Module Information
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Workshop | 21 x 2 Hour Workshops |
| Field Trip | 1 x 3 Hour Field Trip |
| Workshop | 20 x 1 Hour Workshops |
| Workshop | 2 x 4 Hour Workshops |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
- Demonstrate a range of bibliographic and computing skills
- Demonstrate skills in a range of dissemination strategies, including writing, oral presentation, internet usage, media usage
- 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 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
The following themes are covered:
* Research management - for example time management, stress management, supervisor skills, reference management
* Communication Skills - for example writing skills, conference skills, public engagement, talking to the media, what editors want
* Research Skills and Techniques -for example using archives, literature reviews, critical thinking / analysis, blogs
* After your PhD - for example networking, funding, Continuing Professional Development, Transferable skills, planning your career progression
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Communication | Written communication will be developed in a dedicated section of the course covering writing skills. In addition to covering traditional academic concerns such as preparing, publishing and disseminating research findings, this section of the course will also cover media awaremness and public dissemination. Thus a range of writing strategies will be covered, and these will be linked to different audiences. Oral presentations will be covered in a dedicated section of the module, where students will be introduced to a range of presentation skills. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | One explicit aim of the module is to develop the ability of students to undertake independent research projects, and a large element of the student learning will be directed to this end. Students will also be required to submit independent work which is linked to their own particular research topic, and their ability to formulate and manage independent research descriptions will be assessed. |
| Information Technology | This concentrates on bibliographic skills and information handling, including the identification of library resources; techniques for managing literature sources; use of journals and conference proceedings and the maintenance of a personal research bibliography, |
| Personal Development and Career planning | A section of this module will cover personal and career development. This includes the skills to manage effectively both career progression and development. In terms of the latter, students will be given skills in negotiation and networking; self-awareness and career evaluation; self-promotion and personal marketing. |
| Problem solving | One explicit aim of the module is to develop the ability of students to undertake independent research projects and a large element of the student learning will be directed to this end. Students will also 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. |
| Research skills | The whole module has an emphasis on providing students with a range of transferable skills to enable them to manage their own research and their own career development. |
| Subject Specific Skills | It is expected that the transferable skills and personal development aspects of the moduile are applied to the student's research project. |
| Team work | Team-working skills will be covered in the module in terms of skills needed to conduct and administer group research. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7