2020/1, Trimester 1, ONLINE,
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| Occurrence: | 001 |
| Primary mode of delivery: | ONLINE |
| Location of delivery: | WORLDWIDE |
| Partner: | |
| Member of staff responsible for delivering module: | Mark Deakin |
| Module Organiser: | |
| Learning, Teaching and Assessment (LTA) Approach: |
The module shall guide the student through the processes involved in the production of an MSc Dissertation. The student shall learn about how to undertake research, develop a dissertation proposal and undertake a literature review. In addition to this, the student shall learn how the dissertation proposal can build off the insights this review of the literature offers and advance a methodology to research the subject. They shall also learn how to set out the results of this investigation, interpret the findings and analyse the outcomes as part of a critical synthesis. Learning and Teaching Methods (including their alignment with learning outcomes):The dissertation module guide shall introduce the learning material. LOs 1 and 2 shall by taught by way of power-point presentations and through the opportunity these offer the student to develop a research proposal. Students shall submit a dissertation proposal following the delivery of the first power-point presentation and this shall be used by the module leader to allocate a supervisor. The nominated supervisor shall be responsible for overseeing the development of the student’s literature review (LO3) and all matters concerning the methodology, results, interpretation of the findings, analysis of the outcomes and critical synthesis the conclusions offer (LO4, LO5 & L06). Embedding of Employability/PDP/ Scholarship Skills:The module shall assess the standards of communication, nous/common sense and creativity demonstrated in meeting the challenges the dissertation module poses. Research-teaching Linkages:The dissertation reviews literature found in journal articles, text books and government reports and provides the opportunity for students to use leading peer-reviewed articles as a basis for the literature review and research methodology they advance. Supporting Equality and Diversity:Learning material provided over a Virtual Learning Environment includes: a module guide, power-point presentations and set of good practice examples. The latter offer “good practice examples” of existing research proposals, literature reviews, research methodologies and together set the standards of LO1, LO2 and LO3.Internationalisation:Students are encouraged to explore the international status of the subject, either by way of surveys, case-study analysis, or through the adoption of more experimental research methods designed to generate cross-cultural comparisons of the material.
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The formative assessment of this model is limited to and module leader’s evaluation of the dissertation proposal submitted by the student. If this does not meet the expected standard, the proposal shall be returned to the student for resubmission. Otherwise, it shall be forwarded on to the supervisor for them to develop in conjunction with the student. Once a programme of supervision has been agreed, formative assessment continues by way of feedback on the material developed by the student through their independent learning activities.
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The student submits the dissertation in week 14 of the final semester of their study programme and the summative assessment is conducted in accordance with the mark sheet and assessment grid in the module guide. The mark sheet shows the maximum number of marks that are available for and which can be awarded to each LO. The assessment grid indicates why the dissertation has been awarded the marks allocated to the LOs and what grade the submission’s overall score represents.
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| Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH)) |
| Mode of activity | Learning & Teaching Activity | NESH (Study Hours) |
| Independent Learning | Guided independent study | 600 |
| Total Study Hours | 600 |
| Expected Total Study Hours for Module | 600 |
| Assessment |
| Type of Assessment | Weighting % | LOs covered | Week due | Length in Hours/Words |
| Dissertation | 100 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6 | 44 | HOURS= 0, WORDS= 15000 |
| Component 1 subtotal: | 100 | |
| Component 2 subtotal: | 0 | | | |
| Module subtotal: | 100 | | | |
2020/1, Trimester 2, ONLINE,
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| Occurrence: | 001 |
| Primary mode of delivery: | ONLINE |
| Location of delivery: | WORLDWIDE |
| Partner: | |
| Member of staff responsible for delivering module: | Mark Deakin |
| Module Organiser: | |
| Learning, Teaching and Assessment (LTA) Approach: |
The module shall guide the student through the processes involved in the production of an MSc Dissertation. The student shall learn about how to undertake research, develop a dissertation proposal and undertake a literature review. In addition to this, the student shall learn how the dissertation proposal can build off the insights this review of the literature offers and advance a methodology to research the subject. They shall also learn how to set out the results of this investigation, interpret the findings and analyse the outcomes as part of a critical synthesis. Learning and Teaching Methods (including their alignment with learning outcomes):The dissertation module guide shall introduce the learning material. LOs 1 and 2 shall by taught by way of power-point presentations and through the opportunity these offer the student to develop a research proposal. Students shall submit a dissertation proposal following the delivery of the first power-point presentation and this shall be used by the module leader to allocate a supervisor. The nominated supervisor shall be responsible for overseeing the development of the student’s literature review (LO3) and all matters concerning the methodology, results, interpretation of the findings, analysis of the outcomes and critical synthesis the conclusions offer (LO4, LO5 & L06). Embedding of Employability/PDP/ Scholarship Skills:The module shall assess the standards of communication, nous/common sense and creativity demonstrated in meeting the challenges the dissertation module poses. Research-teaching Linkages:The dissertation reviews literature found in journal articles, text books and government reports and provides the opportunity for students to use leading peer-reviewed articles as a basis for the literature review and research methodology they advance. Supporting Equality and Diversity:Learning material provided over a Virtual Learning Environment includes: a module guide, power-point presentations and set of good practice examples. The latter offer “good practice examples” of existing research proposals, literature reviews, research methodologies and together set the standards of LO1, LO2 and LO3.Internationalisation:Students are encouraged to explore the international status of the subject, either by way of surveys, case-study analysis, or through the adoption of more experimental research methods designed to generate cross-cultural comparisons of the material.
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The formative assessment of this model is limited to and module leader’s evaluation of the dissertation proposal submitted by the student. If this does not meet the expected standard, the proposal shall be returned to the student for resubmission. Otherwise, it shall be forwarded on to the supervisor for them to develop in conjunction with the student. Once a programme of supervision has been agreed, formative assessment continues by way of feedback on the material developed by the student through their independent learning activities.
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The student submits the dissertation in week 14 of the final semester of their study programme and the summative assessment is conducted in accordance with the mark sheet and assessment grid in the module guide. The mark sheet shows the maximum number of marks that are available for and which can be awarded to each LO. The assessment grid indicates why the dissertation has been awarded the marks allocated to the LOs and what grade the submission’s overall score represents.
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| Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH)) |
| Mode of activity | Learning & Teaching Activity | NESH (Study Hours) |
| Independent Learning | Guided independent study | 600 |
| Total Study Hours | 600 |
| Expected Total Study Hours for Module | 600 |
| Assessment |
| Type of Assessment | Weighting % | LOs covered | Week due | Length in Hours/Words |
| Dissertation | 100 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6 | 44 | HOURS= 0, WORDS= 15000 |
| Component 1 subtotal: | 100 | |
| Component 2 subtotal: | 0 | | | |
| Module subtotal: | 100 | | | |