| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | Lectures 1 x 2 hours per week |
| Seminars / Tutorials | Seminars 1 x 1 hour per week every other week (Students will be informed of their group allocations) |
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | 3500 word assignment. For information on due dates for submission of assessed work, please refer to the departmental web pages at http://www.aber.ac.uk/tfts/duedates.shtml | 70% |
| Semester Assessment | An annotated bibliography. | 30% |
Typically, upon completion of this module, students will be able to:
Understand the differences between research, and other ways of gaining information and understanding.
Recognise the different stages involved in effective research; formulating a question, grounding this in existing research, theories and frameworks, formulating methods, managing the research process, and evaluating findings.
Develop their own dissertation proposal in the light of these, and see how to use an appropriate method or methods to carry this out.
Locate and draw upon a wide range of resources for this purpose.
This module is at CQFW Level 6