Module Code 單元編號 ECE6180 Module Title 單元名稱 RESEARCH METHODS IN EDUCATION Module Synopsis 單元概要 This course introduces students to the practice and logic of social science inquiry in education. Within two broad paradigms of research (i.e., quantitative and qualitative), students are required to engage in the complete process of investigation (i.e., design, data collection, data analysis, and reporting) using a selected set of research methods. Students will develop knowledge about the selected methods, including an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of each method. Students will gain competence, through directed practice, in the choices researchers have to make at each stage of the research process in order to achieve high quality results. At the end of the course, students will have gained understanding and skill in conducting research from design to reporting, such that they will be able to make use of the selected methods, with supervision, in their own masters level thesis research.