Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (MSc Inclusive Education) (REDU11088)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education and Sport |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | The Dissertation is a major study demanding of the course member a high level of individual application and commitment to research and enquiry. It provides the course member with the opportunity to identify, reflect on and explore a topic that has implications for his/her own professional development. The Dissertation will involve a critical interrogation of the relationship between professional practice, academic theory and the design, ethics and interpretation of research. |
| Course description |
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Specify a topic of enquiry suitable for a dissertation / journal style dissertation justifying its theoretical significance, relevance and practical feasibility
2. Identify and reflect critically on relevant up-to-date literature
3. Justify the approaches and techniques used identifying the implications of these decisions
4. Critically examine the contribution and limitations of the study undertaken in theoretical and applied terms
5. Demonstrate that the study complies with relevant ethical guidelines & engages appropriately with academic conventions (style, tone, structuring and referencing)
The dissertation can be submitted in the following formats:
1. a) Traditional Style Dissertation: (100%) A 15,000 word document
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2. An additional choice of format namely a journal style dissertation is available for subject to agreement with your supervisor.
A) Journal Style Dissertation: (100%) - The dissertation (8000 words) is submitted as a Journal article with an additional section to appear in the appendix (up to 2000 words) would be included which provides a rationale as to choice of journal based on; content, impact, method, access and time to publication.
Feedback
Students receive significant feedforward guidance on various aspects of their dissertation from their supervisor including detailed individualised comments on one draft chapter.
Students often present a poster outlining their proposals for formative feedback at a 'conference' to which all academic staff and doctoral students are invited.
Students receive feedback/ forward on their written proposals from their dissertation supervisor
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
| Course Start Date |
19/09/2022 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
600
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
588 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Feedback |
Students will receive significant feedforward guidance on various aspects of their dissertation from their supervisor including detailed individualised comments on one draft chapter.
Students will present a poster outlining their proposals for formative feedback at a 'conference' to which all academic staff and doctoral students are invited.
Students will receive feedback/ forward on their written proposals from their dissertation supervisor.
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify and reflect critically on relevant up-to-date literature, research reports and other scholarly evidence with specific reference to the research process used.
- Collect and analyse evidence, justifying the approaches and techniques used, and identify the implications of these decisions in terms of the status of the evidence, and the findings based upon it.
- Examine critically the contribution and limitations of the study undertaken in theoretical and applied terms with regard to the practices and roles of relevant professionals.
- Specify a topic of enquiry suitable for a dissertation justifying its theoretical significance, relevance and practical feasibility
- Present work, observing appropriate academic conventions in relation to style, tone, paragraphing, paraphrasing, sectioning of the text, proof-reading and referencing. Demonstrate that the study complies with relevant ethical guidelines.
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Reading List
| Reading will be found by the student in her / his particular area of study. The key readings for the courses Sources of Knowledge, and Conceptualising Research will continue to be useful for the dissertation. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Critically analyse, evaluate and synthesise relevant literature (evidence, theory and practice), issues and developments at the forefront of the discipline;
Identify and evaluate epistemological and ontological assumptions underpinning inclusive education;
Identify, define and conceptualise new problems and issues relating to inclusive education, and identify appropriate research methods to address these;
Plan and execute a significant research project including undertaking data collection and analysing data systematically;
Clearly communicate research plans, rationale and findings to specialist and non-specialist audiences. |
| Keywords | dissertation,inclusive education,research |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Dimitra Tsakalou
Tel: (0)131 651 6410
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Course secretary | Ms Marie Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)51 6678
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