Doing and Using Research for Practice EDUC51083

  • Academic Session: 2023-24
  • School: School of Education
  • Credits: 30
  • Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: No

Short Description

This course aims to develop participants' knowledge, skills, and qualities: to plan, design and justify a research / an enquiry focussing on educational leadership, management, and associated issues; and to synthesise, evaluate and use various sources of evidence to inform professional practice.

Timetable

A blend of synchronous and asynchronous online components.

Requirements of Entry

Excluded Courses

None

Assessment

The summative assessment has two parts, as follows.

• A written enquiry / research proposal of 4000 words (aimed for a dissertation). This part will contribute to 70% of the whole course assessment.

•A presentation of the process and methods used to collect, evaluate, and synthesise different sources of evidence to inform the participant's decision making on an issue in their professional context. The presentation will be based on 1000 words equivalent and contribute to 30% of the whole course assessment.

Course Aims

The key aims of this course are:

1) To develop participants' competences (i.e., knowledge, skills, and qualities) to design and justify a research / an enquiry focussing on educational leadership, management, and associated issues.

2)To synthesise, evaluate and use various sources of evidence to inform professional practice.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Outline popular methodologies and methods used in research / enquiry to support practice

■ Design and justify a proposal for a research / an enquiry

■ Engage critically with research materials

■ Synthesise, evaluate and use various sources of evidence to inform their professional decision making

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the summative assessment for the course.