MPI e.Prospectus

Table I
Code	Modules	Credits	Lecture hours	Pre-requisite
PETI8121	Research Methodology and Ethics The module will teach the theories, practical research, transferable skills and ethics applicable to research in educational studies with a specific reference to educational innovations and technologies. It provides broad coverage of issues and topics, including forming research questions, selection of research methods for both quantitative and qualitative studies, data analysis and finding presentation.	3	45 hrs	---
PETI8122	Learning Theories and Technology Integration The module aims to provide an updated view on a wide range of topics in relation to learning and instruction practice with a special reference to technology-enhanced learning, distance and online learning, mobile and game-based learning, and learning analytics. Moreover, it builds a foundation for researchers in these fields by clearly explaining the learning and instruction theories behind these technic innovation and its implications to the design of curriculum and learning activities, selection and editing of multimedia learning resources, design and implementation of assessment practice.	3	45 hrs	---
PETI8123	Innovations in Technology and Education The module aims to share and explain the main emerging educational technologies can be implemented in formal classroom instruction and informal learning outside of schools, including Learning Management Systems, MOOCs, Learning Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, and Augmented Reality. Moreover, guided by learning theories and assessment literacy, this module identifies and explains the effective and less effective features in the design, use and evaluation of learning technologies.	3	45 hrs	---

Table I

Code

Modules

Credits

Lecture hours

Pre-requisite

PETI8121

Research Methodology and Ethics

The module will teach the theories, practical research, transferable skills and ethics applicable to research in educational studies with a specific reference to educational innovations and technologies. It provides broad coverage of issues and topics, including forming research questions, selection of research methods for both quantitative and qualitative studies, data analysis and finding presentation.

45 hrs

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PETI8122

Learning Theories and Technology Integration

The module aims to provide an updated view on a wide range of topics in relation to learning and instruction practice with a special reference to technology-enhanced learning, distance and online learning, mobile and game-based learning, and learning analytics. Moreover, it builds a foundation for researchers in these fields by clearly explaining the learning and instruction theories behind these technic innovation and its implications to the design of curriculum and learning activities, selection and editing of multimedia learning resources, design and implementation of assessment practice.

45 hrs

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PETI8123

Innovations in Technology and Education

The module aims to share and explain the main emerging educational technologies can be implemented in formal classroom instruction and informal learning outside of schools, including Learning Management Systems, MOOCs, Learning Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, and Augmented Reality. Moreover, guided by learning theories and assessment literacy, this module identifies and explains the effective and less effective features in the design, use and evaluation of learning technologies.

45 hrs

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Table II
Code	Modules	Credits	Lecture hours	Pre-requisite
PETI8299	Thesis The thesis is designed to allow students to make a significant contribution to the expansion of knowledge in the field of educational technology by addressing research questions in diverse learning contexts, and to produce research results of scholarly and publication value. The thesis must be original and the student's own. It demonstrates that the student has conducted a thorough investigation of the field and critically articulated relevant work, clearly demonstrating a mastery of the body of knowledge in the field and strong analytical skills. It is the student's responsibility, with the assistance of the tutor, to ensure that the dissertation is presented in a clear, understandable and consistent format. Good project management practice and effective writing skills are essential to a successful dissertation.	21	---	---

Table II

Code

Modules

Credits

Lecture hours

Pre-requisite

PETI8299

Thesis

The thesis is designed to allow students to make a significant contribution to the expansion of knowledge in the field of educational technology by addressing research questions in diverse learning contexts, and to produce research results of scholarly and publication value. The thesis must be original and the student's own. It demonstrates that the student has conducted a thorough investigation of the field and critically articulated relevant work, clearly demonstrating a mastery of the body of knowledge in the field and strong analytical skills. It is the student's responsibility, with the assistance of the tutor, to ensure that the dissertation is presented in a clear, understandable and consistent format. Good project management practice and effective writing skills are essential to a successful dissertation.

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