EDPROFST 700 : Literacies Education: Research and Practice

Education and Social Work

2020 Semester One (1203) (30 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Understandings of research tools adequate for empirical study and an application of theory to literacies practices, critical analysis of how research questions are constructed and ability to situate and view educational issues and questions within major theoretical frameworks in literacies education will be developed.

Course Requirements

Restriction: EDCURRIC 315, 364 To complete this course students must enrol in EDPROFST 700 A and B, or EDPROFST 700

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Capability 2: Critical Thinking
Capability 3: Solution Seeking
Capability 4: Communication and Engagement
Capability 5: Independence and Integrity

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Discuss and evaluate the relevance of research to literacy, mathematics and/or science education. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1 and 5.2)
  2. Critique published research and other relevant literature in a manner that enables teaching and learning issues to be fully debated (Capability 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3)
  3. Outline important theoretical frameworks that underpin research and practice in literacy, mathematics and/or science education. (Capability 1.1, 2.1 and 5.2)
  4. Select from the various research paradigms, methodologies and methods those which will be useful in answering research questions and problems in the field of literacy, mathematics and/or science education. (Capability 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2 and 5.2)
  5. Design well-planned, rigorous and ethical research projects related to literacy, mathematics and/or science education. (Capability 1.1, 2.3, 3.2, 5.1 and 5.3)
  6. Provide the rationale and procedures for ethical conduct of planned research. (Capability 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
2. Critical synthesis 20% Individual Coursework
3. Literature review 30% Individual Coursework
4. Research proposal 50% Individual Coursework
1. Critical summary 0% Individual Coursework
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3 4 5 6
2. Critical synthesis
3. Literature review
4. Research proposal
1. Critical summary

Workload Expectations

This course is a 30 point course and students are expected to spend a average of 20 hours per week involved in each 30 point course that they are enrolled in.

Attendance in the block course as well as engagement with course activities, online discussions and readings supports academic success and are a course requirement. During the block course students will complete a critical summary of an article, share it with classmates, and comment on at least one classmate's critical summary. This is assessed formatively only but completion of all three parts of this task is a course requirement. Three optional one-hour tutorial sessions will be offered in online and face-to-face formats as well.

Digital Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website at http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter (https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html).

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.

Published on 18/12/2019 07:48 a.m.