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ED555J: PROFESSIONAL ENQUIRY (MINDFULNESS) (2020-2021)

Last modified: 05 Aug 2021 13:04


Course Overview

This course provides the opportunity for students to critically investigate and improve aspects of their professional practice through enquiry. The course essentially explores the notion of the practitioner researcher within the policy – theory – research – practice landscape. The development of knowledge and understanding of the research process, and the evidence-based design, implementation and analysis of an investigation exploring an important context-specific aspect of each student’s professional practice, are key elements of the course. On-line tutor-led group sessions are used at key points to provide formative support for student learning.

 

 

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Ms Colette Savage

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Course provides the opportunity for participants to acquire and practice skills associated with the planning and implementation of development work in an identified area within their own setting. Through:

  • Exploring the relationships between policy, practice and research
  • Examining professional development within the current context of professionalism
  • Understanding different research paradigms, their underlying philosophies and the concept of ‘methodology’
  • Understanding qualitative research methods and forms of inquiry
  • Developinginformation/literature search skills
  • Interrogating research reports and reading critically
  • Identifying methodological issues
  • Writing a literature review
  • Planning, designing and implementing a small scale research project
  • Analysing data and representing research
  • Disseminating research findings

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

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