ED4T004 - Dissertation 01 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 2
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | ED4T004 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Dissertation | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Life Sciences and Education | ||
| Faculty Group: | Professional Learning in Education | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Social Work | ||
| Module Leader: | Matthew Hutt, Elsa Torres | ||
| Module Team: | Gareth Dart | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2021 | Final Year of Intake: | |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 60 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100459 - education studies | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 2 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2022 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2028 |
Module Aims
This module aims to support students to:
1. Plan and conduct a small-scale piece of research/enquiry that is relevant to their educational practice.
2. Engage critically and ethically with research design and data collection processes.
3. Critically appraise contemporary research methodologies and enquiry approaches within the social sciences
4. Undertake a piece of empirical investigation independently.
5. Present their research in different forms and to different audiences.
6. Refine their research skills so that they can independent research and lead others through an enquiry/research process.
Content Summary
• Problematising practice and using evidence to explore an area of professional practice
• Engaging with a relevant international literature and writing a literature review
• Ethical requirements and expectations of educational research and enquiry.
• Research methodologies, methods, and data collection approaches of relevance to educational practice.
• Data collection protocols and data analysis processes (qualitative and quantitative methods)
• Data reduction, data interpretation and data representation.
• Presenting and disseminating research to a range of audiences.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Project supervision | 10 |
| Independent Study | 590 |
| Total Hours Selected | 600 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Identify an issue or question that is suitable for a small-scale piece of research/enquiry and formulate a suitable research question/or research questions.<br /><br /> |
| LO2 | Undertake a critical review of the literature of relevance to the selected focus of research/enquiry.<br /><br /> |
| LO3 | Articulate an appropriate research/enquiry methodology within the design of their study.<br /><br /> |
| LO4 | Undertake appropriate planning of research so that it aligns with BERA (2018) ethical guidance<br /><br /> |
| LO5 | Plan, execute and present a small-scale piece of research/enquiry.<br /><br /> |
| LO6 | Reflect critically upon their experience of conducting a research/enquiry project.<br /><br /> |
| LO7 | Disseminate their research in a way that is relevant and accessible for different audiences. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Dissertation / Major Project 1 | The dissertation will present a significant primary or secondary research study. The final work will include a dissemination plan or activity, and a reflection on the process of conducting educational research, alongside presentations of findings, conclusions and recommendations. | 0 | 15000 | 100 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | LO3 | LO4 | LO5 | LO6 | LO7 | |
| Dissertation / Major Project 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |