BSEN40460 Research, Teaching & Career Skills

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module is designed to introduce research and taught masters students to the essential skills of career development, research and teaching. These are transferable skills required in any workplace environment. The module is divided into three parts:
(1) Career Development skills: CV; interview technique.
(2) Research skills: introduction to information resources (examples include journals, library resources, digital archives); online academic tools (Sciene Direct, Web of Knowledge, Scopus); searching and assessing the merit of information from digital resources; Ethics & Integrity; Data management; structured writing; oral communication.
(3) Teaching skills: role of teaching assistants; modes of learning; plagiarism and cheating; assessment; objectivity and grading.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module you will be able to:
- Present yourself to potential employers in a professional and honest manner
- Identify the merit of an information source (e.g. peer reviewed journal or web archive)
- Synthesise your research work into structured writing
- Communicate and present your work effectively
- Effectively contribute teaching activities in your workplace

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

20
Tutorial

4
Seminar (or Webinar)

2
Computer Aided Lab

10
Specified Learning Activities

30
Autonomous Student Learning

50
Total

116
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Module is taught across three main components: careers development, research skills and teaching skills.
Module is delivered through lectures, which are face to face with a self directed workshop online components.
The module assessment covers all three components through continuous a range of continuous assessment.
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: CV for general job application (INT) Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

10
Assignment: 10 minute presentation (lecturing example) describing your project (TM) Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

15
Oral Examination: Mock interview (INT) Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

20
Assignment: Utilise and compare Literature Search Methods to produce a report on a relevant range of literature sources for a research assignment. Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

20
Assignment: Scientific Poster Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

20
Assignment: Tutorial material (TM) Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

15

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
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, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Professor Paula Bourke Tutor
Dr Tamíris Da Costa Tutor
Professor Nick Holden Tutor
Dr Sharon O'Rourke Tutor
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Spring
      
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Thurs 11:00 - 12:50
Seminar Offering 1 Week(s) - 28 Tues 09:00 - 16:50
Spring