Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

LJMU Partner Taught

Learning Methods

Lecture
Tutorial

Module Offerings

7527IST-APR-PAR

Aims

To produce a written dissertation that researches a key issue relating to News or Sports Journalism and which demonstrates mastery in its analysis and evaluation

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Research aims and objectives, research questions and hypothesis; literature review and underpinning theories; paradigms: positivism and interpretivism; research methodologies: quantitative and qualitative approaches; research methods; data collection and analysis; validity and reliability in research; ethical issues; writing up academic research.
Additional Information:The Dissertation is designed to allow students to demonstrate mastery of a limited subject area within News or Sports Journalism in a lengthy written piece of work which they have driven and managed

Assessments

Dissertation