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| Module Availability |
| Not applicable |
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| Assessment Pattern |
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Unit(s) of Assessment
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Assessors
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Weighting Towards Module Mark (%)
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Diary
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Supervisors
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5
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Mid Project Report
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Supervisors
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10
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Final Report
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Supervisors
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20
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Technical Paper
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Supervisors and Independent Examiner
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30
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Poster
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Supervisors and Independent Examiner
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5
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Presentation
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Supervisors and Independent Examiner
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10
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Oral
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Supervisors and Independent Examiner
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20
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Qualifying Condition(s)
An overall mark of 50% is required to pass the module
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| Module Overview |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
Two core modules in the TP&P programme will normally have been completed before work starts on the project |
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| Module Aims |
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To enable students to develop and demonstrate.
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of a topic related to transport.
- Comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to their own research and a practical understanding of how these are used to create and interpret knowledge.
- Originality in the application of knowledge and in tackling and solving problems.
- Independent, critical and analytical skills and the ability to evaluate evidence.
- Skills in communicating research findings through written, graphical and oral presentation.
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| Learning Outcomes |
Upon successful completion of the module, students should be able to:
- Negotiate with employers and academics to plan a programme of research aimed at advancing the knowledge and capabilities of the profession.
- Conduct a systematic search for published literature relating to transport and related fields and select relevant material.
- Critically review the work of others and evaluate current research and advanced scholarship in fields related to transport.
- Collate ideas from both research and good practice in the workplace and synthesise new approaches to current transport problems.
- Specify and organise relevant data collection (including surveys and consultation exercises).
- Critically evaluate data and information and formulate conclusions.
- Synthesise a coherent argument and communicate conclusions clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
- Present work at the standard of a professional paper and defend the content, judgements and conclusions in an oral presentation.
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| Module Content |
Stu
dents will take a short course in research methods including:
· Writing a proposal
· The purposes of a literature review
· Using library resources
· Errors and uncertainties (including problems due to incomplete data)
· Collection and presentation of data
· Communication of research findings
· Management and exploitation of research through industry
Projects should be set up with the advice of the company supervisor and may cover work undertaken by the student and/or the company. Issues of confidentiality must be reviewed with the supervisors. The work must be independent of the work undertaken in the Work Place Based Module (SE1M34) if taken by the student. The student must draft a standard proposal for the project, which must be agreed with both the industrial and academic supervisors before work on the project may commence. |
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
Short course on research methods.
Regular individual supervision from the company appointed supervisor and occasional discussions with the academic supervisor. The regularity, timing and arrangements for these will be agreed between the supervisors and the student at the start of the project. |
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Required reading
None
Recommended background reading
Varies according to project; likely to be extensive
Davies JW, Communication skills. Prentice Hall, 2001
Siddons S, Presentation Skills, Institute of Personnel and Development, 1999 |
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| Last Updated |
06 February 2009 |
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