Modiwl JXH-2059:
Research Expedition
Research Expedition 2024-25
JXH-2059
2024-25
School of Psychology & Sport Science
Module - Semester 2
20 credits
Module Organiser:
Jamie Macdonald
Overview
The module content is designed to provide you with the opportunity to learn from each other and from experienced staff members. In this context, you will receive feedback from the staff on a regular basis, and if necessary, further training. Throughout this module, you will develop valuable skills required to plan, manage, and participate in a scientific research expedition. In addition, the scientific topics will highlight the multi-stressor environment typically experienced on expeditions, including issues related to fluid and energy balance, thermoregulation, sleep deprivation, as well as group dynamics and leadership issues.
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate environmental awareness and sustainable expedition skills.
- Gain experience in performing scientific research in a field based setting.
- Organise and participate in an expedition run in a wilderness environment, solving problems and group tasks likely to appear during an expedition.
- Present scientific findings in an executive summary format.
- Understand the multi-stressor environment of expeditions.
Assessment method
Written Plan/Proposal
Assessment type
Crynodol
Description
Written Research Expedition Plan: This module is integral to the Sport Science (Adventure Sport Science) degree, offering students a valuable opportunity to apply the scientific knowledge, outdoor activity skills, and life skills acquired throughout the course. After attending subject-specific scientific lectures and hand-on preparation workshops, students will engage in a mountain and/or water-based research expedition in a wilderness environment. The primary objective of this assignment is to enhance students' proficiency in planning and organising a research expedition in the wilderness. Their task is to write a comprehensive research expedition plan showcasing their capacity to develop a detailed and thoughtful strategy for a research expedition to a specific destination and adventure activity. The written plan needs to present a thorough plan, including emergency procedures, which they will execute during the practical expedition.
Weighting
25%
Assessment method
Demonstration/Practice
Assessment type
Crynodol
Description
Group Performance Evaluation during Expedition: This module is integral to the Sport Science (Adventure Sport Science) degree, offering students a valuable opportunity to apply the scientific knowledge, outdoor activity skills, and life skills acquired throughout the course. After attending subject-specific scientific lectures and hand-on preparation workshops, students will engage in a mountain and/or water-based research expedition in a wilderness environment. During the practical expedition, students will be evaluated on their ability to complete/resolve various scenarios/tasks (e.g., first aid, lost / broken equipment, navigation skills). Students are presented with a scenario or task which they need to resolve/complete as a group. Students will receive an combined group mark for the task/scenario.
Weighting
12.5%
Assessment method
Other
Assessment type
Crynodol
Description
Peer Appraisal Marking: This module is integral to the Sport Science (Adventure Sport Science) degree, offering students a valuable opportunity to apply the scientific knowledge, outdoor activity skills, and life skills acquired throughout the course. After attending subject-specific scientific lectures and hand-on preparation workshops, students will engage in a mountain and/or water-based research expedition in a wilderness environment. After successful completion of the practical expedition, students will peer mark each other on both the organising of, and actual participation in the practical expedition and its associated tasks.
Weighting
12.5%
Assessment method
Report
Assessment type
Crynodol
Description
Written Scientific Report. This module forms an essential part of the Sport Science (Adventure Sport Science) degree, providing an opportunity for students to put into practice scientific knowledge, outdoor activity skills and life skills gained in other parts of the course. Following preparation workshops, students need to complete a mountain and/or water-based research expedition in a wilderness environment. During the research expedition students have to both run and take part in field-based scientific data collection activities. Students are to write an executive summary report on the scientific data they collected during the research expedition. The assignment should demonstrate ability to present scientific findings in an executive summary format.
Weighting
50%