2016/17 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LLLC2257 Research Project (2)

20 creditsClass Size: 35

Module manager: Catherine Bates
Email: C.V.Bates@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2016/17

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module is aimed at you if you are a student interested in developing your own research skills and applying them to a real world project.

Objectives

The aim of this module is to give students an experience of designing and carrying out a research project on an area of the programme that has taken their interest. This can be a subject- based or professional- based issue.
Students will build on the learning from their year one research project and will carry out a more substantial piece of research that considers how local issues relate to a global picture.

Learning outcomes
At the end of this module students will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how to:
-plan a research project on a subject of interest to them
-carry out the project
-address ethical issues in the project
-write up the project

Skills outcomes
- Research skills
- Project management skills
- Further development of ethical awareness
- Writing skills
- Appreciation of ethical and global perspectives

Syllabus

The module will be a supervised research project of the student's own choice. Students will be expected to apply previous learning from the level 1 module, Research project (1) to create and carry out their own project, with supervision. The subject of the research project is likely to have arisen from an area of the wider programme. Students would also be expected to think about how local issues might relate to a wider social/ global context.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	5	1.00	5.00
Seminar	11	1.00	11.00
Tutorial	4	1.00	4.00
Independent online learning hours			50.00
Private study hours			130.00
Total Contact hours			20.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

Time for private study is expected to break down as follows:

Reading and research 52 hours
Preparation for seminars 24 hours
Assignment Preparation 54 hours

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

There will be ongoing monitoring of student progress throughout the module via supervision meetings, student engagement in group seminars and via the VLE.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Report	4,500-5,000 word research report or negotiated equivalent	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 24/03/2015

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