Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Humanities and Social Sciences

School

Education School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Delivery mode

External

Class hours

2 Contact hours

Incompatible

EDUC7025

Restricted

This course is restricted to Graduate Certificate and Master of Educational Studies #16, #24, and #32 students only. Minimum internal enrolment of 10 students.

Assessment methods

Literature Review and Writing Research Proposal.

Course enquiries

Dr Obaid Hamid

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) St Lucia In Person Profile unavailable
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) External External Profile unavailable

Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.

Course description

This course critically examines the history of educational research and the ethical considerations necessary to balance the rights and responsibilities of researchers, participants and the community. It considers the epistemological assumptions of widely used research designs and the relationship between research questions and the choice of particular designs. The course explores indepth systematic practices and strategies that can improve the quality of research. The genres within which research is written and the communication of research to a variety of audiences are considered. Students will build their skills and knowledge in the conduct of educational research throughout the course. This course may not be offered internally if the enrolment is less than 10 students.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) St Lucia Internal Profile unavailable
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) St Lucia Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) St Lucia External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2015 (27/07/2015 - 21/11/2015) St Lucia External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2015 (27/07/2015 - 21/11/2015) St Lucia Internal Course Profile