Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Liverpool Screen School
Learning Methods
Seminar
Tutorial
Module Offerings
6017MEDIA-SEP-MTP
Aims
To equip students with research skills in preparation for the Dissertation module.
To identify and explore research sources in their chosen area of interest.
To outline an appropriate area of study, title and structure for a Dissertation
Learning Outcomes
1.
Identify and engage with appropriate research methods
2.
Understand the conventions of a literature review
3.
Map out a structure for an in-depth exploration of a research topic
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Approaches to research
Scoping a research project
Ethics and research
Gathering research – qualitative – quantitative
Questionnaires, interviews, focus groups.
Writing a literature review
Writing a proposal
Module Overview:
This module will equip you with research skills in preparation for the Dissertation module. It enables you to identify and explore research sources in your chosen area of interest.
This module will equip you with research skills in preparation for the Dissertation module. It enables you to identify and explore research sources in your chosen area of interest.
Additional Information:This module builds upon student’s experience of academic theory from the previous two years of study and prepares them to advance these skills in the second semester module Dissertation. In this module students will be guided in their planning of and research for a Dissertation, which they will complete the following semester.
Assessments
Essay