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Capstone Professional Project (EDUC90989)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
July
Overview
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This subject involves students undertaking a substantial project requiring an independent investigation of a topic that they regard as directly related to their own professional practice and/or within their area of specialisation. Students will draw on theory, knowledge and skills developed through their degree to design and complete their professional capstone project. The project can be a:
- workplace investigation negotiated by the student with the relevant host organisation;
- theoretical or explorative study; or
- research project involving secondary data analyses.
Note that students will not be allowed to undertake any project that involves the collection of primary data that requires Human Research Ethics Approval.
Students will demonstrate their ability to define a problem, review relevant theoretical and practical literature, design an approach and apply it to their defined problem. Students will present their scholarly findings in a conference presentation format that facilitates peer learning and fosters professional alliances and networks.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Apply the knowledge and skills gained in other subjects to successfully investigate a substantially complex educational problem or issue directly related to their own professional practice and/or within their area of specialisation
- Critically analyse relevant and current theoretical and practical literature to inform the project's aims and approach
- Analyse and synthesise a range of conceptual and empirical materials to draw defensible conclusions
- Articulate their project findings in a scholarly manner to other professionals and the wider educational community through a conference paper and presentation
Generic skills
- Critical reasoning and thinking
- Application of theory to practice
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Evidence based decision making
- Teamwork and professional collaboration
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Completion of:
150 points of study in the MC-ED Master of Education, MC-TESOL Master of TESOL, or MC-MLED Master of Modern Languages Education; OR
100 points of study in the MC-EDEDMGT/960EC Master of Education (Educational Management).
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90620 | Research Methods in Education | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90057 | Education Capstone Research Project |
July (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- Abstract for conference paper (1000 words), due early in teaching period, (10%)
- Conference Presentation (20 minutes presentation and 10 minutes questioning; equivalent to 3000 words), due end of teaching period, (30%)
- Conference paper (6000 words), due end of assessment period, (60%)
Hurdle requirements:
- Completion of an online research module, early in the subject, to be negotiated with the subject coordinator
- On-campus: A minimum of 80% attendance at all scheduled on-campus sessions, and a minimum of 80% participation in all online sessions
- Online: A minimum of 80% participation in all online sessions plus a 6-hour conference towards the end of the semester
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Jenny Chesters Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours on-campus: 36 hours (comprising 24 hours on campus, 12 hours online delivery such as webinars/forums/blogs) or online: 6 hours on campus (conference), 30 hours online including lectures/tutorials/webinars/forums/blogs Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019 Semester 1 contact information
- July
Principal coordinator Jenny Chesters Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours on-campus: 36 hours (comprising 24 hours on campus, 12 hours online delivery such as webinars/forums/blogs) or online: 6 hours on campus (conference), 30 hours online including lectures/tutorials/webinars/forums/blogs Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 31 July 2019 to 20 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 16 August 2019 Census date 23 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 October 2019 Assessment period ends 3 November 2019 July contact information
Time commitment details
340 hours
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Electronic readings will be made available on the LMS.
Last updated: 10 February 2024