Available in 2024
Course code

EDUC6050

Units

10 units

Level

6000 level

Course handbook

Description

Offers students skill development in quantitative methods of the collection, analysis and reporting of research data, including introduction to the statistical software package SPSS. Analyses of data and hypothesis testing are undertaken using basic descriptive and inferential statistical procedures.


Availability2024 Course Timetables

Online

  • Semester 1 - 2024

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Decide an appropriate approach to and method of data collection.

2. Determine an appropriate method of analysis.

3. Describe and analyse group data using the statistical package SPSS.

4. Interpret the results of analysis and write reports of results.


Content

Collection and coding of data.Descriptive analyses using frequency tables and graphs, and cross tabulations.Use of summary measures such as the mean and median, and measures of dispersion, skew and kurtosis of distributions.Differences between means using t-tests and simple analysis of variance.Interpretation of analyses, and report writing using tables and graphical presentations.


Assumed knowledge

EDUC6048


Assessment items

Written Assignment: Assignment 1

Written Assignment: Assignment 2


Contact hours

Semester 1 - 2024 - Online

Integrated Learning Session-1
  • Online 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1

Course outline