Nuffield Scholarship Project Extended Report

Module Identifier
BDM3320
Module Title
Nuffield Scholarship Project Extended Report
Academic Year
2026/2027
Semester
Distance Learning
Co-ordinator
Mr Meirion Roberts
Reading List
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Other Staff
Dr Ifat Shah
Dr David Cutress

Assessment

Assessment Type

Assessment details

Proportion
Semester Assessment Extended Report: 4000 Words 80%
Semester Assessment Presentation: A short presentation of your findings.As the students are required to present their findings in the Annual Nuffield Conference, this assessment will provide the students with an opportunity 10 Minutes 20%
Supplementary Assessment Extended Report: 4000 Words 80%
Supplementary Assessment Presentation: A short presentation of your findings.As the students are required to present their findings in the Annual Nuffield Conference, this assessment will provide the students with an opportunity 10 Minutes 20%

Learning Outcomes

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

  1. Explain the current and future challenges facing the agri-food sector in the UK
  2. Compile the main sections of an academic report
  3. Produce presentations, posters, and technical articles to disseminate research findings to a predominantly academic audience
  4. Create a range of outputs to disseminate research findings to a predominantly non-scientific audience (e.g., social media posts, press briefing, infographic, blog, policy briefing note)
  5. Deliver a high-quality extended report in an appropriate scientific style

Brief description

This module provides guidance on writing an extended report in a range of formats, as well as disseminating findings to both academic and non-academic audiences. Provides an opportunity to receive credit for producing a high-quality final report

Content

The module will be broken down to following units:-
Your Extended Report
Structure and Format
The Sections of a Scientific Report
Disseminating Your Findings (Academic Audiences)
Disseminating Your Findings (Non Academic Audiences)
Report Planning

Module skills

Skills type

Skills details
Critical and analytical thinking The report will require the student to analyse and discuss their data results, and put forward plausible and feasible recommendations based on their conclusions.
Professional communication Presentation assessment will provide opportunity to gain experience in public speaking and presenting, before th
Real world sense The conclusions of the report must be plausible and feasible so they can be applied in the real world to the agricultural systems of their home country

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 7