Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
- Identify appropriate information sources and peer reviewed journals of relevance;
- Apply an appropriate study design to a small scale research project considering issues of feasibility, data validation and reliability;
- Work within the ethical framework agreed for the project;
- Apply select approaches to evaluation of research data;
- Contextualise their research findings these against the broader framework of current knowledge;
- Evaluate the limitations of their research
- Pro-actively solve problems within the research process
- Work within a research team
- Communicate their research in a scientific manner
Indicative Module Content:
Coursework and teaching will build on material covered in RDGY30320.
Students will develop their knowledge of the research process through consideration of: critical literature analysis; validity and rigour in scientific methodology; critical analysis of qualitative and/or quantitative results; accuracy and validity in drawing conclusions; and presentation of research through formal writing and oral presentation. Under staff supervision, students will work in small groups to undertake a professionally relevant project.