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Undergraduate Course: Community Education Honours Dissertation (EDUA10126)

Course Outline
SchoolMoray House School of Education CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits40
Home subject areaEducation Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe Dissertation is a major individual study that will provide students with the opportunity to identify, reflect on and explore an issue that has implications for community education. It will be characterised by independent study, in-depth analysis, critical pro-activity, professional relevance and knowledge of relevant research and enquiry approaches. The thinking and theoretical analysis behind the study should be clear and it should be historically and contextually situated
There will not be a presumption in favour of any particular mode of enquiry. An essential characteristic of this element of the course is its commitment to the view that discrimination in the selection of the topic ought to be matched by discrimination in selecting the mode of enquiry.
The taught component will consist of lectures and tutorials, covering key themes in research design and methodology for community educators
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Politics, Policy & Professional Identity in Community Education (EDUA10117) AND Community Education Methods and Approaches: Developing Dialogue (EDUA10118) AND Managing Professional Life (EDUA10119)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Lecture Hours 22, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22, Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 5, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 343 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completing this course students will be able to:
- Develop an enquiry orientation towards professional concerns.
- Consider the values and assumptions that underlie the way issues are defined for investigations and which underlie particular approaches to investigating them.
- Engage in the critical appraisal of a variety of examples of relevant literature and research.
- Research an aspect of work relevant to community education practice, or theoretical issues or policy considerations.
Assessment Information
A dissertation of 10,000-12,000 words (excluding appendices) on a topic drawn from the broad area of community education:-
The form of the Dissertation may be a presentation of facts or ideas from published material followed by a critical observation and research on which conclusions may be based. Alternatively, a choice can be made of the philosophical development of a theme that is then supported by facts and other evidence. In whatever form, it is expected that original thought and research into the chosen subject will be demonstrated, together with a reasoned discussion, with attention paid to the avoidance of a one-sided argument or failure to reach conclusions.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Transferable skills Not entered
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Study Abroad Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Ian Fyfe
Tel: 514803
Email: ian.fyfe@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Lesley Spencer
Tel: (0131 6)51 6373
Email: Lesley.Spencer@ed.ac.uk
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