Module: Research Project 2

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Research Project 2
Module Code	EDU1070 (ITS: ES327)
Faculty	DCU Institute of Education	School	Policy & Professional Practice
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	15

Description

The module aims to enable students to introduce and implement a research project within their field of professional practice. The focus of this research will have been determined in Module ES324. It will support students in identifying and conducting research within their fields of education/training and also provide students with experience in designing and implementing research methodologies. The module will allow students to link theory to practical application, to develop research skills and facilitate reflective professional practice in an education and/or training context.

Learning Outcomes

1. Analyse the role and function of research methodologies relevant to the student's research project.
2. Be familiar with the key documents relating to Further Education and Training in the areas of literacy, numeracy, White Paper on Further Education, SESS directives, Traveller Education
3. Apply key concepts, theories and techniques related to the use of research tools necessary for a research project.
4. Compare and contrast qualitative and quantitative data collection tools in terms of their relevance to their own research project
5. Implement a research project within an education and/or training workplace context.
6. Initiate and evaluate the benefits of experiential learning in the workplace through the research theory and practice.
7. Demonstrate the ability to write a research report using academic conventions, skills and techniques.
8. Critically evaluate the benefits of experiential learning together with the benefits of conducting academic research in a work-based practice
9. Summarise and evaluate the benefits of personal reflection related to the theoretical and practical applications of implementing a research project in a work-based practice
10. Evaluate the key findings in relation to most recent research in the areas of education and training in Ireland the the EU

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Lecture	45	No Description
Assignment Completion	125	No Description
Group work	75	No Description
Independent Study	100	No Description
Tutorial	30	No Description
Total Workload: 375

Section Breakdown
CRN	20352	Part of Term	Semester 2
Coursework	100%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	N
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Jane O'Kelly	Module Teacher	Justin Rami

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

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Indicative Reading List

Books:

Zina O'Leary,: 0, The Essential Guide to Doing Your Research Project, ISBN: 978-1-84860-010-2
Judith Bell: 2010, Doing your research project, Open University Press / McGraw Hill, Maidenhead, ISBN: 978-0335235827
Gina Wisker: 2009, The undergraduate research handbook, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke,
Jennifer Mason: 0, Qualitative researching, 0 7619 7428 8
Uwe Flick,: 0, An Introduction to Qualitative Research, 978-1-84787-323-1
David Silverman: 0, Doing qualitative research, ISBN: 1412901979
Chris Hart: 1998, Doing a literature review, SAGE, London, 0 7619 5974 2

Articles:

Includ-ED: 2011, Factors that inhibit and factors that support inclusion in EU27, http://creaub.info/included/results/,

Other Resources

website: http://www.sess.ie/documents-and-publications/otherdes
website: http://www.education.ie/en/
website: http://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Policy-Reports/lit_num_strategy_full.pdf
website: http://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Policy-Reports/traveller_ed_strat.pdf
website: http://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Policy-Reports/fe_aduled_wp.pdf