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PHPS41130

Academic Year 2024/2025

Dissertation (PHPS41130)

Subject:
Public Health & Population Sci
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Public Hlth, Phys & Sports Sci
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
30
Module Coordinator:
Professor Neil O'Hare
Trimester:
Autumn&Spring&Summer(separate)
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

The module aims to develop an understanding of the processes and skills required to undertake a supervised research project at masters level of study, and to write this up as your dissertation. The dissertation is the assessment for this module.

The module objectives are:

- To enable you to develop research skills commensurate with the accomplishment of a master’s degree
- To enable you to produce a coherent and logically argued piece of writing that demonstrates competence in research and the ability to operate independently
- To enable you to address issues of research design, methodology, ethics and theoretical arguments, and locate a piece of research within these
- To enable you to apply the knowledge about research design and methods that you have gained from the taught components to develop your dissertation project
- To enable you to develop skills in independent inquiry.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the module, you will be able to:

- Identify and refine an appropriate research question;
- Apply principles of research design to the question, and select an appropriate methodology;
- Design and manage a piece of original project work;
- Select from different methodologies, methods and forms of analysis to produce a suitable research design, and justify this design
- Discuss the ethical dimensions of your research and obtain appropriate ethical approval if needed
- Synthesize knowledge and skills previously gained and apply these to an in-depth study
- Establish links between theory and methods within your field of study
- Present your findings in an appropriate written format.

Indicative Module Content:

The content of the module will be dependant on the selected project and area of research.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

0

Total

0


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The module aims to give the students the confidence to undertake an original piece of work and to apply the knowledge about research design and methods they have gained from the taught components to their dissertation project, with the support and guidance of dissertation supervisor.

One-to-one supervision sessions will provide a formal process of support to the students throughout the project including comments on drafts of the dissertation.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered

Not yet recorded.


Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

On going submission of elements of the project work will be assessed with detail feedback provided at each stage.