Table 3. Mapping the study’s conceptual framework (output of analysis of the qualitative component of this study) onto the courses of the research module under investigation.

Semester	1	2	3	4	5
Study’s conceptual framework	Attend & Acquire
	-	Accumulate & Assimilate
	-	-	-	Apply & Appreciate
	-	-	-	-	Articulate & Affect

The thematic analysis depicted four stages, namely: 1- Attend-Acquire, 2- Accumulate-Assimilate, 3- Apply-Appreciate, and 4- Articulate-Affect, that the students go through as part of the research module. The respective stages appeared to start sequentially at differing points in the research learning trajectory and continue until the students complete the module (ie a total of 5 semesters).