Research Design for Educational Technologists

Place
VCILT
VCILT Lab , Réduit , University of Mauritius

Dates:
Wed March 23 - Wed April 1

Organization
VCILT, University of Mauritius

Teachers
Dr. Daniel Schneider , TECFA, Université de Genève
Mohammad Santally , VCILT, University of Mauritius

Schedules:
Either 9:00-16:00 or 16:00-19:00 (see details for each session)

This is a "crash course" on Research Design, Research Methodology and some practical issues regarding the making of an MSc thesis. Target audience are Master Students in Educational Technology from various backgrounds.

Objectives:

• Know about fundamental principles of an academic project
• Be familiar with three major classes of research designs: (1) Theory-testing approaches, (2) Qualitative and new theory-creating research, (3) Design-science research.
• Be aware of the fundamental elements of a Research Design (1) Definition of a subject, (2) Research Goals and Questions, (3) Literature Review and selection of theoretical and conceptual frameworks, (4) Approach and Methodology: Operational Research Questions, Analysis frameworks and methodological techniques.
• Learn basic (or at least the existence) of a few selected research methodologies, e.g. data gathering, sampling, simple quantitative and qualitative data analysis.
• Deliverable: A draft project for your master thesis.