External Web Resources

1. This short paper by Paul Edwards is an excellent guide to academic presentation techniques and skills

ANZSRC Codes in Computing Education

The following codes have been taken from http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/1297.0Main+Features12008?OpenDocument and would appear to be those best apply to computingeducation. CERG is grateful to Dr Raymond Lister, UTS, for extracting and forwarding these codes.

FIELDS OF RESEARCH    DIVISION 08 INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES       GROUP 0899 OTHER INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES             089999 Information and Computing Sciences not elsewhere                    classified    DIVISION 13 EDUCATION       GROUP 1301 EDUCATION SYSTEMS             130103 Higher Education       GROUP 1302 CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY             130212 Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum and                    Pedagogy       GROUP 1303 SPECIALIST STUDIES IN EDUCATION             130306 Educational Technology and ComputingSOCIO-ECONOMIC OBJECTIVE    Sector C: Society    DIVISION 93 EDUCATION AND TRAINING       GROUP 9301 LEARNER AND LEARNING             930101 Learner and Learning Achievement             930102 Learner and Learning Processes             930103 Learner Development       GROUP 9302 TEACHING AND INSTRUCTION             930201 Pedagogy             930202 Teacher and Instructor Development             930203 Teaching and Instruction Technologies       GROUP 9303 CURRICULUM             930301 Assessment and Evaluation of Curriculum             930302 Syllabus and Curriculum Development       GROUP 9304 SCHOOL/INSTITUTION             930401 Management and Leadership of Schools/Institutions    DIVISION 95 CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING       GROUP 9504 RELIGION AND ETHICS             950402 Business Ethics             950408 Technological Ethics             950409 Workplace and Organisational Ethics

CERG Document Resources

A list of references for research designs, methods and techniques used in computing comptuting education research.

1. Burns, R., Introduction to research methods. 4th ed. 2000, Melbourne: Addison Wesley Longman.
2. Dey, I., Qualitative Data Analysis: A User-Friendly Guide for Social Scientists. 1993, London: Routledge. Describes and explains the processes of analysing qualitative data.
3. Knapp, R.G., Basis Statistics for Nurses. Second ed. 1985, Albany, New York: Delmar Publishers Inc. An introduction to statistics.
4. Linton, M. and P.S. Gallo, Jr., The Practical Statistician: Simplified Handbook of Statistics. Brooks/Cole series in statistics, ed. R.E. Kirk. 1975, Monterey, California: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company. An introduction to statistics.
5. Markham, S., A SocioCybernetic Approach to Pedagogical Systems
6. Miles, M.B. and A.M. Huberman, Qualitative Data Analysis. 1994, Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications, Inc. Comprehensive explanation of the techniques used in qualitative data analysis.
7. Punch, K.F., Introduction to Social Research. 1998, London: SAGE Publications Ltd. Introduction to research in the social science area. Covers both qualitative and quantitative research approaches and methods.
8. Sarantakos, S., Social Research. 2nd edition ed. 1998, Melbourne: MacMillan Publishers Australia Pty Ltd.
9. Strauss, A. and J. Corbin, Basics of Qualitative Research: Grounded Theory Procedures and Techniques. 1990, Newbury Park, California: SAGE Publications, Inc. An introduction to qualitative research with an explanation of the grounded theory approach to data analysis.
10. Wiersma, W., Research Methods in Education: An Introduction. Sixth ed. 1995, Needham Heights, Massachusetts: A Simon and Schuster Company. An introduction to educational research methods. Both qualitative and quantitative research methods are described.

CERG Web Resources

A list of web-based resources for research designs, methods and techniques used in computing comptuting education research.

1. The Project Evaluation resources developed by Selby Markham