Module code: EDUCAM 101

Level of study: Level 8 

Credits: 10 ECTS

Status: CORE

The course will enhance participants’ understanding of the research process.  Participants will critically explore research approaches, language, and ethics. The course will take a step-by-step approach to develop student’s knowledge, skills and understanding of design and implementation of quantitative and qualitative research designs, including Cross-sectional surveys, cohort studies, Randomized Controlled Trials, operational study designs which include quasi-experiments and Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials.  The course will equip students with the skills necessary to conduct secondary research designs, including scoping and systematic reviews.  The course will also help students to develop the skills to recognize and reflect on the strengths and limitations of different research methodologies and address ethical and practical issues in research.  Furthermore, the student will be equipped with the ability to methodologically review and derive meaning from published research work for application in professional practice and growth. 

Learning Outcomes

• Identify and describe different quantitative study designs, describe the key elements and weaknesses and strengths associated with each approach, and application of quantitative research in Educational Professional Practice.
• To understand Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Method Research approaches and their application, including data collection, analysis, and reporting methods. 
• To understand secondary research design and application methods, including Scoping and Systematic reviews approaches, and how different research designs can be combined in a mixed-method study approach.
• To understand the concept of research quality assurance and its application in research and ethical principles and application of validity and reliability principles in research.

Module code: EDUCAM 102

Level of study: Level 8 

Credits: 10 ECTS

Status: CORE

The course will lead and guide students to the in-depth understanding of the essence and purpose of critical thinking, reflective and reflexive practices, ethical issues and the current theories affecting the educational system.  The students will critically analyze the Contemporary Issues in the 21st century, which will help them understand the present situation and condition of Education.  This course will also consider the factors that greatly influence the entire educational system; historical, language, organisational, political, demographic, and contemporary ideologies.  They will introduce the theory and practices of Transformative Learning and critically reflect on its connection to their life as educators.  The students will critically scrutinize the path of the future of education and understand the theories that greatly influence the different organizations and institutions of education.

Learning Outcomes

• To illustrate critical thinking as the foundation of reflective and reflexive practices in education.
• Critically analyze and evaluate the different theories of education relating it to their personal and professional life as educators.
• To analyze and critically reflect on the implications of Transformative Learning to the Contemporary Issues in the 21st Century and the Future of Education.

Module code: EDUCAM 103

Level of study: Level 8 

Credits: 10 ECTS

Status: CORE

The course will help the students to critically analyze the different learning theories and pedagogies.  The students evaluate the different existing research methodologies of diversity.  The students will critically reflect on the different educational curricula and environments of the different groups of learners.  They will be encouraged to illustrate the progress and advancement of technology as a great advantage in education.  The students will engage in understanding the process of learning, especially the relationship between teaching and learning, assessment, and evaluation.  This course will also introduce the students to meta-learning, to which they will develop consciousness of their personal approaches to the learning process.  

Learning Outcomes

• Critically analyze the different learning theories and pedagogies affecting the educational system.
• To illustrate the significant role of teaching pedagogies in the diversity of learning.
• To critically evaluate the role of technology as a great instrument in teaching methodology.
• Understand the nature of meta-learning in relation to 21st-century learners.

Module code: EDUCAM104

Level of study: Level 8 

Guided learning hours: 150

Credits: 10 ECTS

Status: CORE

The course will equip participants with the essential skills, strategies, and tools they need to unlock their fullest potential in taking up expanded educational leadership responsibilities to guide their organizations effectively. Participants will be exposed to the significance of different types of the institutional context for theory and practice within the field and the potential and actual complexity of theory/practice relationships within it. Participants will also be involved in a comparative analysis of effective leadership approaches and methodological considerations in Leadership research. This knowledge and skills will enable participants to build their capacities in integrative thinking, managing diversity, team building and managing effective teams, and negotiating and influencing skills which are essential skills in leading organisations in the educational environment.

Learning Outcomes

• To understand the significance of different types of the institutional context for theory and practice within the field.
• To analyse national and international leadership models, concepts and theories related to bureaucracy, social systems, power and organisational change.
• To analyse effective leadership approaches and their application in leading educational organisations.
• Discuss methodological approaches used in Educational Leadership research.

Module code: EDUCAM105

Level of study: Level 8 

Guided Learning Hours: 150

Credits: 10 ECTS

Status: CORE

The course will help to build in participants an understanding of the relationship between recent changes in education, economy, culture, language and society. Participants will be exposed to theories which seek to explain the educational policy-making process, i.e., the macro and micro factors, e.g., the organisation, culture, language and politics of relevant state departments and agencies, which shape educational policy and the impact of policy at various levels of the educational system. This knowledge and skills will enable participants to identify and address complex and/or emerging issues in the interaction between policy, language, culture and education and make informed judgements in the absence of complete or consistent information.

Learning Outcomes

• Identify linguistic and cultural variables affecting educational policy and practice.
• Identify and address complex and/or emerging issues in the interaction between language, culture and education and make informed judgements in the absence of complete or consistent information (professional/ practical skill)
• Critically evaluate linguistic and cultural assumptions underpinning educational policy and practice.
• Use appropriate research methods to describe and analyse education as cultural and linguistic practice.

Module code: EDUCAM106

Level of study: Level 8 

Guided learning hours: 200

Credits: 10 ECTS

Status: CORE

The participants in this course will develop a 3000-word research proposal in Leadership and Education management. The participants will be guided to identify a researchable knowledge gap of their interest and analyse and synthesise the knowledge gap into a problem statement. Participants will receive guidance on specific aspects of doing research, including literature searching and conducting critical appraisal; referencing and applying relevant computer software in reference management; framing research questions and objectives; and applying ethical issues in Research. Participants will be capacity built to develop competence in assessing and appraising evidence in published literature, determining the gaps in the evidence and developing a feasible and valid study design that they can apply in their research. Participants will further be guided to develop a full research proposal.

Learning Outcomes

• Identifying a relevant and suitable knowledge gap in Leadership and Education Management and developing structured research questions to address the knowledge gap.
• Write a literature review to identify existing evidence and knowledge gaps associated with the research problem of interest.
• Critically explore the relevance of existing theory and evidence base to research design.
• Develop a well-structured research protocol/proposal with clear timelines and relevant study methods that comply with the universal principles of research ethics.

1. Dissertation Registration
2. Confirmation of Supervision

1. Dissertation
2. Defense