Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Educational Research and Inquiry Project

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
TCHE2413	Bundoora Campus	Postgraduate	360H Education	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2016, Sem 2 2017, Sem 1 2018
TCHE2606	City Campus	Postgraduate	360H Education	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 1 2022, Sem 1 2025

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
TCHE2606	City Campus	Postgraduate	360H Education	Face-to-Face	PGRDFlex23 (MSEC)
TCHE2606	City Campus	Postgraduate	360H Education	Face-to-Face	PGRDFlex24 (All)

Course Coordinator: Tasos Barkatsas

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 7423

Course Coordinator Email: tasos.barkatsas@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Bundoora

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None.

Course Description

In this course you will conduct and report on a research or professional inquiry project in the field of education. You will focus on your role as a qualifying teacher active in scholarship and knowledge production about learning, teaching, and educational policy. You will engage in a capstone project and research, evaluate, and develop an identified topic, issue or context with an emphasis on the application of theory to practice in educational settings. You will develop your expertise as an informed, critical practitioner with responsibilities to the learners you teach, to your colleagues, the community, and the profession. 

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Program Learning Outcomes

In this course you will develop the following program learning outcomes:

PLO2 Create learning environments that articulate a broad and holistic understanding of the needs of learners and society based on evidence-informed and data practices and theoretical perspectives. 

PLO3 Critically analyse relevant evidence-based disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge and experience to plan, implement and assess student learning, social and intellectual development. 

PLO4 Apply professional knowledge, self-awareness, judgment and research skills to develop agile education solutions and make evidence-based decisions for application in specific teaching environments. 

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

		AITSL Standards
1	Apply appropriate research methodologies, techniques and ethical principles to a topic, issue or context in education	5.1, 7.1
2	Analyse, evaluate and conclude findings from a research/inquiry project	5.4
3	Report on a research/inquiry for a professional audience	5.5, 7.4
4	Make recommendations from a research/ inquiry project in the field of education	3.6, 6.4

 

Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as workshops, tutorials, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Teaching and learning may be face to face, online, or a combination of both. 

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems. 

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal. 

Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes (CLO) and on your development against the program learning outcomes. The assessment is also mapped against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (AITSL). 

Assessment Tasks	Assessment of Course Outcomes	Assessment of AITSL Standards
Research Progress Report (Research Proposal) PART 1A: 10%, 200 words	1, 2	5.1, 5.4, 7.1
Research Progress Report (Research Proposal) PART 1B: 40%, 1800 words	1, 2	5.1, 5.4, 7.1
Research Final Report: 50%, 2000 words	2, 3, 4	3.6, 5.4, 5.5, 6.4, 7.4

 

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.