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Module Offerings

7521CATSCI-SEP-PAR

Aims

A) To support students in understanding critical thinking skills in relation to projects and research, layering and scaffolding progressive layers of understanding. B) To support students in developing a proposal for following a dissertation and to provide them with work-related project and research skills

Learning Outcomes

1.
Demonstrate advanced understanding to critically analyse, evaluate and apply a variety of intervention, project and research approaches, philosophies and methodologies, e.g. quantitative, qualitative approaches.
2.
Form a synthesis of knowledge through critical review, evaluation and synthesis of literature in a given area, as a basis for designing a research project.
3.
Critically analyse the strengths and weaknesses of the approach of different studies that have engaged a variety of research strategies and methods.
4.
Effectively formulate a research study proposal.
5.
Evaluate the ethical dilemmas and risks when problem solving and designing interventions, projects and research.
6.
Effectively communicate ideas, proposals and findings to a wider audience.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Philosophical basis of differing research strategies and methods (quantitative, qualitative and design approaches); Applying knowledge about methodologies to appraisal of interventions, projects and research studies; Critical literature reviewing; Constructing research problems and questions; Intervention, project or research design, e.g. survey; longitudinal studies; experiment; construction and design; Sampling and Data collection methods such as interviews ; focus groups ; participant and non-participant observation ; questionnaires , modelling, case studies; ethnography; experimental testing, monitoring; Research design principles; Data analysis: e.g. quantitative analysis; thematic and content analysis of qualitative data; Data presentation; Ethical considerations and research governance (including research governance procedures); Formulating research proposals and preparing for the dissertation
Additional Information:This Applied Research Design module must be completed before the formal dissertation period starts.

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