Advice for the Module 2 Plan from Reader 6

p. 34 Reader 6 


The brief could include such information as:

• topic for the inquiry or the research problem
• research questions or hypotheses being explored
  
• background of research (context an purpose of the inquiry),
  
• explanations of the research approach or methodology - quantitative/qualitative/mixed,
  
• descriptions of the tools of inquiry undertaken during the module e.g. observations,
  sampling approaches used, methods - interviews, focus groups, or surveys, the literature
  that you sourced and reviewed
  
• description of the tools of inquiry to be used in the professional inquiry
  
• how you will handle the data and analyse the findings from the inquiry
  
• ethical considerations, aspects of validity and reliability of framework
  
• reflection from the learning process undertaken 
• timetable for the professional inquiry 
• the learning agreement with workplace signature where required
  
• the resources that you might need to carry out the inquiry
  

You might find other elements or artefacts that are necessary for the

planning of your professional inquiry... what have you accomplished and where do you need to go from here?

Has there been discussion within your SIG or your other networks that has influenced your thinking?