On completion of this module, students should be able to:

discuss the nature of research and its relationship to professional practice; its development to date; identify and search of information about research, and evaluate published research;
describe the research process and identify the sections of a research proposal;
design a simple survey and be able to use a range of basic descriptive statistics;
consider other relevant quantitative research methods such as the case study and the comparative method;
analyse information and data gathered during the course of a project, be able to write a report, and consider ways of disseminating the results;
understand how to estimate the resources required to carry out the investigation and manage a project

This module aims to:

provide a basic introduction to research methods which can be used within information and library services;
help students carry out small scale in-house investigations;
assist students lay a foundation of personal research such as their dissertation

This module encompasses the following learning and teaching skills;