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Postgraduate Course: Applied Project (REDU11079)

Course Outline
SchoolMoray House School of Education CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits60 ECTS Credits30
SummaryThe Applied Project involves designing and creating a resource (e.g. resource booklet, programme design document, operating procedures, teaching unit lesson plans) that can be directly put into practice by yourself and colleagues. The Applied Project is a significant piece of work that allows you to develop an educational resource which can be used to improve theory-driven practice.

The Applied Project should be underpinned by theory, concepts and evidence.

It should include:
1. a significant and critical discussion of the relevant context
2. a rigorous and substantive analysis of the identified issue or problem
3. a creative and systematic approach for addressing the identified issue
Course description The submission will feature at least one substantial written section, comprising an introduction, literature review, and key implications for practice. This should develop a clear academic argument for the ways in which the literature informs the resource design, and the educational resource itself. This section should be between 4000 and 6000 words and accompanied by a table of contents, project summary, and reference list. Accompanying material is required and can take various forms, such as, for example, programme design documents, unit lesson plans, operating manuals, physical teaching resources, and guidance booklets.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2018/19, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Course Start Date 17/09/2018
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 600 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 16, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 572 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) The submission will feature at least one substantial written section, comprising an introduction, literature review, and key implications for practice. This should develop a clear academic argument for the ways in which the literature informs the resource design, and the educational resource itself. This section should be between 4000 and 6000 words and accompanied by a table of contents, project summary, and reference list. Accompanying material is required and can take various forms, such as, for example, programme design documents, unit lesson plans, operating manuals, physical teaching resources, and guidance booklets.
Feedback Ongoing written and oral feedback
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Undertake a significant piece of work demonstrating substantial autonomy, initiative and decision making.
  2. Identify and define a topic of enquiry suitable for the Applied Project and in terms of professional context, theoretical rationale and practical application justify its contribution and significance.
  3. Critically analyse, and systematically evaluate and synthesise relevant literature related to the resource being created.
  4. Create a highly organised, user-friendly theory-based resource that can be directly put into practice.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Study Abroad n/a
Additional Class Delivery Information There are no classes. The course involves individual and group meetings with designated supervisor.
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Beth Christie
Tel: (0131 6)51 6031
Email: beth.christie@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Susan Scott
Tel: (0131 6)51 6573
Email: Susan.Scott@ed.ac.uk
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