Unit of Study EDUC6001 Literature Review in Education: Known Unknowns (2025)

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Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Education
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

be undertaking 1207286 - Master of Teaching or 3507292 - Bachelor of Education with Honours

Unit description

Supports the development of a literature review related to a specific research problem in education. Students develop conceptual and theoretical frameworks, and learn key research skills through the analysis, synthesis and evaluation of literature.

Unit content

Module 1: Exploring topics and questions

Module 2: Identifying and framing key concepts

Module 3: Identifying and critiquing key studies and works

Module 4: Understanding & reviewing theories

Module 5: Understanding & reviewing paradigms

Module 6: Exploring and evaluating gaps and syntheses

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Online	Term1	Term1

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

locate and critique literature in education

identify and relate theories and paradigms in education

formulate and write a well-structured literature review

demonstrate sound organisational, referencing and citation skills.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Literature review	30%
Literature review	70%

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