The main aim of this module is to enable students to further develop their research skills in their chosen specialism. This means that the module will :
A. enable students to carry out and write up a piece of independent research in their chosen specialism ;
B. Extend students’ knowledge, skills and critical understanding to evidence their capacity for independent thinking;
C. Develop a range of transferrable research skills including the ability to organize time and resources effectively; as well as communicate with their colleagues and their supervisor.
A Demonstrate an ability to think independently in the context of a research question within their specialism that they set for themselves
B Critically appraise and make use of relevant literature as they work through their research question, including appropriate academic referencing in order to produce a clear, coherent and sustained argument
C Synthesize and apply relevant theoretical constructs and appropriate research methodology to an original piece of research
D Clearly structure and produce a substantial piece of work as appropriate to an original piece of research
Each semester will involve a total of 150 hours of study, thus making this module worth 300 hours of study.
Students will identify a research topic and meet regularly with their supervisor in order to create a research proposal. They will then outline the proposal formally, conduct independent research, pitch their project orally and create a final dissertation.
The emphasis in the teaching will be on original, independent research.