Module manager: Dr Mohammad Ahmadian
Email: M.J.Ahmadian@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
| EDUC5001M | Critical Study |
EDUC 5001M
This module is not approved as an Elective
In completing this module students will be able to:
- identify either a topic of immediate individual concern in their own institution or a generic educational topic;
- engage in discussion with a tutor(s) concerning how this topic might be investigated;
- under supervision, carry out reading and study, and, if appropriate, research, on this topic;
- put this topic in a broader perspective, ensuring where appropriate that the experience of more than one school or college is considered and that recent evidence/research of the national/local situation is included;
- under supervision, write up the study in an appropriate form.
Analytical Skills
Critical Thinking
Independent Working
Research Skills
Use of Knowledge
Students negotiate their critical studies on an individual basis at a dissertation proposal meeting held with their Academic Tutor.
Students will be required to audit the module EDUC5060M Getting Started: Research Questions and Approaches in Education or equivalent unless their programme manager or the taught postgraduate tutor believes that they already have sufficient knowledge or skills about research.
Students will be allocated a dissertation supervisor who will discuss their critical study proposal and meet with them on a regular basis as the study progresses.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supervision | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Private study hours | 594 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 6 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 600 | ||
Student progress will be monitored through the tutorials related to EDUC5060M and the supervision meetings. Additional meetings may be arranged, as required, subject to agreement between the student and their supervisor.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Dissertation of 12,000 words | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 03/01/2024
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