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2023-242024-25
Module will run
Occurrence
Teaching period
A
Summer Term 2022-23
Module aims
Working alongside their research mentor within an established research group, students will undertake a scoping review relating to a topic of choice. The research mentor will guide the review and choice of topic.
Module learning outcomes
Subject content
to gain practical experience of undertaking a scoping review
to gain detailed knowledge of research evidence relating to a specific policy topic
to gain understanding of how scoping reviews of evidence might best feed into policy debates and deliberations
Academic and graduate skills
able to undertake a scoping review of policy related evidence
able to use scoping review techniques to inform policy debates in an evidence based manner
Indicative assessment
Task
% of module mark
Essay/coursework
100
Special assessment rules
Non-compensatable
Indicative reassessment
Task
% of module mark
Essay/coursework
100
Module feedback
Students will normally receive feedback following the summer term (final) examination board for the CASPPER
programme
Indicative reading
Petticrew, M (2006). Systematic Reviews in the Social Sciences. Oxford: Blackwell
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