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EDU639: Quantitative Approaches to Research

The unit addresses designs and methods of quantitative research used in educational and social science inquiry. Students will consider how quantitative data are generated, analysed and interpreted in research and evaluation projects in education and the social sciences.  The unit will include a variety of research designs; methods for collecting data using different formats; confirming the quality of data for the purposes for which they are collected; relating sets of data; and methods for comparing groups.

Related Unit Codes:

Points

4

Enrolment Options

Murdoch: S2-external

Contact Time

External: No attendance required.
On-campus meetings will usually be available.

Prerequisites

EDU403/603 Introduction to Research for Educators or permission from the Unit Coordinator.
For the 600-level version of the unit students must be enrolled in a Postgraduate qualification.
For the 700-level unit students must be enrolled in the Doctor of Education.
Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.

Exclusions

Students who have successfully completed A440 Research Design and Analysis for the Social Sciences or E433/E633 Quantitative Research Methods may not enrol in this unit for credit.

School

School of Education

Unit Coordinator

Dr Andrew McConney

  • Position:
Senior Lecturer
  • E-mail:
A.Mcconney@murdoch.edu.au
  • Location:
Murdoch Campus
Education and Humanities
Room 3.011
  • Phone:
    Prefix: +618
9360 6995
Unit Contacts
Contact Phone
Prefix: +618
Location
Teaching Period(s)
Dr Andrew McConney
Senior Lecturer
(A.Mcconney@murdoch.edu.au)
9360 6995 Murdoch Campus
Education and Humanities
Room 3.011
MURDOCH S2: External
(02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)
 
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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations:

APMISIN

Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore)

CEJTOKYO

Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo)

JKURASHIKI

NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan)

KDUPG

KDU College (Penang, Malaysia)

KDUPJ

KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia)

SGP-REPOLY

Republic Polytechnic (Singapore)

SMANUFED

Singapore Manufacturing Federation

ZHENGZHOU

Zhengzhou University (China)