Module Information
Course Delivery
Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
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Seminars / Tutorials |
Assessment
Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
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Semester Assessment | Presentation on research proposal | 10% |
Semester Assessment | 1500 words literature review | 20% |
Semester Assessment | 1500 words method essay | 20% |
Semester Assessment | 1500 words research diary | 20% |
Semester Assessment | 3000 words analysis essay | 30% |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. Develop a research project.
2. Refine and specify a research question.
3. Be able to work in a research team.
4. Write a literature review.
5. Understand the complexities of the research process.
6. Become familiar with the peer review process.
7. Understand the linkage between research question and method.
8. Demonstrate through written work and seminar discussion an ability to construct a high quality research article.
Aims
This module adds to Departmental provision in the area of International Security and Research Methods. It complements existing provision in this area and provides interested students with the opportunity to gain experience of developing research projects, writing academic articles and familiarizing themselves with the peer review process.
Brief description
Content
Particular attention will be paid to:
a) The development of a research project in International Security.
b) techniques used to refine research questions
c) strategies to develop literature reviews
c) the appropriateness of methods to address the research question
d) the complexities of team-working
e) the difficulties associated with the peer-review process
f) publication strategies
Module Skills
Skills Type | Skills details |
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Application of Number | |
Communication | |
Improving own Learning and Performance | |
Information Technology | |
Personal Development and Career planning | |
Problem solving | Independent project work and problem solving will be one of the central goals of the module; the submission of five pieces of work will require that the student develops independent research skills as well as problem solving skills. The need to research and prepare seminar presentations will also enable the student to develop independent project skills. The ability of students to solve problems will be developed and assessed by asking them to: adopt differing points of view; organize data and estimate an answer to the problem; consider extreme cases; reason logically; construct theoretical models; consider similar cases; look for patterns; divide issues into smaller problems |
Research skills | |
Subject Specific Skills | |
Team work |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7