UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

EDF5610 Interacting with research in education contexts

Faculty of Education

EDF5610 Interacting with research in education contexts is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 24 units, leading on to 25 units in all.

Credit points: 12
Offered in 2025: Semester 1, Semester 2; Clayton
Assessment: No exam; 3 tasks
Workload: 288 hours; per semester

This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before EDF5610

Prohibitions

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After EDF5610

24 units list EDF5610 as a prerequisite or corequisite.

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Overview

This unit orientates you to the field of education and engages you with academic traditions and scholarly practices in the field of education at the postgraduate level. You will review academic texts and research papers which represent diverse standpoints in understanding education. You will examine how education researchers position themselves within the field in terms of different theories and understandings of education. You will develop capacities in critical reading, analysis and synthesis and use these to prepare your own well-crafted and well-supported academic arguments in written and oral forms. Through this unit, you will explore a topic or theme of interest to you, critically review the evidence related to it and practise building an academic argument related to this theme.

Offerings in 2025

Teaching period	Campus	Mode
First semester	Clayton	Flexible
Second semester	Clayton	Flexible

Assessment

Annotated bibliography (2000 words or equivalent)Written
20%
Oral presentation (1500 words or equivalent) leading to a critical essay (3000 words or equivalent)Project
70%
Online learning activities (1500 words equivalent)Exercise
10%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1
identify a range of standpoints that characterise some key ideas in the field of education
2
critically read academic texts related to education research and identify the main theories and concepts which underpin these texts
3
conduct a review of academic literature in response to a thematic issue or question
4
build a convincing argument using education research and present this argument in both spoken and written form
5
demonstrate familiarity with academic practices and conventions that support academic engagement in the field of education.

Workload and teaching

Tutorials24 hours
Tutorials36 hours
Lectures12 hours
Teaching approachActive learning

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study.

Usually, you can expect to engage with:

• 18 hours of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities, 18 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities, and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study
OR
• 36 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities, and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study^

^ International students studying in Australia are not permitted to undertake this scheduled learning delivery mode

Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

You will be provided with the opportunity to engage with relevant literature and resources. Further, you will be encouraged to deepen your understanding of topic areas through collegial discussion and debate, and by participating in activities designed to extend your understanding.

Learning resources

Recommended resources

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Where it fits

EDF5610 is part of 4 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators: Dr Wing Chan
Chief Examiners: Dr Wing Chan

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for EDF5610?

EDF5610 has no prerequisites.

What can I take after EDF5610?

EDF5610 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 24 units, including EDF5624, EDF5627, EDF5628, EDF5630, EDF5634 and EDF5638. Those lead on to 25 units in all.

When is EDF5610 offered?

In 2025, EDF5610 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton.

How much work is EDF5610?

The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does EDF5610 have an exam?

No. EDF5610 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.

Which majors and minors include EDF5610?

EDF5610 is part of Digital learning; Early childhood education; General education studies; and Inclusive and special education.

More details

Credit points: 12
Level: 5
Study level: Postgraduate
Faculty: Faculty of Education

Type: Coursework
EFTSL: 0.250
Student contribution: SCA Band 1
Study abroad: Available
Handbook years: 2021 2022 2023 202420252026 2027