Unless there is a good reason to do otherwise, students should normally select RES5101 Research. Approval of the Specialist Co-ordinator is required for enrolments in these units. Level 5 general studies units are offered by other faculties within the University. With the specific approval from the Higher Degrees Committee Chairperson, students may enrol in postgraduate units from another tertiary institution, providing similar units are not available within the University. The Master of Education project may involve the planning and conduct of a small-scale research activity or the development of an educational resource, such as a curriculum module or computer software.
Projects are more limited in scope than theses.
There is generally a focus on the application of knowledge in a project rather than the development of new knowledge which is expected of a thesis. If the project is research oriented, data collection could be limited to a single site or to a single subject for instance. It is not expected that data collections and samples will be sufficient to support generalisation of findings. A project can involve the testing of a model or part of a theory, but need not do so. It can break new ground, but in most instances will involve a replication.