10301: Complete a research assignment
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NQF Level: |
6 |
Credits: |
20 |
Registration Price: |
R 660 to be paid upon registration |
Certification & Exam Price: |
R 6600 to be paid before examination |
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:
- Fundamental 50331 - National Higher Certificate: Occupationally Directed Education, Training and Development Practices Level 6, 145 Credits