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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Moray House School of Education and Sport : Research (EDU)

Postgraduate Course: Understanding Research Concepts (REDU11010)

Course Outline
SchoolMoray House School of Education and Sport CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course 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 course 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.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  0
Course Start Block 1 (Sem 1)
Course Start Date 20/09/2021
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 5, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 88 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Assessment:
1 x Two-hour examination on research methodology
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No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student 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.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMr Hugh Richards
Tel: (0131 6)51 6092
Email: hugh.richards@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Nick Marks
Tel: (0131 6)51 4110
Email: Nick.Marks@ed.ac.uk
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