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2_Friday - 25/3/2005 |
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Room 9:00 -9:30 |
What is research ?
The purpose of this session is to present an idea of what Theory of science means by "research" and how these principles will apply to a master thesis. You also should be able to understand the fundamental differences between major kinds research approaches, e.g. between
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Room 9:30 -12:00 |
Introduction to empirical research
In this (long) session we first will try to convey fundamental principles of empirical research. We then present some advice on how to choose a research subject and how to start doing a research plan. An important issue concerns analytical frameworks, dimensions of concepts, typologies and analysis grids and we will engage in some discussion. (9:30 -10:30 ) Fundamental principles of empirical research (DKS )(10:30 -11:00 ) How to find a research subject (DKS ) (11:00 -12:00 ) The research plan and conceptual frameworks (DKS ) Course Materials:
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Room 13:00 -15:30 |
The Art of Research Design We will look into different kinds of research designs that are typically done in educational technology. Here is incomplete list of various designs of which some can be combined:
Each participant should hopefully be able to identify with one or more of these fundamental orientations. (13:00 -13:30 ) Discussion - Initial student projects (DKS )(13:30 -14:30 ) Theory-driven approaches (surveys, experiments, quasi-experiments) (DKS ) (14:30 -15:00 ) Theory-finding approaches (ethnographic and clinical studies) (DKS ) (15:00 -15:30 ) Design-oriented approaches (development, instructional design) (DKS ) |
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Room 15:30 -16:00 |
Q/A
(15:30 -16:00 ) Presentation of homework II and other Q/A (DKS ) Course Materials: |
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Homework |
Homework II
Revise your text (or present a new subject). Your text should include the following items:
Return Date: Monday 16:00 |