Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit Title	METHODOLOGY OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Course Unit Code	DIS301
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated	4
Learning Outcomes of the course unit	By the end of the course, the students should be able to: Provide an overview of the research process with all required stages, Clearly outline a well-defined research problem and associated research questions and hypotheses, Carry out a preliminary literature review of past research on a study’s main concepts or theories, Link a conducted literature review to clearly stated research hypotheses, Describe the advantages and disadvantages of certain research instruments such as surveys, interviews and observations of subjects, Effectively present data associated with hypothesis testing, Evaluate data gathered to test proposed theory, Clearly state and elaborate on a study’s research limitations and implications, Distinguish between quantitative and qualitative approaches and methods, Prepare a research plan for either a quantitative or a qualitative study,
Mode of Delivery	Face-to-face
Prerequisites	NONE	Co-requisites	NONE
Recommended optional program components	NONE
Course Contents	- The meaning, types and characteristics of research (educational research)  - Methodological approaches to educational research  - The research process- definition of a research problem  - Literature Review and stages of conducting one. Basic skills of studying literature. The use of references  - Research Questions and formulation of research hypotheses.    Definition of research variables and the development of a conceptual framework.  - Population and Sampling- sampling procedures, power analysis  - Methods of data collection (survey, interview, observation, test)  - Validity and Reliability of measures  - Statistical analysis of data (descriptive and inferential statistics)  - Presentation and interpretation of results-Research Evaluation  - Ethics in educational research  - Stages of writing a research report
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks	Papanastasiou & Papanastasiou (2005). Methodology of research. Nicosia. Instructor’s set of class notes
References
Planned learning activities and teaching methods	Lectures Computer Presentations Group discussion on case studies Materials posted online (e-learning).
Assessment methods and criteria	Midterm exam 1 25% Midterm exam 2 25% Final Exam 50%
Language of instruction	Greek
Work placement(s)	NO