There are no prerequisites required.

The module aims to provide you with an opportunity to present and prosecute your proposed research and to develop your appreciation of research related - issues - methodological and conceptual - in the context of your own project. It requires participation in a conference setting with other research student peers and staff, and submission of a written piece of work.

This module provides an integrative and reflective opportunity for you to draw together your learning across all of the taught components of postgraduate research. The vehicle for this integration is the presentation of a research proposal, or a methodological argument, to a critical academic audience. This presentation should demonstrate how ideas learned in the various taught classes will be applied in your own research.

LO1: Evaluate and practice different forms of communicating research and appreciate associated audiencing issues
LO2: Formulate and communicate research problems, questions and/or hypotheses in a clear and concise fashion
LO3: Demonstrate understanding of research philosophy, including a critical awareness of alternative epistemological positions and their implications for theory development and research design, analysis and interpretation
LO4: Show originality in the application of research methodologies
LO5: Present a proposal for research that will make an original contribution to theory and/or practice.