Postgraduate Course: Thesis Preparation Programme (EdD) (EDUA11231)
Course Outline
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Moray House School of Education |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
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Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Education |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
In the final stage of the EdD programme, candidates will undertake an individual, supervised study leading to the presentation of a thesis of 45,000 to 70,000 words. This is a major study demanding a high level of individual application and commitment to research and enquiry. It provides the opportunity to identify, reflect on and explore a topic that meets the requirements, in every respect, for doctoral level work.
The Thesis Preparation course runs over one year normally taken in the second and third years of the taught programme. It is important to stress that students will have already undertaken extensive study on topics related to research in education and that this is not a self-contained research methods course. Building on the preceding taught elements concerned with methodology, methods and research design, it will prepare students to undertake independent research and writing of a doctoral thesis. The course has a strong emphasis on practical aspects of doctoral research but also includes theoretical elements intended to help students develop their research proposals and prepare to undertake the thesis stage.
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Entry Requirements
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Co-requisites |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Flexible, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course students will be able to:
?Write a research proposal
?Justify a proposed research design
?Demonstrate understanding of data-gathering issues using quantitative or qualitative methods
?Recognise and take account of practical and methodological problems
?Demonstrate that the proposed research is ethically defensible, and that appropriate ethical approval procedures are undertaken.
?Explain how the data to be collected will be analysed
?Demonstrate the contribution the project should make to knowledge in terms of theory, empirical understanding, professional practice, or in other ways.
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Assessment Information
Students will prepare and present a progression board paper of 4-600 words excluding appendices.
The progression board will normally include the student?s supervisor(s), two external assessors and a non-examining chairperson. A report assessing the proposal and the student?s presentation against the assessment criteria will be made to the postgraduate studies committee. This report may also include advice, recommendations or conditions to be met by the student. |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Ken Mcculloch
Tel: (0131 6)51 5184
Email: Ken.Mcculloch@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Lesley Scullion
Tel: (0131 6)51 6678
Email: Lesley.Scullion@ed.ac.uk |
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