EDF6003

Interpreting research ( 12 points, SCA Band 0, 0.250 EFTSL)

Leader: Dr J Mitchell (Clayton)

Offered:
Clayton First semester 2005 (Evening)
Clayton First semester 2005 (OCL)
Clayton First semester 2005 (Off-campus)
Clayton Second semester 2005 (Evening)
Clayton Second semester 2005 (OCL)
Clayton Second semester 2005 (Off-campus)
Singapore Term 1 2005 (OCL)

Synopsis: This unit enables students to critically reflect on the ways in which social and educational research is used in a range of institutional settings, including schools and other organisations or enterprises. The unit provides guidance on how to read published research literature, how to develop an understanding of the path of prior research and how to integrate and summarise what is known in an area so that students might inform policy formulation and decision-making in their particular organisational setting.

Objectives: On completion of this unit students should be able to identify the role that policy and research literature plays in the life of organisations; use a range of skills in critically reading and evaluating research; access research that is relevant to their professional lives; identify the implications of the research for professional thinking and practice; write about research for specific purposes and audiences.

Assessment: Assignment 1: Report and poster (3000 words) (40%) + Assignment 2: Essay (5000 words): 60%

Contact Hours: 3 hours per week