Overview

Supervisory support will form an important part of the teaching method, but ultimately, most of the learning will be student-centred. In this module you will gain experience in scoping the literature to identify a relevant research question, how to develop a search strategy, how to extract data/relevant information, how to critically review the literature and how to report your findings in your dissertation. In addition to the supervisory support that you will receive, the module teaching staff will provide workshops on reviewing/critiquing the research literature, how to prepare a poster presentation and how to present your data in your presentation and final written report. This module provides the opportunity to put into practice the competencies that you have gained throughout your undergraduate studies and across a range of disciplines, as well as transferable skills such as critical thinking and being able to disseminate findings effectively.

Assessment Strategy

-threshold -Insufficient to fulfil the associated learning outcomes •Deficiencies in knowledge even of key areas/principles •No evidence of understanding, even of main areas •No evidence of background study •Lacks a coherent structure •No arguments presented •Many factual/computational errors •No original interpretation •No links between topics are described •No attempt to solve problems •The presentation is very weak containing many inaccuracies

-good -Most criteria are met to a good standard; there may be a wide range in the quality of different components of the dissertationKnowledge of key areas/principles •Understands main areas •Limited evidence of background study •Answer focussed on question but also with some irrelevant material and weaknesses in structure •Arguments presented but lack coherence •Has several factual/computational errors •No original interpretation •Only major links between topics are described •Limited problem solving •Some weaknesses in presentation and accuracy

-excellent -Comprehensive knowledge •Detailed understanding •Extensive background study •Highly focussed answer and well structured •Logically presented and defended arguments •No factual/computational errors •Original interpretation •New links between topics are developed •New approach to a problem •Excellent presentation with very accurate communication