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| Module Availability |
| All Year |
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| Assessment Pattern |
A written submission of not more than 7,000 words - 100%
This module is core for your programme (C), so you will need to achieve a minimum of 40% for each Unit of Assessment. |
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| Module Overview |
| The module provides you with the opportunity to undertake an independent, in-depth research project into an area of professional practice. Using appropriate research methodologies you will investigate a topic and present a written report on your area of interest. |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
| Level P |
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| Module Aims |
| The module aims to develop appropriate research and investigative skills, providing space for you to identify, scope and research a topic which you find interesting and worthy of further investigation, undertaking primary research as necessary. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
Upon completion of this module you should be able to:
• Identify, define, construct, articulate and report upon an area of practice in an appropriate format.
• Use appropriate methodologies for investigation and research.
• Articulate the relevance of the topic researched to current professional practice.
• Explain your research to professional practitioners.
Transferable skills:
• Undertaking primary and secondary research.
• Presenting research logically, clearly and concisely.
• Critical thinking.
• Report writing.
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| Module Content |
| The module is self-directed by you with guidance and tutorial support (maximum 10 hours per student). The choice of topic for investigation may arise from your professional experience at Level P; it may be a response to a request from a professional organisation for a piece of research; or it may be a subject independently identified by you. The area for investigation will be identified early in Semester 1 and you will be expected to undertake primary and secondary research as necessary throughout Semester 1 and part of Semester 2, with the latter part of the second semester devoted to analysing the research and writing up the investigation. |
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
• Individual tutorials.
• Discussion.
• Independent research and investigation.
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
| You will undertake your own literature review and produce independent and relevant resource lists and bibliographies. |
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| Last Updated |
| 11.04.11 |
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