2022/3, Trimester 2, BLENDED, Edinburgh Napier University
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Occurrence: | 001 |
Primary mode of delivery: | BLENDED |
Location of delivery: | SIGHTHILL |
Partner: | Edinburgh Napier University |
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: | Nick Wheelhouse |
Module Organiser: | |
Learning, Teaching and Assessment (LTA) Approach: |
This module will involve a variety of methods: an initial series of lectures will introduce the scientific method, the range of techniques available for summarising and presenting data and the parametric and non-parametric tests which can be used to look for differences between and relationships within datasets. These will each be followed by a self-study session where you will make use of a series of video recordings to successfully follow on-line tutorials developing skills in plotting and statistically analysing data. Progress through these will be aligned to successful completion of on-line tests and help sessions with staff will be available. The practical phase will then follow where you will follow the scientific method process from study design and hypothesis production, through data collection and analysis and back to the hypothesis. This will take place over three sessions in one week to highlight the cyclical nature of the process; study design session (2hrs on day one), data collection (full day) and data analysis (3hrs on day three). In order to cover a range of research questions and related practical skills, you will repeat the process on three separate weeks.
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Formative Assessment A series of questions undertaken after each of the three on-line tutorial concerning graph selection and production and statistical methods, will inform you as to the development of their competence in relation to the first summative assessment. These questions can be repeated until all are answered correctly which will allow progress to the next topic. Development of these skills will be required in order to tackle the data subsequently collected in each of the practical rotations in the latter half of the trimester.The content and format of the lab book will receive formative feedback during the practical sessions to develop reporting skills in relation to the second summative assessment.
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Summative Assessment Half way through the trimester, following completion of the lecture series and on-line activities, graph selection and descriptive and inferential statistical competence will be assessed using an on-line test completed on-campus under controlled exam conditions. The maintenance of a notebook to accurately record the scientific process from the development of the question and methodological approach, through data collection and analysis and back to the question, will be assessed for one of the three cycles.
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Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH)) |
Mode of activity | Learning & Teaching Activity | NESH (Study Hours) |
Face To Face | Lecture | 10 |
Online | Guided independent study | 8 |
Face To Face | Practical classes and workshops | 33 |
Face To Face | Fieldwork | 3 |
Independent Learning | Guided independent study | 146 |
| Total Study Hours | 200 |
| Expected Total Study Hours for Module | 200 |
Assessment |
Type of Assessment | Weighting % | LOs covered | Week due | Length in Hours/Words |
Centrally Time Tabled Examination | 50 | 1 & 2 | 6 | HOURS= 1, WORDS= 0 |
Report | 50 | 3 & 4 | 11 | HOURS= 0, WORDS= 0 |
Component 1 subtotal: | 50 | |
Component 2 subtotal: | 50 | | | |
Module subtotal: | 100 | | | |