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On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Produce and ethics application including an appropriate design for a study suitable for an undergraduate programme.
Plan and carry out a piece of research in a logical, ethically acceptable and systematic manner using the appropriate methods.
Analyse and interpret results.
Present an appropriate project report reflecting on the results obtained.
The individual student will work with a tutor to select and appropriate topic for research reflecting personal interest and areas, or approaches, previously introduced in the programme. This may include original research and data collection methods such as case studies, dietary surveys, laboratory work, interviews and other surveys. Systematic reviews of published research are also permitted. Students may undertake a discipline-based, or professionally focused study. Students will be required to comment on the significance of their results in relation to the work of other researchers and communicate their findings coherently. There may also be opportunities for students to undertake research for external organisations under careful supervision with both the tutor and outside mentor. All projects are required to obtain appropriate ethical approval prior to data collection in line with the School and University Ethics procedures.
Initial whole group lectures will orientate the students as to the module expectations and procedures as well as the ethical approval application process. Subsequently students will work independently under the supervision of an appropriate tutor to research and produce a dissertation.
Lectures
Hours: 3
Intended Group size: upto 150
Tutorials
Hours: 3
Intended Group size: 1
Guided Independent study
Hours: 394
001 Ethics submission 1000 words P/F mid semester 1 0%
002 Written Dissertation 8000 words end of semester 2 100%
Module Coordinator - Philip McDonald
Level - 6
Credit Value - 40
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 6YL6YL
