Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Civil Engineering and Built Environment
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Tutorial
Module Offerings
6205CIV-SEP-CTY
Aims
To enable students to complete a substantial piece of individual work and build on their expertise in their degree specialism.
To develop students research, time management, presentation and written communication skills.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Identify a research question, problem or hypothesis and establish aims and objectives to support the investigation.
2.
Collate and appraise existing knowledge in an Engineering field relevant to your programme and present a critical evaluation in the form of a literature review.
3.
Develop and refine a research and data collection strategy appropriate to the research question / problem posed.
4.
Source, collect, analyse and critically evaluate relevant and original qualitative and / or quantitative data.
5.
Conduct an appropriate practical and/or laboratory programme to validate
theoretical research, taking full account of ethical requirements.
6.
Present the outcomes and methodology of your research
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:1. Introduction to the Dissertation
- The selection of a Research Topic and formulation of a research question.
- Establishing a research aim and setting / tailoring objectives to fulfil that goal
- The structure and purpose of a dissertation
2. Research Approaches and Strategies
- The Inductive versus Deductive Approach
- Qualitative and Quantitative Research
- Data Collection Strategies
- Laboratory work
- The Knowledge Database. Effective Literature Searching and Literature Reviews
3. Data Collection and Analysis
- Data Collection Tools
- Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis
- Data Analysis tools
Module Overview:
This module enables you to complete a substantial piece of individual work and build on your expertise in your degree specialism. The module develops your practical research skills and enhances your knowledge and expertise in your degree specialism. As the completion of a dissertation is principally student-led the module offers the opportunity to further develop time management, presentation and communication skills.
This module enables you to complete a substantial piece of individual work and build on your expertise in your degree specialism. The module develops your practical research skills and enhances your knowledge and expertise in your degree specialism. As the completion of a dissertation is principally student-led the module offers the opportunity to further develop time management, presentation and communication skills.
Additional Information:The dissertation enables students to personally select, and complete an in-depth study on, a topic related to their degree specialism. The module develops students’ practical research skills and enhances their knowledge and expertise in their degree specialism. As the completion of a dissertation is principally student-led the module offers the opportunity to further develop time management, presentation and communication skills.
Where this module is part of a Degree Apprenticeship programme, the knowledge learning outcomes are K4