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AESC40700

Academic Year 2025/2026

Communication for Research (AESC40700)

Subject:
Agricultural&Environmental Sci
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Agriculture & Food Science
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Magdalena Necpalova
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

To identify the scholarly basis of factual claims, express and support these in text form, understand scholarly literature sources, explore graphical presentation, design a poster, prepare and present a seminar presentation, and work on literature review.

The aim of the module is to advance students' oral and written communication skills.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

Graphical and text design of a poster on a research topic.
Preparation of a slideshow and speech for a seminar.
Review of scholarly sources, identification of resources, and structuring literature review on a student selected topic.

On successful completion of the module, students are expected to be able to:
Identify and review suitable materials in writing a literature review;
Scope, structure, draft, edit, and finalise a literature review;
Create clear, accurate, informative slides for oral communication;
Design and construct a poster with a clear message;
Deliver effectively to a live seminar to audience.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

12

Seminar (or Webinar)

12

Specified Learning Activities

30

Autonomous Student Learning

50

Total

104


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures and small-group exercises on components of writing; individual poster preparation with public display; seminar group practice, development of a literature review.

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
Assignment(Including Essay): Three-line thesis (10%)
A scholarly writing, revised following intensive feedback until perfect.
Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
10
No
Assignment(Including Essay): Review (30%), end of trimester
Assessment will be based on a rubric, which should be reviewed in Brightspace in advance.
Week 14 Graded No
30
No
Individual Project: Poster presentation (30%)
Poster design and content, and your response to questions during display, will be evaluated by judges.
Week 7 Graded No
30
No
Individual Project: Seminar presentation (30%)
Assessment will be based on slide content, and on live in-class presentation delivery & response to questions.
Week 12 Graded No
30
No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
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
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Poster design file (draft) – Individual feedback via Brightspace Poster presentations - Class feedback, post-assessment via Brightspace Slideshow file (draft) and 3-minute presentation – Individual feedback via Brightspace Final seminar presentations - Class feedback, post-assessment via Brightspace Three-line thesis – Individual feedback via Brightspace Review – Individual consultation before the submission

Name Role
Dr Thomas Cummins Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Simon Hodge Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Mohd Faheem Khan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Barry John McMahon Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Paul Murphy Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Professor Olaf Schmidt Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Helen Sheridan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Tues 14:00 - 15:50