EDUC 787 : Māori and Indigenous Research
Education and Social Work
2024 Semester Two (1245) (30 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
EDUC 787 is an approved Research Methods course, which is a prerequisite for enrolling in postgraduate research (a dissertation or thesis). The course is taught by researchers in Te Puna Wānanga – the School of Māori and Indigenous Education – who employ various methods and methodologies in their research. EDUC 787 has relevance for all researchers – Māori and tauiwi (non-Māori). The three assignments will help you to revise and refine the focus of your proposed dissertation or thesis. We look forward to working with you.
Course Requirements
Capabilities Developed in this Course
Capability 1: | People and Place |
Capability 2: | Sustainability |
Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
Capability 4: | Critical Thinking |
Capability 5: | Solution Seeking |
Capability 6: | Communication |
Capability 7: | Collaboration |
Capability 8: | Ethics and Professionalism |
Learning Outcomes
- Evaluate through description and critique, Kaupapa Māori research approaches, research ethics, and key studies on Māori and indigenous educational research. (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8)
- Evaluate and apply key methodological approaches to educational research. (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8)
- Articulate and apply skill in conducting advanced literature searches, write a good literature review and understand the significance of a literature review. (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8)
- Apply skills in starting Honours/Masters-level thesis writing and research work in a field of Māori and Indigenous education, or related fields. (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8)
Assessments
Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
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Scoping exercise: Developing research questions | 15% | Individual Coursework |
Annotated literature review | 35% | Individual Coursework |
Research proposal | 50% | Individual Coursework |
3 types | 100% |
Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
Scoping exercise: Developing research questions | ||||||||||
Annotated literature review | ||||||||||
Research proposal |
To pass this course students must submit all assessments and achieve at least 50% for the overall course.
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 30-point course.
A typical semester including the study/exam period totals approximately 15 weeks. On average, students are expected to spend 20 hours per week in each 30-point course that they are enrolled in.
For this 30-point course you should expect to commit 36 hours to delivery of the course. You can also reasonably expect to commit approximately 200-240 hours to independent learning. This may include reading (and more reading), note-taking, face-to-face and/or online discussion, writing, engaging in collaborative group work, problem solving, undertaking practical tasks, reflecting on learning, accessing learning and study resources, and assignment, test and/or exam preparation and completion.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
The course is delivered using a conventional face-to-face lecture/workshop structure in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland. Students based outside of Tāmaki Makaurau may join virtually (via Zoom).
Attendance is required at scheduled activities to complete components of the course.
Lectures will be available as recordings.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a block delivery.
Learning 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.
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.
This course was not offered in 2023, thus there is no recent feedback from students.
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 for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
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 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.
Learning Continuity
In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.
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 students may be asked to submit 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. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.