10301: Complete a research assignment

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Topics Covered

Chapter 1: Plan a research assignment

• Introduction
• The research question or problem
• The importance or significance of the research question
• Finding a research topic
• Epistemology vs ontology
• The research paradigm
• The intended scope of the research
• Specifying the limitations of your assignment
• The research sequence of activities for collecting information/data
• Time frame for the research
• Potential research participants
• Ethical issues in social research
• Resources required
• Summary of chapter 1

Chapter 2: Review relevant literature

• Introduction
• The relevance of sources
• How to use points made in the literature
• Relevance of ideas in the literature
• Referencing sources
• Summary of chapter 2

Chapter 3: Construct a basic research design

• Introduction
• Stages of the research activities
• Justifying choice of data gathering methods
• Justifying the selection of research participants
• Producing instruments for gathering data
• Methods for organising and analysing data
• The scale and scope of the design
• Summary of chapter 3

Chapter 4: Gather and organise data

• Introduction
• Piloting instruments for gathering data
• Organising data gathering
• Conduct interviews and group discussions
• Observe and report on an ETD event
• Compile a profile of the learning group
• Describe the local, provincial and national contexts in which teaching and learning occur
• Presenting results and provisional findings to research participants
• Contribute to a programme or organisational evaluation
• Ethics in research
• Summary of chapter 4

Chapter 5: Compile research findings

• Introduction
• Describing the results of research findings
• Relevance of research findings to the original research question or problem
• Justifying wider conclusions or recommendations in terms of the data gathering
• Limitations of the research assignment
• Summary of chapter 5

Chapter 6: Produce a final, written research report

• Introduction
• The structure of the report
• Presentation of the report
• Time constraints
• Reporting on the stages and processes of the research assignment
• Language usage in the final report
• Summary of chapter 6

This course is part of the following qualifications that we offer:

1. Fundamental 50331 - National Higher Certificate: Occupationally Directed Education, Training and Development Practices Level 6, 145 Credits