EDX712 - Theory and Methodology in Education Research
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online Trimester 2: Online Trimester 3: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Radhika Gorur |
| Cohort rule: | Nil |
| Prerequisite: | EDX701 E763 students should have passed EDX701 and EPR782 E761 students should have passed EDX701 and EPR782 or ECE733 Note: Students who enrol concurrently in EDX712 and EDX703 must have arranged supervision prior to commencement of the trimester |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | AIX708, EDX702 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 2 x 2-hour online seminar per trimester in weeks 1 & 5 Approximately 6-hours of online learning tasks per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit is designed to assist students to develop their understanding and skills in applying contemporary theories and methodologies in education research, including qualitative, quantitative, blended and mixed methodologies. Students’ knowledge and skills are developed through an engagement with different theoretical, analytic and conceptual frameworks, and considerations of research ethics when applied to research problems. The benefits and limitations of various research design elements, including theories, methodologies, methods and analytic instruments will be examined from multiple research perspectives or contexts.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Critically engage with relevant knowledge in order to locate research and research methodologies in a context, to identify key terms and debates | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO2 | Communicate and present information about research using representational and textual tools, drawing on conventions of communication to effectively sustain a research argument | GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO3 | Make critically informed choices between different analytic processes and representations that will be employed in research to enable the production of knowledge | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Develop research problems informed by relevant theories and methodologies, and design ways to explore, analyse and represent problems | GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO5 | Consider issues concerned with identities, positions of power, and global perspectives involved in research, and articulate an ethical approach to chosen research methods. | GLO8: Global citizenship |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Presentation and report | 2000 words | 40% | Week 7 |
| Assessment 2 - Written paper | 3000 words | 60% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
Both assessment tasks must be passed in order to pass the unit
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for EDX712 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list.
Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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