Postgraduate Course: Educational Enquiry 1 (REDU11030)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This ten credit course reflects the need for students to understand fundamental concepts that underpin educational enquiry in order to be able to critically engage with issues discussed throughout their programme of study. The course will contrast different philosophical approaches that epitomise quantitative and qualitative approaches to enquiry and discuss fundamental issues that determine the quality of educational enquiries and the conclusions drawn from them. The course will also consider issues related to writing and using research literature for academic purposes. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to:
identify the main traditions/paradigms of educational enquiry;
analyse the ways in which the different methodological positions affect research questions, research design and the choice of data collection instruments and analysis techniques;
discuss the contribution of systematic enquiry to the understanding of educational issues and the developing public policies to address these issues;
identify, retrieve and manage relevant literature and
demonstrate an awareness of the values and ethical debates inherent to educational enquiry.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Classes to be held in G43 Patersons Land |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Lorna Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)51 6457
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Course secretary | Miss Diane Prayle
Tel: (0131 6)51 6305
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