Postgraduate - UnitEDF6904 - Leading change: professional action research project

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Education
Offered	Clayton Second semester 2013 (Off-campus block of classes)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Nicholas Allix

Synopsis

Students deepen their awareness of research methodologies and further develop skills in data gathering and analysis, review of the literature, articulating the professional project plan, and assessing and evaluating project progress. The unit provides scaffolded support for the preparation and submission of a journal article reporting on the student's project design development, and progress. The unit is offered as the required fourth unit of study in the Master in School Leadership course, usually taken in the fourth semester of part time study.

Outcomes

At the completion of this Unit, students will be able to:

Identify and validate an interpretation of a researchable problem in their professional setting
Analyse available data to refine their understanding of the research problem
Provide evidence of the collaborative/participative approach they have used to accomplish a shared understanding of the problem
Review appropriate empirical, theoretical and professional literature related to the problem
Explicate the alignment between choices made in designing and developing the project and the relevant literature6.Demonstrate familiarity with methodological perspectives and appropriateness of methods chosen to address the research problem including assessment and evaluation strategies
Provide a detailed summary of the professional project implementation plan including key elements and timing
Demonstrate awareness of ethical issues and provide evidence of having addressed these issues throughout the development, planning and early implementation phases of the project
Provide progress report on the early stages of project implementation
Write a scholarly article that provides evidence of the achievement of objectives 1- 9 above.