,500 words; mid semester 2 OR 4,000 words mid semester 2 50% 35%
003 Research report; 4,000 words; end of semester 2 OR 2,500 words end of semester 2 35% 50%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Aidan Gillespie
Level - 6
Credit Value - 40
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 6YLQ6YLQ6YLQ6YLQ6YLQ6YLQ6YLQ

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