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Graduate Certificate in Educational Research (GC-EDRES) // Attributes, outcomes and skills
About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Further study
Coordinator
Rhonda Di Biase
Contact
Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Contact Stop 1
Future students:
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Identify an issue in education as an investigable research project.
- Understand the range and applicability of research methodologies, and their appropriateness to a particular project.
- Design and undertake a research project in Education.
- Synthesise evidence and findings of educational research in an appropriate way.
- Communicate and defend results of the research study.
Generic skills
This course will develop the following set of generic skills:
- Critical reasoning and thinking in educational research.
- Appraisal of education research debates and practices.
- Evaluation and communication of education research and practice.
Graduate attributes
The course will develop in students a commitment to research excellence in education, allowing them to develop a critical understanding of their discipline, the process of research, and their capacities as critical, creative, and ethical researchers.
Last updated: 25 January 2023