Central Research Modules

MOR0320
Nod y modiwl hwn yw darparu myfyrwyr ymchwil ag ystod eang o sgiliau trosglwyddadwy a fydd o ddefnydd iddynt mewn amryw o gyd-destunau ymchwil.  Bydd yn ymdrin â datblygiad personol, gan gynnwys sgiliau negodi a rhwydweithio, rheoli ymchwil, gweithio mewn tîm ac ysgrifennu a chyflwyno papur cynhadledd.  Bydd hefyd yn ymdrin â sgiliau TG, yn bennaf mewn cyd-destun ymchwil, a materion penodol sy'n codi wrth ymgymryd ag ymchwil yn y Gymraeg, yn ddwyieithog neu'n amlieithog.

PGM0210
This module aims to give research students an understanding of the basic principles of research design and strategy.  It will enable them to demonstrate their capacity to:

• identify and  formulate their research questions clearly and succinctly
• analyse them or break them down into relevant sets of sub-questions

and, where appropriate,

• formulate testable hypotheses
• explain: why their research questions are significant in the context of their discipline/research subfields
•   what kinds of questions theirs are epistemologically
•   what kinds of data/materials or grounds of argumentation are necessary to address their questions
• produce a realistic plan of action, p[aying attention to any legal and ethical issues that they may encounter in their research processes

PGM0410
This module, consisting of a two day programme, provides an introduction to different approaches to the interpretation and analysis of texts and types of discourse, including historical and contemporary documents, print and broadcast media, literary material, legal and educational texts.

Since contemporary forms of communication are becoming increasingly multi-modal, the module covers both the verbal and visual dimensions of texts and examines some of the ways in which verbal and visual signs are inter-linked in different kinds of texts and in different channels of communication.

The aim of the module is to enable students to engage with different methods of text and discourse analysis and to develop an understanding of the ways in which these methods are embedded in particular traditions of theory-building.

MOR0510
Modiwl deuddydd dwys yw hwn sy'n rhoi cyflwyniad i wahanol ddulliau o ddehongli a dadansoddi testunau a gwahanol fathau o ddisgwrs, gan gynnwys dogfennau hanesyddol a chyfoes, y cyfryngau a'r gair llafar, deunydd llenyddol a thestunau cyfreithiol. Gan fod cyfathrebu cyfoes yn gynyddol amlfodd o ran ffurf, rhoddir sylw i'r dimensiynau gweledol a llafar mewn testun a'r cydgysylltiadau rhwng y gweledol a'r llafar mewn gwahanol fathau o destun a ffurfiau o gyfathrebu. Nod y modiwl yw galluogi myfyrwyr i weithio gyda gwahanol ddulliau o ddadansoddi testunau a disgyrsiau. Byddant hefyd yn deall sut mae'r dulliau hyn yn perthyn i wahanol draddodiadau damcaniaethol.

PGM0910
This module aims to provide students with a broad knowledge of a range of methodological and analytical skills, which they can apply in a variety of research contexts. The module is aimed at students who have previously studied basic quantitative techniques. This module covers advanced statistical methodologies which can be applied in the context of PhD study in the sciences. This can include advanced time series analysis, event study methodology and performance measurement. Practical sessions will provide insights to the application of the techniques, including the use of relevant software.

PGM1010
This module aims to give students a broad knowledge of a range of methodological and analytical skills, which they can apply in a variety of research contexts. As well as giving students a grounding in the basic principles of quantitative research methodology, the module will

(i) look at how data can be described,
(ii) introduce a range of statistical tests commonly used, and
(iii) explore what the results mean in terms of the research question posed.

The module comprises lectures, and the delivery will involve hands-on lab work using an appropriate statistical package.

PGM0720
This module aims to give students a broad knowledge of a range of qualitative methodological and analytical skills, which they can apply in a variety of research contexts. The course is designed to give students a grounding in the basic principles of qualitative research methodology. It will:

(i) provide students with an introduction to the major methods of qualitative data collection and analysis,
(ii) show how qualitative data are actively constructed and interpreted by the researcher, and
(iii) foster an appreciation of the practical and epistemological concerns raised by qualitative data collection. 

Topics include questionnaire design, interviewing techniques, survey design, qualitative data analysis methods and mixed methods.

There is also a 10 credit version of this module available. PGM0810

PGM1210
This module considers the historical development of handwriting (palaeography) in Britain between c1450 and  c1800, the characteristics of specific types of script, the principles of transcription and other editorial methods, and the development of common form in formal documents (diplomatic). Practical and technical skills in reading and transcription are developed through applying theory to practice in a wide range of manuscript material under careful guidance.

PGM1610
In recent years RCUK has placed additional emphasis on the importance of public engagement and impact, and this module will allow PhD students to explore key aspects.

The module will be held in two parts:

• The first part will be an intensive single day workshop. This will start with a number of "taught" sessions to introduce public engagement and impact aspects. These "taught" sessions are followed with a hands-on session with the aim to generate public engagement material (both text and visual aspects). In the final session of the first day workshop the results of the previous session are presented and discussed.
• The second part of the module will be a contribution to a public engagement event. The default for this will be an exhibition for the general public (e.g. in the Arts Centre or in Old College), with the expectation that each PhD student will contribute a visual/text display and that they will present at the opening reception.

PGM1910
The module aims to introduce postgraduate researchers to the subject of leadership and to apply ideas about leadership traits, styles and behaviours in the context of the research process. This module is designed to provide elective content within the programme offered as RT for PGR students. The purpose of this module is to introduce postgraduate researchers to the range and models of leadership, to apply these models in the context of managing and leading research teams, and to provide students with the opportunity to explore through experiential learning leadership styles and behaviours.

