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The module aims to develop student skills in the research process. Students will learn the whole research process through attending lectures, conducting online exercises and discussions, and participating in workshops. Students will work on a real research problem which will develop their skills in designing and implementing quantitative and qualitative research projects.
In addition, the module aims to prepare students for their level six independent Impact report, by enabling them to critically review and summarise literature and independently conduct a research project utilising quantitative and qualitative research tools. Furthermore, this module aims to equip students with the skills needed to analyse qualitative and quantitative data using softwares (e.g. SPSS for quantitative and NVivo for qualitative).
The students learning will be assessed through a 2500 word research proposal.
Module Content
1. Introduction to the Research process
2. Understanding Research Philosophy
3. Strategies for selecting a research topic
4. Critical Literature Review
5. Qualitative and quantitative research designs
6. Research Ethics and negotiating access
7. Quantitative data collection
8. Quantitative data analysis
8. Qualitative data collection
9. Qualitative data analysis
10. Writing and Presenting findings
11. Preparing a research proposal
This module will introduce students to the processes involved in undertaking a research project.
This will involve selecting a research topic, critically reviewing the relevant literature, designing a qualitative, quantitative or mixed-method research, preparing data-collection tools, and collecting, analysing and presenting the findings.
The assessment requires the students to prepare a research proposal; the coursework deadline is the end of week 12.