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Master of Education (Information and Communication Technology in Education)

General information

Course code: 2559 + Clayton (on-campus/off-campus/multi-mode) + Course coordinator: Mr Bernard Holkner (telephone (03) 9905 2819 for initial inquiries)

The Master of Education (Information and Communication Technology in Education) is designed to meet the needs of teachers, lecturers, trainers, educational administrators, educational technologists, policymakers and parents who are interested in learning technologies and who wish to become fully informed educators wishing to use this pathway as a basis for detailed research in information technology, multimedia or computers in education.

Admission requirements

To be eligible for the course, applicants must hold either an approved three- year bachelors degree and an approved fourth year of study, or an approved four-year bachelors degree, or have qualifications or experience considered by the faculty board to be equivalent to, or a satisfactory substitute for, the above awards.

Course outline

Students are required to successfully complete 72 credit points comprising one of the following three options:

Option 1

Option 2

Option 3

Research core unit (12 pts)

Research core unit (12 pts)

Research core unit (12 pts)

Program elective - EDF6441 Issues in educational multimedia (12 pts)

Program elective - EDF6441 Issues in educational multimedia (12 pts)

Program elective - EDF6441 Issues in educational multimedia (12 pts))

Specialist elective unit (12 pts)

Specialist elective unit (12 pts)

Specialist elective unit (12 pts)

Specialist elective unit (12 pts)

Specialist elective unit (12 pts)

Specialist elective unit (12 pts)

General elective unit (12 pts)

General elective unit (12 pts)

Thesis 12,000-15,000 words (24 pts)

General elective unit (12 pts)

EDF6010/EDF6020 Professional project (A) or (B) (6000 words) (12 pts)


Research core unit
Students to complete at least one unit selected from: EDF6001 Embarking on educational research EDF6003 Approaching social and educational enquiry
Program elective unit
EDF6441 Issues in educational multimedia (requirement for Information and Communication Technologies pathway)
Specialist elective units
Choose at least two units from: EDF6442 The impact of computer technology on education and society EDF6444 Evaluation and development of educational software EDF6447 Explorations in flexible learning and instructional design

General elective units
Option 1
Any two postgraduate units relevant to the course as approved by the course coordinator
Option 2
Any one postgraduate unit as approved by the course coordinator Plus EDF6010/EDF6020 Professional project (A) or (B)
Option 3
No general electives Plus Thesis
Research thesis
The research core unit is a corequisite for the research thesis. It may be taken concurrently with the research thesis or completed prior to the commence- ment of the research thesis.

This is a conceptual outline only. It gives a general indication of how the course will progress and is subject to change without notice. Students should also consult their course coordinator to assist in planning their program. Please check the timetable for 2003 for unit availability via our website at http://www.education.monash.edu.au/students/timetables/ after 30 September.

Length of course/workload required

The Master of Education (Information and Communication Technology in Education) may be taken either full-time or part-time. It is expected that full-time candidates will complete all requirements within 18 months (three semesters) while part-time candidates should complete all requirements within three years. The expected number of study hours per week for a full-time student is 48.

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