Course syllabus autumn 2023
Course syllabus autumn 2023
Title
Education: Research Methodology, Research Ethics and Academic Writing III
Swedish title
Pedagogik: Forskningsmetod, forskningsetik och akademiskt skrivande III
Course code
ET609E
Credits
7.5 credits
Grading scale
UA / Excellent (A), Very Good (B), Good (C), Satisfactory (D), Pass (E) or Fail (U)
Language of instruction
English
Decision-making body
Faculty of Education and Society
Syllabus approval date
2021-02-08
Syllabus valid from
2021-02-08
Entry requirements
Prerequisite course for this course is: ET606E Education: Research Methodology, Research Ethics and Academic Writing II
Level
Advanced level
Main field
Education
Progression level
A1F
Course objectives
The course has two aims. The first aim that students should develop their ability to analyze educational problems with a focus on the questions’ philosophical grounds. The second aim is that the students get prepared methodically for their upcoming masters’ theses.
Course contents
The first part of the course focuses on different theoretical and methodological ways to address pedagogical problems, where students try out different methods and analytical strategies. The second part of the course focuses on students’ choices of methods in relation their upcoming masters’ theses. Theoretical, methodological, and ethical questions are discussed at seminars and workshops. One workshop in academic writing is organized.
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to
1. Analyze political intentions and methodological ways to address pedagogical problems;
2. Identify and formulate a pedagogical problem, and reason around the differences between various methodological and theoretical approaches for the study of pedagogical problem
Learning activities
The course is built on lectures, seminaries, and hands-on workshops. There will be opportunities for feedback between the students throughout the course.
Assessment
All learning outcomes are examined though a written examination and an oral presentation.
The grading criteria are distributed at the beginning of the course by the course coordinator.
It must be possible to distinguish between individual performances for all assessments.
Course literature and other study material
Smeyers, Paul, Bridges, David, Burbules, Nicholas C. & Griffiths, Morwenna (eds.) (2015). International Handbook of Interpretation in Educational Research. Dordrecht Springer (p. 1-16; 79-86; 281-284; 497-504; 677-683; 865-871; 1029-1035; 1211-1218; 1409-1414) (75 s) (Available as EBook)
Literature chosen by the students will be added (approx. 500 pages)
Course evaluation
Students who participate in or complete a course must be given the opportunity to share their experiences and provide feedback on the course via a course evaluation issued by the University. The University will compile the course evaluations and provide information regarding the results and any measures taken as a result of the course evaluation. Results will be made available to the students. (Higher Education Ordinance 1:14).
Additional information
All teaching is in English.