This course is designed for students with a first qualification in the education discipline who want to undertake a graduate research degree such as a research masters or a PhD, but do not meet the eligibility requirements of previous research experience or feel that they do not have sufficient research experience.

This course will orientate you to educational research and provide you with an understanding of educational research methodologies and research design. You will apply this understanding through the design and implementation of a research project which will demonstrate your capacity to undertake and communicate research synthesis, analysis and evaluation. Successful completion of this course may provide a pathway to a graduate research degree with the Faculty of Education.

The course will provide you with a sound basis in educational research, enabling you to demonstrate that you can:

• evaluate educational research with an understanding of a range of research methodologies,
• define an issue in education and plan an investigable research project,
• design and undertake a significant research project in Education, and
• write up the results of the research project and demonstrate the capacity to adhere to the conventions of research.