Postgraduate - Edith Cowan University

LST5182 15 Credit Points
Using Language
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit provides a study of language use and variation,
including dialect, style and register; speech communities and
language ecology; discourse and conversation; cross-cultural
communication and pragmatics. English provides a significant
focus of study but other languages will also be used to highlight
issues and to meet students’ professional needs.
LST5183 15 Credit Points
Researching Language
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
The first component of this unit covers research design, data
collection, analysis and reporting in language and related areas
including linguistics, sociolinguistics and applied linguistics as
well as the use of research literature and issues in language and
applied linguistics research. The remainder of the unit will involve
a literature survey of one or two selected topics in the field.
LST6170 20 Credit Points
Master of Applied Linguistics Project
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
LST6171 20 Credit Points
Master of Applied Linguistics Project
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
LST6200 0 Credit Points
Masters Thesis
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
The Master of Applied Linguistics by Thesis consists entirely of
research. The purpose of the thesis is to train students in the use of
research methodology and techniques and in a critical evaluation
appropriate to their field of study. By the end of their candidature
the student should be capable of conceiving, designing,
implementing and evaluating a research based study.
LST7200 0 Credit Points
Doctor of Philosophy Thesis
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
The Doctor of Philosophy consists entirely of research that makes
a contribution to and development of new knowledge in the field.
The purpose of the thesis is to train advanced students in the use
of research methodology and techniques, the development of
conceptual and theoretical perspectives on educational problems
while undertaking critical inquiry appropriate to their field of
study. By the end of their candidature the student should be
capable of conceiving, designing, implementing, evaluating and
publishing a research based study.
MAE4113 15 Credit Points
How Children Learn Mathematics
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit will consider the learning, teaching and assessment
strategies of K-7 mathematics with particular emphasis on
identifying and catering for the needs of students with learning
difficulties. The unit is based on the latest theoretical and
empirical research in educational psychology and teaching
practice. It has a strong practical component, where students will
be given the opportunity to apply recommended assessment and
teaching strategies in mathematics, whilst exploring theoretical
foundations from which students will be encouraged to develop
and evaluate their own ideas in the field.
MAE4705 15 Credit Points
Learning and Teaching Mathematics 1
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit provides an introduction to the teaching and learning of
lower secondary school and middle years mathematics. The
fundamentals of learning theory will be practically applied to the
specific teaching of mathematics. A pedagogical focus will be
upon developing an appreciation of mathematics as a useful and
creatively interesting area of study by regularly incorporating
mathematical investigation in the classroom, and by focusing on
developing mathematical literacy. Useful teaching resources and
tools will be demonstrated and their classroom application
explored.
MAE4706 15 Credit Points
Learning and Teaching Mathematics 2
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
In this unit, students will begin to consolidate their understanding
of the teaching and learning of secondary school mathematics, and
will look more closely at general curriculum planning and written
assessment. Current resources will be examined and evaluated for
their teaching effectiveness. Practical teaching strategies for
overcoming common mathematical misconceptions will again be
explored, and the unit will again focus upon the importance of
classroom communication and meaningful assessment practices,
relating these ideas to relevant educational theory.
MAE5103 15 Credit Points
How Children Learn Mathematics: Processes, Development,
Difficulties
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit will consider the learning, teaching and assessment
strategies of K-7 mathematics with particular emphasis on
identifying and catering for the needs of students with learning
difficulties. The unit is based on the latest theoretical and
empirical research in educational psychology and teaching
practice. It has a strong practical component, where students will
be given the opportunity to apply recommended assessment and
teaching strategies in mathematics, whilst exploring theoretical
foundations from which students will be encouraged to develop
and evaluate their own ideas in the field.
MAN4010 15 Credit Points
Management IV
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW
Management IV provides an introduction to fundamental concepts
and principles of managing people within organisations. The unit
covers the evolution of management theory and examines a range
of approaches to the study of management. Major themes are
developed across the whole unit, include the importance of
strategic planning and decision making, the need for innovation,
the inevitability of change and its resistance as well as the need
for leadership. The unit also examines a number of contemporary
issues that question the traditional approaches to management.
Management is multi-disciplinary and is drawn from areas such as
economics, psychology, socialogy and organisational behaviour.
MAN4102 15 Credit Points
Organisational Behaviour IV
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW
This unit provides an opportunity to critically explore the various
issues that influence the management of human behaviour and
relationships in an organisational context. Traditional approaches
to organisational behaviour will be presented and contrasted with
recent developments arising out of social psychology and
sociology. Traditional approaches assist managers to understand
and organise people to behave in predictable ways. This unit also
examines the psychology of individual differences and how
diversity affects personality, perceptions, emotions and the
experience of stress resulting in behaviour that is difficult to
predict from a traditional perspective. Social psychological and
critical approaches to organisational behaviour are utilised to
explore how individuals make sense of their world and how they
construct a sense of self as an individual and how this identity
may change in group setting. More importantly, this unit assists
managers to understand the formal and informal characteristics of
group behaviour, why they form, and why teams and other
management initiatives may have dysfunctional outcomes.
MAN4110 15 Credit Points
Organisational Studies IV
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW
Prerequisites :
MAN4010 Management IV
MBA5110 Principles of Management V
260 ECU Postgraduate Course Guide 2008