| Effective Term: | 2025/02 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Education, Arts & Community |
| Unit Title: | Professional Inquiry B |
| Unit ID: | EDMED7075 |
| Credit Points: | 30.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 070303 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
Professional Inquiry consists of two capstone units which require candidates to bring together the sum total of the learning from their specialisation studies to engage in an extended process of inquiry in response to an existing problem or issue within their educational context. Project outcomes should typically have clear recommendations for practice changes/improvements in the student’s professional context.
Professional Inquiry B is the second part of the two units, in which candidates implement their research proposal and carry out their professional inquiry project. Students are expected to complete a portfolio of mini reflective reports and present a small-scale study project with a final research report. The process of inquiry is carefully planned to enable candidates to find a possible solution to their identified problem or greater understanding of an educational issue. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: No |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | | |  | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Utilise a methodology to critically analyze, or illuminate understanding of an authentic educational problem or issue |
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| K2. | Explain the strengths and weakness of data associated with a specific inquiry methodology. |
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| K3. | Understand the ethical implications of the chosen methodology and data collection procedures. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Analyze and interpret specific data associated with a form of inquiry. |
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| S2. | Report findings in a presentation and in writing that conform to academic standards. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Implement, assess, and interpret data to enable insight into an organizational problem or educational issue. |
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| A2. | Develop critical and reflective thinking in professional practice. |
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| A3. | Present results of a project that reflects academic standards of reporting. |
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| Unit Content: |
This unit consists of the completion of the individual teacher inquiry project designed in EDMED7074 Professional Inquiry A. Unit content is designed to support the completion of the inquiry project through the individual supervision process over the semester.
Topics may include:
1. Reflective practices of teacher-researcher and reflective reports
2. Strengths and limitations of data collection methods and ethical considerations in data collection process
3. Data analysis methods and presentation of results based on academic research conventions
4. Driving positive change in educational settings through teacher-educator research |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
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| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | | Level | FEDTASK 1
Interpersonal | Students at this level will demonstrate an advanced ability in a range of contexts to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups. Students will be required to display high level skills in-person and/or online in: • Using and demonstrating a high level of verbal and non-verbal communication • Demonstrating a mastery of listening for meaning and influencing via active listening • Demonstrating and showing empathy for others • High order skills in negotiating and conflict resolution skills\\ • Demonstrating mastery of working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams. | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students at this level will demonstrate a mastery in professional skills and behaviours in leading others. • Creating and sustaining a collegial environment • Demonstrating a high level of self -awareness and the ability to self-reflect and justify decisions • Inspiring and initiating opportunities to lead others • Making informed professional decisions • Demonstrating initiative in new professional situations. | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students at this level will demonstrate high level skills in working in complexity and ambiguity using the imagination to create new ideas. Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically to generate and consider complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level • Analysing complex and abstract ideas, concepts and information • Communicate alternative perspectives to justify complex ideas • Demonstrate a mastery of challenging conventional thinking to clarify complex concepts • Forming creative solutions in problem solving to new situations for further learning. | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students at this level will demonstrate the ability to work competently across a wide range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks. Students will be required to display skills in: • Mastering, exploring, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and sharing digital information professionally • Collating, managing complex data, accessing and using digital data securely • Receiving and responding professionally to messages in a range of professional digital media • Contributing competently and professionally to digital teams and working groups • Participating at a high level in digital learning opportunities. | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 5
sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students at this level will demonstrate a mastery of considering and assessing the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting professional ethical and sustainable decisions. Students will be required to display skills in: • Demonstrate informed judgment making that considers the impact of devising complex solutions in ambiguous global economic environmental and societal contexts • Professionally committing to the promulgation of social responsibility • Demonstrate the ability to evaluate ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable challenges and generating and articulating responses • Communicating lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to the diverse professional others • Generating, leading and implementing required actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life | 1 - Yes |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, A1, A2, A3 | Portfolio of mini verbal and written reports | Portfolio | 30-40% | | 2. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, A1, A2, A3 | Presentation and defence of findings | Presentation and written report | 60-70% |
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