Module Information
- Miss Joy Cadwallader
- Professor Thomas P O'Malley
- Professor Rhys A Jones
- Dr Andrew J Davies
- Professor Colin J McInnes
- Professor Martin J Barker
- Dr Mina C G Davies-Morel
- Dr Joanne Maddern
- Professor John Harvey
- Mr John D Morgan
- Professor Reyer Zwiggelaar
- Professor Diane Rowland
- Dr Edel M Sherratt
- Dr Rosemary O Cann
- Dr Dafydd I Roberts
- Dr David Ceri Jones
- Mrs Jan Davies
- Ms Kate E Woodward
- Professor Richard J Marggraf Turley
- Dr J G Basterfield
- Dr Kathryn Bullen
- Dr Michael J Davies
- Mr Rhys D Jones
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 22 Hours. |
| Other | 6 x 2 hour workshops chosen from a variety of topics |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Presentation - designed to demonstrate awareness of the key areas covered in the module. | 50% |
| Semester Assessment | 2,500 word essay - Academic Writing Assignment | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | 2,500 word assessment covering research project, styles of writing, transferable skills and references. | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Presentation covering the relationship between the project, writing styles, and writing and presentation of conference material | 50% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
On completion of this module, students should be able to;
- Demonstrate a range of bibliographic and computing skills
- Critically assess the ethical and legal issues involved in research practice, including issues of intellectual property rights
- Demonstrate skills in a range of dissemination strategies, including writing, oral presentation, internet usage, media usage
- Demonstrate an awareness of the key skills involved in teaching in a higher education context
- Work as part of a team
- Show an appreciation of the issues involved in managing a long-term research project
Brief description
This module will form an integral part of a suite of RT masters courses being developed across the University. Through this module Masters and PhD students will gain a broad knowledge of a range of transferable skills which they can apply in a variety of research contexts.
Aims
This module aims to give research students a broad knowledge of a range of transferable skills that they can apply in a variety of research interests. In particular, it will develop the ability of students to undertake independent research projects. To this end, students will be required to submit independent work, which is linked to their own particular research topic, and their ability to formulate and manage independent research projects will be assessed. The module will also cover personal development. Students will be given skills in networking, teaching skills and presentation skills. The module also contains IT skills, both for general career development and in an applied research context.
Content
Cores Sessions
- Academic communication and writing
- Oral presentation strategies
- Literature searching and Literature review
- Research management - including time management, and/or project management, and/or supervisor skills
- Bibliographic Skills - including Refnote, and/or publishing work
- Teaching skills
- Teamworking skills
- Legal and ethical issues, including intellectual property, privacy and confidentiality, and issues relating to information and material contained in electronic format
- Careers management
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7