Course Guide - Edith Cowan University
Course Guide - Edith Cowan University
Course Guide - Edith Cowan University
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EDU7113<br />
50 Credit Points<br />
The Governance of Education Institutions<br />
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS<br />
This unit examines how the global economy, in concert with new<br />
information technologies, is driving fundamental reforms in<br />
educational provision. Public education institutions now compete<br />
with their private counterparts for taxpayer funds. The distinction<br />
between public and private institutions is being blurred. In this<br />
climate new kinds of institutions are emerging. Some are hybrids<br />
of existing institutions, others are new. There are even virtual<br />
institutions. These developments are generating vigorously<br />
contested debates which appear have little impact on the course of<br />
events. The effect of these changes is still to be properly assessed<br />
though evidence collected so far suggests that traditional<br />
constructions of school and academic work will have to be<br />
revised. The changes also raise profound questions of equity and<br />
social justice. The unit will provide a framework for<br />
understanding these changes and for critiquing their moral and<br />
ethical consequences.<br />
EDU7114<br />
50 Credit Points<br />
Education and Globalisation<br />
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS<br />
The rise of an integrated global economy is one of the major<br />
transformations of the modern era. While it is re-shaping the<br />
nature of work and social opportunities, it is increasingly the<br />
focus of organised protest and dissent. This unit examines the<br />
driving forces behind the new economy including the<br />
globalisation of markets, finance, technology, competition and<br />
neo-liberal ideas. The unit will discuss the impact of this freemarket<br />
model on the provision of education. More broadly,<br />
economic globalisation is having a major impact on people's lives<br />
creating winners and losers and intensifying debates about social<br />
justice, human rights, and the role of government. The unit will<br />
examine these issues and their impact on future directions in<br />
education.<br />
EDU7115<br />
50 Credit Points<br />
Curriculum and the Knowledge Society<br />
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS<br />
In the knowledge society there are two disruptions to conventional<br />
thinking about curriculum. First, the concept of curriculum as a<br />
fixed body of knowledge that has been warranted by the<br />
traditional institutions, commercial and professional bodies is<br />
challenged. These agencies exercise influence on what is worth<br />
knowing and how it should be packaged. Second, the performance<br />
of students in educational institutions is becoming less and less a<br />
private matter. Educational institutions are being evaluated in<br />
terms of the extent to which they enhance students’ educational<br />
capital after commencement with the institution. This unit<br />
examines the contemporary ways in which knowledge is packaged<br />
and provides skills for determining whether institutions have<br />
delivered the learning that they are expected to have delivered<br />
according to their charter.<br />
EDU7116<br />
55 Credit Points<br />
Portfolio 1<br />
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS<br />
In this unit students develop a proposal for the inquiry based<br />
component of their portfolio. The inquiry based work will be<br />
shaped a cogent theme related to the workplace/profession and<br />
complement the construction of a portfolio over a three year<br />
period. This is not a traditional thesis and students are at liberty to<br />
develop their inquiry based work in a creative way utilising latest<br />
technologies if applicable. In addition the student will present an<br />
oral presentation of their work to the cohort and invited academics<br />
from the university. Students must perform satisfactorily on both<br />
development of a research proposal and presentation of the<br />
proposal to pass the unit.<br />
EDU7117<br />
55 Credit Points<br />
Portfolio 2<br />
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS<br />
In this unit students construct a cohesive portfolio based upon<br />
completed inquiries/research projects and supported by preceding<br />
coursework units. The portfolio may be constructed from projects,<br />
papers, or products that centre upon a defensible theme chosen<br />
early in their course of study and extended by EDU7116. The<br />
portfolio will be constructed under supervision and marked<br />
externally. This is not a traditional thesis and students are at<br />
liberty to present their portfolio in creative ways utilising latest<br />
technologies if applicable. In addition the student will present an<br />
oral presentation of their work to a panel of academics and<br />
professional colleagues. Students must perform satisfactorily on<br />
both portfolio and presentation to pass the unit. This unit is<br />
repeated until the portfolio is ready for examination.<br />
EDU7190<br />
30 Credit Points<br />
Doctor of Philosophy: Thesis<br />
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS<br />
The Doctor of Philosophy by Thesis is a research degree. The<br />
purpose of the degree is to develop in students the capacity to<br />
conduct research independently at a high level of originality and<br />
quality.<br />
EDU7200<br />
0 Credit Points<br />
Doctor of Philosophy: Thesis<br />
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS<br />
The Doctor of Philosophy by Thesis includes a significant<br />
research component that makes a contribution to and development<br />
of new knowledge in the field. The purpose of the thesis is to<br />
train advanced students in the use of research methodology and<br />
techniques, the development of conceptual and theoretical<br />
perspectives on educational problems while undertaking critical<br />
inquiry appropriate to their field of study. By the end of their<br />
candidature the student should be capable of conceiving,<br />
designing, implementing, evaluating and publishing a research<br />
based study.<br />
EMP5111<br />
20 Credit Points<br />
Thesis Preparation 1<br />
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />
This unit involves the identification and implementation of a<br />
Master of Science Research Project.<br />
EMP5113<br />
20 Credit Points<br />
Masters Thesis 1<br />
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />
Prerequisite :<br />
EMP5111 Thesis Preparation 1<br />
This unit involves the identification and implementation of the<br />
Master of Science Research Project.<br />
EMP5114<br />
20 Credit Points<br />
Masters Thesis 2<br />
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />
Prerequisite :<br />
EMP5111 Thesis Preparation 1<br />
This unit involves the identification and implementation of the<br />
Master of Science Research Project.<br />
EMP6200<br />
0 Credit Points<br />
Master Thesis<br />
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />
Prerequisite :<br />
EMP5114 Masters Thesis 2<br />
The study for, and submission of, the Master thesis.<br />
EMP7200<br />
0 Credit Points<br />
Doctor of Philosophy Thesis<br />
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />
The study for, and submission of, the Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Thesis.<br />
226 ECU Postgraduate <strong>Course</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> 2007
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