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Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyEDL908** Educational Research Methods I4 pg cpExcluded: EDUC342This introductory unit is designed for students who haveno previous experience in the area. Basic principles andconcepts of educational research are introduced.EDL909** Educational Research Methods II4 pg cpThis unit aims to enable students to undertake a piece ofindependent research in education; to develop the knowledgeand skills which will enable them to contrast differentstrategies and become familiar with variations inapproaches to research; to gain awareness of ethical principlesof the research process.EDL910** Research Methods in EarlyChildhood I4 pg cpThe unit aims to focus on methods commonly used inearly childhood research in ethnographic, historical,descriptive, and experimental studies. Issues such asdetermining the use of specific methodology, the natureof clinical and statistical significance, and the roles andcontribution of qualitative and quantitative measurementwill be considered.EDL911** Research Methods in EarlyChildhood II4 pg cpStudents will develop skills in critiquing early childhoodresearch and design of studies that reflect a range ofresearch methodologies. The focus of the course will beon research methods applicable to early childhood.EPG803 Applying EducationalPsychology4 pg cpThis seminar, which may be of particular interest to educationalists,focuses on recent theoretical and researchfindings in the field of human development.EPG809** Adult Learning4 pg cpThe seminar focuses on theoretical and research findingsrelated to the nature of the adult learner, learning, instruction,and evaluation. Opportunities are provided for participantsto pursue their own interests within the overallseminar structure.EPG817** Educational Research Methods I4 pg cpExcluded: EDUC372 and EDUC406This introductory unit is designed for students who haveno previous experience in the area. Basic principles andconcepts of educational research are introduced.EPG818** Educational Research Methods II4 pg cpThis unit aims to enable students to undertake a piece ofindependent research in education; to develop the knowledgeand skills which will enable them to contrast differentstrategies and become familiar with variations inapproaches to research; to gain awareness of ethical principlesof the research process.EPG820 Selected Topics in Education I4 pg cpIn exceptional circumstances and after consultation witha full time staff member available for supervision andexamination, an educational topic not available elsewheremay be studied.EPG821 Selected Topics in Education II4 pg cpCorequisite: EPG820Unit description is as for EPG820 Selected Topics I. Thisunit will be taken only by students who have beenapproved for, or have completed, EPG820.EPG841* Organisation of SchoolEducation4 pg cpThis unit addresses the legislative, historical, financialand structural features of school education in Australia.This leads to a study of the context opportunities andconstraints influencing leaders in schools.EPG842* Legal Foundations for Leadersin Learning Institutions4 pg cpThis unit presents the legal frameworks which govern theprovision of education and looks at specific legislationwhich has an impact on matters such as employment,copyright, equal opportunity, child protection and duty ofcare.EPG847* Educational Institutions asOrganisations4 pg cpThis unit seeks to establish a sound theoretical and professionalbasis for educational administration by exploringthe organisational nature of educational settings andexamining the application of organisational and administrativetheories in these settings.EPG851** Post-Secondary Education4 pg cpThis unit examines the major forms of tertiary and continuingeducation in Australia; their institutional andorganisational settings; their social, political and economiccontext. The approach draws on a range of disciplinaryand comparative perspectives.237
Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004EPG860 Education and the Workforce I4 pg cpA comparative study is done of the relationship betweeneducation and the workforce in industrially advancedcountries, especially the relationship between education,employment, occupational structure and income. Specialattention is paid to the relationship between educationand work in Japan and Australia.EPG870** Sociology and Education4 pg cpThis unit explores the shifting connections between individualexperiences and systems of education. Initially,the seminar examines the way sociological enquiries intoeducation have been conducted. This provides a frameworkfor further explorations. Students will have theopportunity to develop a research proposal in an area ofinterest.EPG875** Curriculum Studies4 pg cpAn introductory unit designed for students who have notpreviously studied in the area. Basic curriculum studiesissues and their social, cultural and educational implicationsare explored.EPG880** Evaluation of EducationalPrograms4 pg cpPrerequisite: EPG875, EPG817This unit explores contemporary research and practice inthe evaluation of educational programs. Students willdesign an evaluation study appropriate for their currentworkplace context.EPG909 Assessment Issues4 pg cpThis unit is designed as an introduction to issues in educationalassessment with the focus on decision makingrather than on formal psychometrics.EPG915 Teaching and Learning about theEnvironment4 pg cpThis unit examines the major learning processes involvedin environmental education at school and community levels.Emphasis is placed on the communication and interpretationprocess, organisation of material and effectivecommunication techniques in a wide range of settingsand audiences. Specific problems will be approached viacase studies, fieldwork and individual or group projects.EPG916 Resources and Networks inEnvironmental Education4 pg cpThis unit examines and evaluates the wide range ofresources available for environmental education (bothcommunity based and those designed for schools). This238includes electronically accessed catalogues, and theeffective collection and use of resources.EPG917 Design of EnvironmentalEducation Programs4 pg cpAn examination of the Environmental CurriculumStatement and its emphasis on a holistic environmentalperspective across the key learning areas is conducted.This will lead to more detailed work on school-based curriculumdesign, implementation, programming of developmentallybased learning activities through the gradesand evaluation.EPG918 Environmental Interpretation andCommunity Education4 pg cpThis unit considers environmental interpretation as partof identification of environmental management goals andprograms to achieve those goals. It also examines the roleof the community in effecting environmental changethrough involvement at the local and state level.EPG927** Educational Programs andInformation Technology4 pg cpThis unit aims to develop and extend students’ understandingof current issues in the areas of curriculum andinformation technology and to assist them to effectivelyapply this knowledge in fields of their own choice.EPG928 Supervision and StaffDevelopment4 pg cpThe unit focuses on the supervisor’s role in facilitatinginitial and ongoing professional and staff development ofpeople within or preparing for the workforce.EPG932 Educational Policy Analysis in aPractical Context4 pg cpPolicy in education has become an important aspect ofeducational change. This unit focuses on the processesthrough which policy is generated and implemented, andhow teachers and educators can more effectively participatein policy making.EPG933 ICT and Classroom Practice4 pg cpRecent research into the implications of technologies forclassroom teaching will be discussed and evaluated, andpractical ways of applying knowledge about using ICTfor educational purposes will be explored in relation toboth generic and subject specific curriculum needs.EPG934 Education Project Stage 14 pg cpIn consultation with a supervisor, candidates will undertakea critical review of the literature in a selected topicof interest. This review will normally form the basis for a
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