University of Zimbabwe
Centre for Teacher Education and Materials development
NAME OF COLLEGE: JOSHUA MQABUKO NKOMO POLYTECHNIC
PROGRAMME: DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION (ECD, JUNIOR & Secondary Science
Program)
DEPARTMENT: EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS
MODULE TITLE: Research Project
MODULE CODE: RP302
MODULE FACILITATORS: DUBE, M +263773664331 & MAGOHO, M
+263773016644
EMAIL ADDRESSES: morbydube@[Link] & mmagoho@[Link]
1.0 MODULE OVERVIEW
The module aims to produce a teacher who understands the principles, procedures
and practice of applied research and innovation in education in order to identify current
pedagogical problems and create improved solutions on what to teach, how to teach
it and apply innovative resources to support the method. This should go a long way in
producing student teachers who are able to develop effective pedagogies in the
classroom and have an understanding of innovation processes and entrepreneurship
skills to produce goods and services in compliant with the Education 5.0 vision.
Student teachers with well-developed skills in this area are able to identify talents that
benefit educational policies and employ implementation strategies that addresses
diverse and innovative ideas in order to promote innovation through teaching
paradigms and classroom dynamics. The module covers work up to first year
undergraduate degree level.
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2.0 EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
On completion of the module students should have;
2.1 appropriate applied research and innovation knowledge and skills that are in line
with the attainment of the Education 5.0 principle,
2.2 relevant techniques to identify current pedagogical problems and create improved
solutions compliant to the Education 5.0 principle,
2.3 understanding of innovation processes and entrepreneurship
2.4 ability to collaborate and work in teams
2.5 ability to apply research findings to real world problems
3.0 OBJECTIVES
To assist the student teacher to:
3.1 to develop new knowledge, goods and services
3.2 to enhance research skills and methodologies
3.3 to strengthen links between research industry and society
3.4 to develop innovative solutions for societal impact
3.5 to promote collaboration and interdisciplinary approaches
3.6 to foster creativity, entrepreneurship and innovation
3.7 to inform policy, practice for decision making.
4.0 FOCUS COMPETENCES
4.1 Ability to apply the concepts in teaching and learning and real life situations
4.2 Research, data analysis and interpretation
4.3 Collaboration and team work
4.4 Entrepreneurship and innovation
4.5 Scientific writing and publishing
4.6 Research ethics and integrity
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4.7 Interdisciplinary approaches
5.0 LEARNING ACTIVITIES
5.1: Introduction to research and innovation
Rationale for applied research and innovation
Principles of applied research
5.2 : Approaches in research and innovation
Qualitative
Quantitative
Mixed methods
5.3 : Tools/Instrumentation in applied research and innovation
Population and Sampling
Data collection tools
5.4: Data presentation, analysis and interpretation procedures
Qualitative data presentation
Quantitative data presentation
5.4 : Research ethics and integrity
Trustworthiness
Reliability and validity
Ethical considerations
6.0: TEACHING LEARNING STRATEGIES
Online – Learning
Mass lecture presentations
Group and panel discussions
Seminars and reports
Zoom conferencing
Power point presentations
Researching- library/ online
Demonstrations
Group work presentations
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7.0: ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING
Assessment of learning is done collaboratively by expert tutors on college and
external experts on students’ proficiencies and productions compiled by the student in
the form of:
research project
draft folders 100%
models and gadgets
Continuous assessment
8.0: WEIGHTING
8.1: Coursework 100%
9.0: REFERENCES
Internet readings
Library
Crawley, M. J. (2013). Statistical analysis for social sciences. Wiley.
Creswell, J. W. (2014). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed
methods approaches (4th ed.). Sage Publications.
Denzin, N. and Lincoln, Y. (2017) The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research
methods, 5th edition. London: Sage.
Hart, C. (2018) Doing a Literature Review: Releasing the Research Imagination,
2nd edition. London: Sage.
Magwa,S and Magwa,W. 2015. A guide to conduct research : A student
handbook . Texas : Strategic Book Publishing Rights Co.,LLC
Teater, B., (2019) An Introduction to Applying Social Work Theories and Methods
3e. London: Open University Press.
Sen, K. (2017) What Explains the Job Creating Potential of Industrialisation in the
Word? The journal of Development Studies
Dragos, S. (2020) Industrialisation. International Encyclopaedia of Human
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Geography
Al-Jayyousi, O. (2017). Integral innovation: New worldviews. Routledge
