- Department: Education
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Spring Term 2022-23 |
B | Summer Term 2022-23 |
Notes
The module builds on the Autumn term modules on Research Methods.
Students should, by the end of the module be able to:
In weeks 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 of Term 2 there are five lectures. The first four are designed to help you develop and improve skills relating to designing and carrying out research. The fifth is designed to help you prepare for the assessment and will focus on helping you prepare effective oral presentations.
In Term 3, you will carry out the research for your own dissertation. This will begin with you (1) constructing a workable research proposal and (2) completing the Ethics Audit Form with your supervisor. You will begin work on this with your supervisor in Term 2. The deadline for the submission of the research proposal to the supervisor for feedback is week 10 Term 2. The deadline for the submission of the final research proposal is week 2 of Term 3. If the research proposal does not meet the assessment criteria, re-submission will be required in week 7 of Term 3.
The deadline for completion of the Ethics Audit Form is week 2 of Term 3.
In weeks 2-5 of Term 3, you will give a short (10 min) oral presentation on your proposed research. The aim is to both inform and entertain the audience. If the presentation does not meet the assessment criteria, you will be given another opportunity to present your proposed research at the end of Term 3.
Course outline
Term 2
Week 2 Developing a research proposal
Week 4 Preparing an ethics application
Week 6 Using mixed methods
Week 8 Reliability and validity
Week 10 Giving effective oral presentations
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 50 |
University - project | 50 |
None
Successful ethics audits will be signed off as appropriate by the supervisor. Written checklists and guidelines for acceptable proposals and presentations will be given to students. Verbal feedback will be provided by supervisors for the initial and final proposals. Feedback on the final proposal will be given within two weeks and include an annotated checklist with problem (= Fail) areas made explicit. Feedback on the presentation will be given within 2 weeks, using an annotated checklist. The same system will apply for assessments and reassessments.
As this is a pass/fail assessment all fails are moderated. Failed research proposals and ethics applications are normally moderated by the Programme Leader. Where the supervisor is the Programme Leader, fails are moderated by the Module Leader. Failed presentations are normally moderated by the Module Leader.
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 50 |
University - project | 50 |
You will receive feedback in a range of ways throughout this module. This will include oral feedback in class, responses to posts on the VLE discussion board and written comments on work. You will have the chance to obtain feedback on your writing during the module.
Feedback on your summative assignments will be uploaded to e:vision. The feedback is returned to students in line with university policy. Please check the Guide to Assessment, Standards, Marking and Feedback for more information
Bell, J. (2014). Doing your research project: A guide for first-time researchers in education, health and social science (5th ed.). Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Cohen, L., Manion, L., & Morisson, K. (2007). Research methods in education. Routledge[Available as an e-book]
Mackey, A., & Gass, S. M. (Eds.). (2011). Research methods in second language acquisition: A practical guide. John Wiley & Sons.