Module Code - Title:
EN6044
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DISSERTATION 1
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
To engage the student in research on a topic related to the guidance counselling profession, while considering the implications for and application to the work of guidance counsellors. With the support of an assigned research supervisor, the focus will be on developing their dissertation.
Syllabus:
Students will embark on a critical research inquiry within the guidance counselling field. With the support of an assigned research supervisor, the focus will be on developing their dissertation.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
On successful completion of this module, the student will be able to:
Critique the political and theoretical perspectives in relation to evidence-based research in the field of guidance counselling.
Discriminate between complex theoretical paradigms in the discipline of guidance counselling research and closely related discipline areas.
Demonstrate ability to source and evaluate a broad range of relevant literature through different sources such as textbooks, academic journals and online databases.
Select and apply appropriate methodologies in the design and execution of a research project.
Synthesise ideas and concepts in order to generate new approaches or models for practice arising from their research project.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
On successful completion of this module, the student will be able to:
Display a reflexive understanding and commitment to ethical research practice as a practitioner - researcher.
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
N/A
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
The students are supported through an assigned research supervisor.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Cohen, Mannion and Morrison (2011)
Research Methods in Education, 7th ed.,
, Abingdon: Routledge
McLeod, J. (2015)
Doing Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy, 3rd ed
, London: Sage.
Merriam, S. B. & Tisdell, E. J. (2015)
Qualitative Research: A Guide to Design and Implementation
, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Bryman, A. (2012)
Social Research Methods, 4th ed.
, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Mertens, D.M. (2010)
Research and Evaluation in Education and Psychology: Integrating Diversity with Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods, 3rd ed.,
, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Punch, K.F. (2014)
Introduction to Research Methods in Education, 2nd ed.,
, LA: Sage.
Thomas, G. (2013)
How to do your Research Project; A Guide for Students in Education and Applied Social Sciences, 2nd ed.,
, London: Sage.
Other Relevant Texts:
Hart, G. (1998)
Doing a Literature Review; Releasing the Social Science Research Imagination,
, London: Sage.
White, P. (2009)
Developing Research Questions; A Guide for Social Scientists
, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Spring
Module Leader:
petra.elftorp@ul.ie