Rhedir gan School of Natural Sciences

40.000 Credyd neu 20.000 Credyd ECTS

Semester 1 a 2

Trefnydd: Dr Caroline Bettridge

The Foundation Year Project module aims to provide students with the essential skills involved in planning, undertaking and presenting a piece of independent research on a topic relevant to their degree programme. The module will link to knowledge and skills developed in the programme and place a strong emphasis on the application of these to the topic being investigated.

Under the supervision of an academic member of staff, students will develop a research project on a topic of interest to them and aligned to their degree subject. The project will address a problem/topic through an identified aim and associated objectives. The project will draw on evidence sourced from primary and/or secondary sources and will present and analyse the evidence using appropriate techniques. The project module will be an opportunity to put into practice relevant academic skills developed in the Foundation Year programme and also to apply knowledge from other modules.

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Grade D- to D+ Basic understanding of relevant subject material but some errors present. Demonstrates the application of relevant techniques, but with limited success and/or some inaccuracies and misconceptions evident. There is limited evidence of engagement with available information sources. Presentation of information lacks clarity and clear structure.

C- i C+

Grade C- to C+ A more developed understanding of relevant subject material but some errors present. Demonstrates the application of relevant techniques, with some success but contains some inaccuracies with some occasional misconceptions evident. There is some evidence of engagement with available information sources. Presentation of information and associated structure is generally clear but with scope for improvement.

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Grade B- to B+ A generally well- developed understanding of relevant subject material with occasional errors present. Demonstrates the largely correct application of relevant techniques, with only minor instances of inaccuracy and/or misconception evident. There is good evidence of engagement with available information sources. Presentation of information and associated structure is clear and well-developed.

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Grade A- and above A well-developed understanding of relevant subject material with only very minor errors present. Demonstrates the highly correct application of relevant techniques, with virtually no instances of inaccuracy and/or misconception evident. There is excellent evidence of engagement with available information sources. Presentation of information and associated structure is clear and well-developed with some evidence reflectivity.

1. Produce a data set using appropriate techniques.

2. Analyse a data set using appropriate methods.

3. Communicate information effectively using appropriate means.

4. Devise and undertake an investigation to address a specified aim.

Math	Enw	Disgrifiad	Pwysau
Written assignment, including essay	- Written Project	You will be required to complete a written project. This will include a literature review, research question and hypotheses, methodological approach and analyses, Results and Discussion sections explaining expected results in line with current literature. You should also discuss and relevant implications and application from your findings. The report should be approximately 3000 words. Be sure to incorporate feedback from your verbal presentation and any written feedback from draft work.	70.00
LLAFAR	- Presentation	You will be required to complete a verbal project presentation. This will include an introductory justification, research question and hypotheses, methodological approach and analyses, results and a discussion section explaining expected results in line with current literature. Presentations should last 5 mins and use appropriate software e.g. Powerpoint. This presentation will contribute towards 15% of the overall module mark.	15.00
Written assignment, including essay	- Project Proposal	During the first semester, you will be required to complete a 500-word written project proposal. This should incorporate your rationale for your project, a brief summary of key literature, a clear research question and a brief overview of what methods and analysis you will use to answer your question. This plan will contribute towards 15% of the overall module mark.	15.00

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Tutorial	121 tutorial (11 hour supervision tutorial per fortnight)	12
Seminar	2*3 hour presentation seminar	6
Individual Project	Time spent working on the project and associated assignments.	363
Practical classes and workshops	Practical classes and workshops as introductions into data collection (e.g. point, scan, focal) and sampling (e.g. richness and abundance) to prepare you for your project.	19

• Llythrennedd - Medrusrwydd mewn darllen ac ysgrifennu drwy amrywiaeth o gyfryngau
• Rhifedd - Medrusrwydd wrth ddefnyddio rhifau ar lefelau priodol o gywirdeb
• Defnyddio cyfrifiaduron - Medrusrwydd wrth ddefnyddio ystod o feddalwedd cyfrifiadurol
• Hunanreolaeth - Gallu gweithio mewn ffordd effeithlon, prydlon a threfnus. Gallu edrych ar ganlyniadau tasgau a digwyddiadau, a barnu lefelau o ansawdd a phwysigrwydd
• Archwilio - Gallu ymchwilio ac ystyried dewisiadau eraill
• Adalw gwybodaeth - Gallu mynd at wahanol ac amrywiol ffynonellau gwybodaeth
• Sgiliau Rhyngbersonol - Gallu gofyn cwestiynau, gwrando'n astud ar atebion a'u harchwilio
• Dadansoddi Beirniadol & Datrys Problem - Gallu dadelfennu a dadansoddi problemau neu sefyllfaoedd cymhleth. Gallu canfod atebion i broblemau drwy ddadansoddiadau ac archwilio posibiliadau
• Ymwybyddiaeth o ddiogelwch - Bod yn ymwybodol o'ch amgylchedd a hyder o ran cadw at reoliadau iechyd a diogelwch
• Cyflwyniad - Gallu cyflwyno gwybodaeth ac esboniadau yn glir i gynulleidfa. Trwy gyfryngau ysgrifenedig neu ar lafar yn glir a hyderus.
• Gwaith Tîm - Gallu cydweithio'n adeiladol ag eraill ar dasg gyffredin, ac/neu fod yn rhan o dîm gweithio o ddydd i ddydd

• Develop and identify research question(s) and/or hypotheses as the basis for investigation.
• Consider issues from a range of interdisciplinary perspectives.
• Collect, analyse and interpret primary and/or secondary data using appropriate qualitative and/or quantitative techniques.
• Apply appropriate techniques for presenting spatial and/or temporal trends in data.
• Prepare effective maps, diagrams and visualizations.

Bioscience, Environment and Geography subject-specific skills: Reading and engaging with scientific literature.

Goblygiadau o ran adnoddau ar gyfer myfyrwyr

Use of personal computers or University facilities will be required to complete the module.

Rhestrau Darllen Bangor (Talis)

http://readinglists.bangor.ac.uk/modules/sns-0001.html

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