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Module Specifications
Archived Version 2018 - 2019
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Description This module aims to provide students with the theoretical knowledge and skills of understanding and conducting a comprehensive literature review. It enables students to critically reflect,evaluate and synthesise from a variety of sources in academic literature. This provides students with literature review skills that are academic, rigorous and valid in an education and/or training context. In addition students are required to research and present a detailed project proposal and a rationale for the proposed methodology. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Conduct a comprehensive Literature Review within one or more of the following themes in education and/ or training - equality, access, inclusion, values, identity, intercultural learning, technology-enabled learning 2. Search, select and identify suitable sources of literature (policy documents/journals/books) within the research theme under investigation. 3. Analyse and evaluate relevant literature to student's area of professional development in the future. 4. Record, organise and classify literature resources 5. Critically reflect and synthesise material from a broad context of sources in the literature review. 6. Demonstrate the ability to write a literature review using a broad variety of literature and policy documents as part of a literature review chapter for a research project. 7. Consider the arguments and critique the debate within academic literature/theory and relate this to current practice in an education and or training context. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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Learning Activities Theme 1Overview on how to conduct a Literature ReviewTheme 2Creating an Audit Trail of Literature Review sourcesTheme 3Comparing and Contrasting Literature Review sourcesTheme 4Identifying gaps in research/ literatureTheme 5Critical Writing and critical review of literature sourcesTheme 6Connecting Literature Review to overall Research processTheme 7Develop a Project Proposal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other Resources 11003, Youtube, Writing your research proposal, 0, www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyoU4BwTHmo, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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