Delivery Type	Delivery length / details
Lecture	5 Hours.
Seminars / Tutorials	Contact with supervisor between 4-8 hours

Assessment Type	Assessment length / details	Proportion
Semester Assessment	Instead of writing the dissertation a practical project can be undertaken as follows: (eg development of a piece of software) comprising a written report of c.5,000 words and Practical Element Project Work:
Semester Assessment	Dissertation of 7500 - 10000 words	100%

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this module students should be able to:

select a suitable topic in LIS for research;
carry out a literature search and review of that topic;
devise appropriate research methodologies for that topic;
produce a dissertation of between 7,500 and 10,000 words, written and presented in an appropriate manner.

Brief description

This module is devoted to the student's individual research into an approved topic relating to some aspect of information and library studies. Initially, the module looks at planning, design and writing approaches relevant for the dissertation.

The module is spread over the two semesters. Assessment takes place in the second semester.

Transferable skills

During the course of the module, the following skills will be developed:

Independent Project work
IT and other information handling
Witing in an academic context
Self management

Course Delivery

Assessment

Learning Outcomes

Brief description

Transferable skills

Notes