2016/17 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

EDUC5032M Educational Research Methods Directed Study

30 creditsClass Size: 10

Module manager: Dr Matt Homer
Email: m.s.homer@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2016/17

Pre-requisites

EDUC5060M	Getting Started: Research Questions and Approaches in Educat
EDUC5061M	Philosophical underpinning of educational research
EDUC5062M	Qualitative data: processes of collection, interpretation an
EDUC5063M	Introduction to quantitative data analysis

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- design and undertake a small-scale research project;
- critically reflect on and discuss the role of the researcher;
- select, design and construct research tools which are commensurate with their research questions and the scale of the study;
- show that they have undertaken their study in accordance with the School of Education's ethical guidelines;
- demonstrate a critical understanding of the philosophical context and/or tradition in which they have located their study e.g. critical realism, post-structuralism etc;
- demonstrate the link between theory and methods in relation to the construction of research tools and the interpretation of their data;
- apply appropriate forms of analysis to the primary and/or secondary data which they have 'gathered'.

Syllabus

The directed study will comprise an empirical piece of work related to the student's own interests and will be designed to allow the student to navigate the research process as a whole. As such, it will function as the focal point of the PG Diploma and will draw together the relationship between the four main phases involved in 'doing' research i.e. the design, implementation, analysis and reporting of a small-scale study.

In terms of methods and methodology, the study should demonstrate where appropriate the use of both numeric and non-numeric forms of data either in primary or secondary forms, as well as an understanding of and critical reflection upon the research process and the role of the researcher.

Students will also be required to explicitly show the links between their theoretical frameworks and research methods used during the course of their study.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Tutorial	4	1.00	4.00
Private study hours			296.00
Total Contact hours			4.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			300.00

Private study

These four hours may be face-to-face or distance, and may take the form of lectures, seminars, tutorials and practical classes, as agreed between the tutor and the student.

Additional meetings may be held subject to agreement between students and supervisors.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Progress will be monitored through meetings with tutor.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Assignment	6,000 words or equivalent	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 14/11/2014

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