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EDUC43310

Academic Year 2022/2023

Leadership Thesis (EDUC43310)

Subject:
Education
College:
Social Sciences & Law
School:
Education
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
20
Module Coordinator:
Prof. Emeritus Ciaran Sugrue
Credit Split by Trimester:
Spring 10
Summer 10
Trimester:
2 Trimester duration (Spr-Sum)
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

The purpose of completing a thesis is to afford the student an opportunity to display master over a piece of research on leadership, from design to completion, under appropriate supervision.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

The learning outcomes are both specific to each student as well as of a generic nature, the latter being the largely independent completion of a piece of research-- identifying a topic, formulating research questions, conducting a systematic literature review, determining a research design, completing data collection and analysis and writing up findings that are warranted by the evidence and interrogated with reference to the literature review drawing tentative conclusions and making appropriate recommendations, while mindful of limitations of the study

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

250
Total

250

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Each student is assigned a thesis supervisor, and the 'teaching' is negotiated as part of the process of supervision

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 In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment: Completion of thesis Unspecified n/a Graded Yes

100

 Yes

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, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Mr Enda Hickey Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Timothy O Sullivan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
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