Doctor of Education Research Thesis FT R (9573.2)

EdD candidates are required to meet progress milestones set out under University policies and the EdD Course Guide and Program Operations Manual.

Refinements to the literature review, and progress reports on data gathering, analysis and synthesis are presented in work-in-progress seminars. These seminars are designed to provide feedback for students to ensure the quality, integrity and coherence of individual research projects and their relationship to the identified Topic for a particular cohort.

The Topic is developed on the basis of the identified professional interests of the students, and its strategic relevance to their employing and sponsoring institution. It is capable of being investigated from a number of perspectives. The EdD research project constitutes the major learning undertaken by each doctoral student. It will have individual integrity in relation to the perspective taken to The Topic, while at the same time have demonstrated conceptual and research links to other individual projects in the cohort.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Be innovative and creative to develop, adapt and implement research methods to extend and redefine existing knowledge and professional practice;

2. Use critical judgement and reflection to independently use their research knowledge and skills in professional settings and systematically engage in critical analysis, synthesis and evaluation;
3. Be able to communicate their knowledge to all audiences;
4. Manage research projects and work with others in a team to generate original knowledge and understanding to make substantial contributions to professional Education; and
5. Practice as professionals with social responsibilities including the dissemination and promotion of new insights to peers and the community at large.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

Professional experience.