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ED505S: RESEARCH METHODS FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING (2023-2024)

Last modified: 05 Oct 2023 08:46


Course Overview

This course aims to provide participants with a critical working knowledge of the key aspects of research and enquiry, in the context of professional learning and the enhancement of professional practice. Participants will source and critically engage with relevant literature and other evidence to provide a backdrop to the design of a small-scale enquiry in professional context. Decisions taken during all aspects of enquiry design will be justified using evidence. Enquiry processes implemented will be critically evaluated, and implications for future practice uncovered.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Dean Robson

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?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The course will support participants to design, develop, implement and evaluate small-scale enquiries to critically explore some aspect of their professional practice drawing on a range of evidence from literature and context. The knowledge and skills developed are transferable to further PG study (such as Dissertation) and applicable to on-going evidence-driven professional learning and development.   

 

Participants will develop skills to:

 

  • Critically evaluate academic literature;
  • Search for and source academic literature connected with your professional interests;
  • Analyse evidence and arguments to support your professional judgements;
  • Justify the design of a small-scale enquiry, in the context of policy, research and current practice;
  • Understand ethical requirements in relation to the design and implementation of enquiry;
  • Collect, analyse and interpret data from professional settings using a range of methods;
  • Critically evaluate enquiry processes using primary and secondary evidence.

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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Learning Outcomes
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Formative Assessment

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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ReflectionCreatemake informed contributions to current professional debates and discussions, and communicate findings to a range of stakeholders.
FactualEvaluatedevelop a critical understanding of the principal theories and concepts of the topics studied, together with a knowledge of major policy issues involved.
ProceduralUnderstandappreciate the appropriate and ethical research methods likely to yield results in the particular circumstances under investigation, and understand issues of reliability and validity in research
ProceduralCreateformulate research/enquiry questions for the design of small scale investigation.
ProceduralApplyapply advanced knowledge and understanding to enhance personal professional practice
ReflectionAnalyseanalyse critically evidence and arguments to support professional judgments, sometimes in complex and ambiguous situations

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