Designing a Pedagogical Action Research Project
PostgraduateUND-EDUC60592025
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 13 July 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Price from
- $2,930
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Designing a Pedagogical Action Research Project
About this subject
On completion of this course students should be able to achieve the following learning outcomes:
1. Critically evaluate pedagogical literature to support investigations into learning and teaching
2. Reflect on and investigate improvements in learning and teaching through action research
3. Critically analyse different methods of data collection and analysis
4. Identify ethical implications of learning and teaching research.
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
- Methodological frameworks
- Research methods
- Ethics
- Preparing research ethics proposals
Students will apply their knowledge and experience of learning and teaching to design a pedagogical action research project which aims to enhance student learning. The focus is likely to be at the course level, and might investigate a specific practice such as assessment, work integrated learning/professional placement or learning strategies or activities. The design will utilise an action research framework which will require students to consider a targeted intervention, and critically select the most appropriate social research methods and tools, to collect and interpret data. The learning from this course will be synthesised in a mock Research Proposal and Research Ethics Application.
- Literature review proposed intervention and Central Research Question (30%)
- SWOT analysis of data collection methods (20%)
- Design of data collection instrument (20%)
- Research proposal and ethics application (30%)
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The University of Notre Dame Australia is committed to delivering an excellent student experience, alongside a high standard of teaching, research, and training. As a leader in ethical education, Notre Dame aims to develop students’ critical reasoning and their ability to make ethical decisions—crucial skills to progressing their careers and leading purposeful lives. At Notre Dame, students navigate their future with an ethical education online.
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- UND-HED-MAS-2025 - Master of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or enrol in the following subject(s) to study at the same time or prior to this subject:
UND-MEDI5000 (Not currently available)
UND-RSCH7002-Scholarly Reading and Writing (no longer available)
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Master of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
PostgraduateUND-HED-MAS