Methods of Enquiry (Block) - DMX0230BK

Assessment 1: Other

Discussion of first drafts: face to face tutorials, group discussion

Other

Assessment 2: Written draft

submission of draft assignment electronically.

Written draft

Assessment 1: Written Assignment

An essay of 2250 words focussing on questions of epistemology, sampling, data collection, approaches to data analysis, validity, and reliability.

Written Assignment

Assessment 2: Written Assignment

A poster with accompanying embedded audio commentary. The poster will contain a project design for a research project. It will include details of the approach, strategy, methods, and sampling strategy. It will contain an outline of proposed strategies to enhance validity and reliability. The commentary will include a rationale for the research design. The poster and commentary is the equivalent of 2250 words.

<p>This module develops and deepens your knowledge and understanding of research methods, it considers some of the theories, methods and implication of research and the complex role of researchers. This module will explore a range of methods of enquiry, through a series of case studies, some of which will be gathered by the students, in order to understand the significance and ethics of research. This introduction to the principles and practices of research is intended to develop a working understanding of how research can lead to research-based improvement in education,</p>

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DMX0230BK - Methods of Enquiry (Block)

Methods of Enquiry (Block)

Appraises the difference between valid and invalid research, and reliable and unreliable research.

Critically evaluates the theoretical underpinnings of research, approaches, strategies, sampling, methods of data collection and approaches to data analysis.

Develops a project design to research an issue relevant to education.

Knows about the philosophical underpinnings of research and the relevance of them to project design.

Knows about the relative strengths and weaknesses of selected research methods.

Critically understands various methodological approaches contextualising them to particular content of the course.