Research and Evidence-Based Practice B

Overview

This unit builds on knowledge and skills gained in DET60005 Research and Evidence-Based Practice A to design and plan a research or evaluation study to address practice-based research and evaluation challenges. Students will work in collaboration with other students and academic mentors to design and plan a pragmatic research and evaluation project. Projects will be designed to be feasible within available time and resources, including consideration and preparation of ethics approvals, data collection and management plans. Students will get practical experience and demonstrate competence in appropriate quantitative and qualitative data analysis.

Unit learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

1. Integrate the principles of ethical research design, planning and management to authentic practice-based research and evaluation challenges.
2. Justify the selection of feasible study designs and methods to address practice-based research and evaluation questions appropriate to context.
3. Devise appropriate analysis techniques for quantitative and qualitative data.

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Assessment

Content

• Research ethics and principles for conducting practice-based research
• Research design and planning
• Data analysis (quantitative and qualitative) including data management and statistical analysis
• Graduate Attribute 1 (Communication 1 - Verbal Communication)
• Graduate Attribute 2 (Communication 2 - Communicating using different media)
• Graduate Attribute 3 (Teamwork 1 - Collaboration and negotiation)
• Graduate Attribute 4 (Teamwork 2 - Teamwork roles and processes)
• Graduate Attribute 5 (Digital Literacies 1 - Information literacy)
• Graduate Attribute 6 (Digital Literacies 2 - Technical literacy)