PGM2210

This module aims to give research students in the Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, a broad knowledge of a range of transferable skills that they can apply in a variety of research contexts. The module will cover personal development, including:

• skills in negotiating and networking
• academic writing
• research management
• teamworking
• writing and presenting a conference paper

amongst other topics.

The module also covers IT skills, both general and in an applied research context.

 

PGM2310

This module aims to give research students in the Sciences a broad knowledge of a range of transferable skills that they can apply in a variety of research contexts. The module will cover personal development, including:

• skills in negotiating and networking
• academic writing
• research management
• teamworking
• writing and presenting a conference paper

amongst other topics.

  The module also covers IT skills, both general and in an applied research context.

PGM2410
This module aims to give PhD students a broad knowledge of a range of subject specific skills that they can apply in a variety of research interests. In particular, it will develop the ability of students to appreciate the relevance of research beyond their immediate area of study. IBERS runs a series of weekly research seminars, involving speakers from AU (mostly IBERS but also DGES etc.) and external visiting speakers. Students participating in this module would be expected to attend a minimum of 12 of these seminars during semesters 1 and 2, and to submit 300 word abstracts for six of these.

PGM2510
This module is aimed at the development of a research grant and will provide the students with an awareness of the full process involved, which will cover the writing process, an understanding of funding bodies, the documentation and financial requirements, and the panel assessment process.

PGM2610
This module provides students with experience in reading, discussing and critically assessing publications and research. It could also cover the writing of a critical literature review. The expectation is that students will be actively involved in the development process and contribute to the module and evaluation process.

PGM2710
This module provides an overview and discussion of the theoretical underpinning of Law and Criminology as disciplines for study and research. It explains how the subject areas of law and ‘criminal science’ have been theorised and developed in Western discourse and indicates the main trends in contemporary critical debate and argument. By providing an insight and understanding of the underlying theoretical basis and structure of these subject areas, it enables researchers to gain an appreciation of the distinctive role and methods of Law and Criminology as disciplines in the broader fields of humanities and social science.

PGM2810
Bioinformatics skills become increasingly important for postgraduate students and have been highlighted by IBERS PG students as an area for which more training should be provided. This module addresses this by providing PG students with a Bioinformatics module that allows the students to select the topic most relevant to their work from a range of existing modules.

PGM2910

The Research Writing Programme is aimed at second year PhD students. It  focuses on a range of structural and stylistic issues in the research writing process. It considers the range of audiences that candidates may be writing for and the different types of research outputs and public engagement events that they may be writing for. It is particularly well placed for students who are mid-way through their research work, but are still considering options and approaches for the finalization of the thesis and related documents.

Candidates are encouraged to reflect on their own strategies and writing styles in relation to a series of seminars and workshops and talks from writing experts around the university. Through the programme candidates reinforce what is already working in their writing and consider new or adapted strategies for further writing development.

PGM3310

This module will equip research students with knowledge about entrepreneurship, most likely related to their own research project. The module will develop a set of generic skills (eg. proposal writing) and apply these to entrepreneurship developments. It  covers theory and practical aspects. The module is a mix between background knowledge, sharing experience and practical work which will cumulate in a draft business proposal and Dragon’s Den type of event.

PGM3410

In order to read and interpret medieval manuscript sources, students must understand the historical development of the handwriting in which they are written (palaeography) and the development of 'common form' in formal documents (diplomatic). Practical skills (including language) are developed through exercises in reading, transcription and calendaring.

PGM3510

This module introduces postgraduate students to key primary sources in the modern humanities and social sciences. It provides them with essential research training in the methodologies and approaches required to utilise these sources in their own research, through a series of three-hour workshops tailored to the student's individual research needs.

PGM3610

This module is an advanced Latin reading class. It will allow students to develop further their Latin reading skills, and to deal with the particular requirements of their research. It will bring them to a level where they can master texts of intermediate difficulty, and where, with the help of a dictionary, they will be able to engage successfully with some of the more advanced materials.

PGM6210
The module will focus on the identification and exploration of a series of philosophical approaches that characterize the cultural, ethical and intellectual trends of modern society. The course will adopt a problem-based approach to this overview, focusing primarily on controversies and problems.

PGM6310

Within this module you can take subject specific modules within your subject/department (either one 20 credit module or two 10 credit modules at under-graduate or masters level). It is expected that the selected module(s) is(are) aligned with your research area, which should be reflected on in the essay type assessment.

 

PGM6410
This module will look at the development of journal articles within a PhD context and would cover the full pipeline up to paper submission (and possible beyond that). It is seen that this is supporting the development of an essential skill for an academic/research career.
This is aimed at second/third year PhD (or potentially first year MPhil) students. It could be based around transferring a thesis chapter into a journal paper or starting that process from scratch.

PGM6510

This module may be useful at different stages for practice-based researchers in the Arts and Humanities. While there are recommendations within fields of practice, there are no fixed guidelines as to how a “critical commentary” should be structured, as it depends very much on the internal logic of your creative work and how you developed it. There is also the question of timing: how much creative work do you need to do before you can write a reflexive account of the theoretical underpinnings to your creative methods and practice? Your commentary will also need to identify ways in which your work makes a contribution or series of contributions to the field, at the same time as formally acknowledging its influences? The module will include a series of seminars, workshops and discussions where each participant is able to explore their own processes.

PGM8110

This module will look at the development of an academic conference and would cover all relevant aspects. It is seen that this is supporting the development of an essential skill for an academic/research career.