Postgraduate Course: Understanding Research Concepts (REDU11010)
Course Outline
| School |
Moray House School of Education |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Research (EDU) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This module reflects the need for students to understand fundamental concepts that underpin scientific research in order to be able to critically evaluate the strength of the research discussed throughout their programme of study. The module will contrast different philosophical approaches that epitomise quantitative and qualitative approaches and discuss fundamental issues that determine the quality of research articles and the conclusions drawn from them such as research biases, power, effect size, significance, credibility and trustworthiness of data. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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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 Block 1 (Sem 1), Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Moray House | Lecture | | 1-5 | 18:30 - 19:20 | | | | | | Moray House | Lecture | | 1-5 | 19:30 - 20:20 | | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 18:30 - 19:20, Zone: Moray House. First session, Paterson's Land, Room G21 |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the unit, students will be able to:
1. Evaluate strengths and weaknesses of different research paradigms and philosophies with reference to their own professional setting.
2. Critically analyse research designs and identify threats to the validity and/or credibility
3. Analyse and interpret conventional inferential statistics, together with implications of relevant factors in determining the meaning of results applied to their own professional area. |
Assessment Information
Assessment:
1 x Two-hour examination on research methodology
Exam date will be set at least ten days after the final class session
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| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Mr Hugh Richards
Tel: (0131 6)51 6092
Email: Hugh.Richards@education.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Sarah Mcneil
Tel: (0131 6)51 6573
Email: Sarah.F.McNeil@ed.ac.uk |
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