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Research Methods for Safety (REMS) - COM00201M

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  • Department: Computer Science
  • Credit value: 20 credits
  • Credit level: M
  • Academic year of delivery: 2024-25

Module summary

This module provides students with the opportunity to learn how to be effective researchers in the field of safety-critical systems engineering and to ensure that the outcomes of that research are valid and impactful both from an academic perspective, and through its effect on practice. Students will be expected to work effectively in groups to investigate state of the art and formulate research questions. Students will demonstrate how responsible research methods can be applied to addressing these questions.

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Semester 1 2024-25

Module aims

This module aims to provide students with the ability to accurately identify from existing literature a meaningful or important gap in knowledge, and therefore what constitutes new knowledge in the domain of System Safety Engineering, and to understand how to address that gap through the use of appropriate research methods.

Module learning outcomes

  • Conduct a literature search and critique papers in terms of validity and rigour

  • Evaluate the validity and reliability of methods used in extant research

  • Plan applied research while balancing epistemic rigour with realistic costs and constraints

  • Describe and apply principles of responsible research and innovation to a research project.

  • Prepare and deliver a substantial oral presentation on their work aimed at safety engineers or other industry stakeholders

  • Work effectively in groups and reflect on the experience and challenges of doing so.

  • Explain how a given research idea could be helped through an impact pipeline

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 50
Groupwork 50

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 50
Groupwork 50

Module feedback

Feedback is provided verbally throughout the module via practical sessions/seminars, and after the summative assessment as per University guidelines.

Indicative reading

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