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On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
• identify an appropriate research topic.
• understand the basics of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies.
• interrogate one’s own positionality as a researcher and understand how this relates to the ways in which one might carry out a research project
• develop research questions, objectives and hypotheses.
• plan, organise, and analyse a research project.
• evaluate research and relate theory to practice.
Content of the module includes:
- Developing research topics
- Formulating objectives and hypotheses
- Writing a literature review
- Introduction to Quantitative & Qualitative Methodologies - including observations, focus groups, interviewing, case studies
- Ethics in research
- Creative research methods
- Evaluating and analysing research
- Organising research
- Principles of academic writing
- Preparation of the proposal, thesis, and assessment
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Seminar (or Webinar) | 7 |
Project Supervision | 1 |
Specified Learning Activities | 26 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 26 |
Online Learning | 9 |
Total | 69 |
An honours university degree at minimum level of 2.2 and work experience in the cultural sector. Selection is by short-listing and interview.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Continuous Assessment: Reflexivity in Research assignment | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Assignment: Research Ethics Proposal | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 60 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities
Feedback for this module's assignments is based on the principle of developing students' understanding of research methods, identifying personal research topics, and developing capacity to undertake further research. Short assignments of initial research ideas and an annotated bibliography will be the basis of a one-to-one meeting with each student, where feedback on potential thesis direction and/or research ambitions will be given. A methods assignment prompts students to develop a hypothetical methodology for a pre-specified research question, testing their ability to devise an appropriate and justified research strategy. An article critique tests critical analysis skills and capacity to interpret published research.
Name | Role |
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Dr Annette Clancy | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Victoria Durrer | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Mr John O'Brien | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |