EDF4604 Research project
Faculty of Education
EDF4604 Research project is a level 4, 24-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2024 in Full year at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 24
- Offered in 2024
- Full year
- Clayton
- Assessment
- Exam 15%
- and 1 other task
- Workload
- 576 hours
- per semester
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF4604
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After EDF4604
No unit lists EDF4604 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: PSY4518
Corequisite: Enrolment in D5002
Overview
This unit covers all aspects of the conduct of research. You will undertake a study program in statistics and research design and under the guidance of a staff member plan an independent research project. This project involves designing research in relation to previous work on the topic of the study, gaining ethical approval for data collection or use of data, data gathering, data entry and analysis using appropriate statistical techniques or methodologies, the preparation of a research report and a literature review according to the specifications of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA).
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Full year | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Examination (2 hours and 10 minutes) (4000 words or equivalent)15%
- Research project (9000-12000 words or equivalent)85%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
appreciate the role of scientific research in the field of psychology
- 2
describe, apply and evaluate the different research methods used by psychologists
- 3
describe the strategies and processes involved in program evaluation
- 4
understand how to evaluate the validity of research conclusions
- 5
collect, analyse and interpret data related to your independent research project
- 6
correctly apply the appropriate statistical methods for designs commonly encountered in psychological research
- 7
identify ethical issues that can arise in research in psychology and how these are to be addressed
- 8
use an appropriate statistical package for analysing research data, such as the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS)
- 9
produce an assessable research project in a format consistent with the specifications of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA)
- 10
produce a literature review to an acceptable standard on the topic of your research.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials6 hours
- Lectures24 hours
- Teaching approachResearch activities
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 576 hours comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study.
Usually, you can expect to engage with:
- 30 hours of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities;
- the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study; and
- you will also plan, carry out and write up an individual research project under the supervision of a staff member. In conjunction with this,
- you will undertake an extensive literature review in the area of your research. The research is conducted over two semesters.
Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Nicholas Gamble
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Nicholas Gamble
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF4604?
EDF4604 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EDF4604 offered?
In 2024, EDF4604 runs in Full year at Clayton.
How much work is EDF4604?
The handbook expects about 576 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF4604 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 15% of the final mark, alongside 1 other task.