| CODE | EDU5949 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Dissertation | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 80 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Faculty of Education | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The dissertation is generally expected to draw upon educational theory and methods, in addressing educational questions. Students develop a research proposal related to a particular area and use appropriate research methods to explore and elucidate their problem statements. Areas selected for study can relate to a range of topics related to Education. The unit will explore topical concerns in education through a literature review, advanced research methodology, appropriate data collection and substantive empirical work, analysis of results, discussion and the generation of theory. The length of a written dissertation should normally be not less than 30,000 but not more than 35,000 words. Study-Unit Aims: - To prepare researchers who can make use of appropriate advanced research methods to explore and analyze a specific research area of topical interest in an area of education; - To prepare researchers who can achieve a synthesis of theoretical and substantive, empirical and educational concerns in their research; - To prepare researchers who can contribute to comparative research in education; - To make use of appropriate and advanced research methods to explore and analyze a specific research area in education; - To prepare researchers who can contribute to evidence- based education policy- making through cumulative research in education. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Develop a critical perspective on different aspects of education; - Choose appropriate research methodologies; - Develop a theoretical framework appropriate to the area of substantive research; - Identify a field of study for empirical research. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Comprehend and apply research methodologies; - Search the relevant literature on the subject under study and write up a focused critical review of such literature; - Develop a research question or hypothesis; - Propose a research design that would enable the researcher to explore the research question or test the hypothesis; - Analyse the strengths, weaknesses and limitations of the design; - Choose a qualitative or quantitative research method that best helps the researcher answer the research question; - Take into account the relevant ethical considerations; - Write the results and discuss them in the light of the available literature; - Draw conclusions and recommendations. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Depends on the area of research. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Qualifications: B.Ed or equivalent Co-requisite Study-units: EDU5970 & EDU5971 **September Assessment Session: Students who fail to obtain an overall pass mark will be re-examined in the Dissertation. However, the resit availability for the Oral Examination is at the discretion of the Board of Examiners. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Dissertation | ||||||||||||
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