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OLTC20004 - Scholarship of Learning and Teaching Research

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit you will engage with the core activities underlying education research: interacting with the literature, designing research activities, writing project plans, exploring funding opportunities. Each of these activities highlights avenues by which learning and teaching practitioners can develop a more scholarly approach to the academic endeavour. During this unit, you will select, design, and document a research-related project, in turn deepening their own knowledge, skills, and peer networks.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 8
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2017

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Online
Term 3 - 2020 Profile
Online
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Online
Term 3 - 2021 Profile
Online
Term 3 - 2022 Profile
Online
Term 3 - 2023 Profile
Online
Term 3 - 2024 Profile
Online

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 0%
2. Presentation 0%
3. Written Assessment 0%

This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.

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Previous Feedback

Term 3 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 88.89% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 50.00% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: SUTE
Feedback
Provide a couple of different exemplars to demonstrate the different paths students can take.
Recommendation
Unit coordinator will provide further examples.
Action Taken
A number of example assessment tasks are available to students.
Source: Students
Feedback
Further descriptions around qualitative and quantitative research approaches.
Recommendation
The unit will be adjusted to more clearly identify different approaches to qualitative and quantitative research approaches.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Identify and describe a gap within the relevant education research literature in your topic area
  2. Design, plan and conduct a negotiated and appropriate research-related project
  3. Document your education research project, including a written research proposal OR grant application OR peer-reviewed publication
  4. Present the key details of your project to colleagues and peers for further knowledge construction and networking purposes.

N/A

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Written Assessment • • •
2 - Presentation • •
3 - Written Assessment • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Advanced Level
• Professional Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Knowledge • • •
2 - Communication • • • •
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills •
4 - Research • •
5 - Self-management • •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Advanced Level
• Professional Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 - Written Assessment • • •
2 - Presentation • • • • •
3 - Written Assessment • • • • • • •