EDUC6165
10 units
6000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course introduces key concepts and strategies in both critically analysing and designing robust research in a variety of inclusive, special education and disability service settings. Students will learn to appraise journal articles and other sources, identify the level of rigour in published studies, and how to design studies from a wide range of methodological perspectives.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Online
- Semester 1 - 2024
- Semester 2 - 2024
Singapore NAIHE
- Trimester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Justify the importance of research in special and inclusive education;
2. Recognise and define key terminology associated with quantitative, qualitative, and mix-method research;
3. Identify and discuss the core features of scientifically defensible research;
4. Apply the important features of robust research designs to special or inclusive education.
Content
Topics will include:
- Defining critical analysis of published research studies
- Design elements in robust research
- Qualitative and quantitative approaches to data analysis
- Locating reliable sources and disseminating data in the best forum
- Applying research designs in inclusive, special education or disability service settings.
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Essay: Critical analysis of research
Proposal / Plan: Design a research proposal
Quiz: Online Quiz
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
Trimester 2 - 2024 - Singapore NAIHE
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per term
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per term
Semester 2 - 2024 - Online
Integrated Learning Session-1
- Online 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Course outline
- EDUC6165 - Semester 1, 2024 (All) (PDF, 243.6 KB)
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