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Module Title
LM Dissertation with Placement
School
School of Geog Earth & Env Sci
Department
Earth and Environ Sciences
Module Code
03 41139
Module Lead
Dr Surindar Dhesi
Level
Masters Level
Credits
60
Semester
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions
None
Contact Hours
Lecture-26 hours
Seminar-6 hours
Tutorial-8 hours
Project supervision-10 hours
Practical Classes and workshops-5 hours
Work based learning-100 hours
Guided independent study-445 hours Total: 600 hours
Exclusions
Description
This module provides students with the opportunity to develop professional skills through the application of the academic and practical skills attained on campus to complete a project within the workplace. A range of quantitative and qualitative methods will be introduced and this will include a practical workshop devoted to statistics and theory. There will also be sessions concerned with evaluating literature and project management, ethics, health and safety and practical guidance on writing a dissertation/placement report. The research principles discussed in the sessions will be applied to specific, relevant research areas. These principles will enable the student to complete a piece of independent and critical research in the form of a dissertation or placement report based on primary or secondary research. This will provide the basis for critical reflection on the links between theory as learnt at university and practice in a work situation. In addition, students will gain valuable experience of work outside the university through their placements that will help equip them for their future careers.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Understand how to develop a research idea and apply relevant research principles to the development of a research proposal for a placement report.
Apply appropriate research methods to the hypothesis and/or research question
Collect, analyse and clearly present data sets.
Discuss the findings in the context of the existing literature and to make recommendations based on the research findings
Effectively plan and manage a research project.
Show in depth reflection of their own skills and recognise/create opportunities for skills development in relation to careers
Critically apply their intellectual knowledge and skills within the workplace
Assessment
Assessment Methods & Exceptions
Assessment:
Assessments: Presentation (10 mins plus 5 minutes for questions) 10% Placement report and skills reflection (7500) 90%
Reassessment:
Resubmission of written placement report and skills reflection, final mark capped at 50%
