- Department: Social Policy and Social Work
- Module co-ordinator: Ms. Jennifer Threlfall
- Credit value: 60 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
- See module specification for other years: 2021-22
- Notes: This is an independent study module
This is an Independent Study module in which you will demonstrate research skills by undertaking a research project. You will be supported by taught content on research and dissertation skills and you will be allocated an individual dissertation supervisor.
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Autumn Term 2022-23 to Summer Term 2022-23 |
In this module will:
LO1: Prepare students to undertake a research project
LO2: Provide students with the knowledge and skills to undertake an independent research project
LO3: Develop students research and independent study skills
Students will be able to:
1. critically appraise social science research and to appropriately apply its findings to evaluate and inform social work practice
2. understand how to undertake research to evaluate and inform social work practice
3. develop specialist knowledge in an area related to social work practice
Two full day Skills Days at the beginning of the module covering:
Study skills needed to write the dissertation
How to search the literature
Research ethics
Choosing and defining a project
Nine two hour lectures covering:
Reviewing the literature
Study design
Sampling
Data collection
How to conduct a systematic review
Quantitative data analysis
Qualitative data analysis
Writing the results section
Completing the dissertation
1 x 2 hour seminar in Autumn term for any final queries and questions on submitting the dissertation.
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Graduate/Postgraduate Dissertation Dissertation |
N/A | 100 |
Non-compensatable
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Graduate/Postgraduate Dissertation Dissertation |
N/A | 100 |
Students will receive verbal feedback on their dissertation proposal from their supervisor in addition to further face to face support. Written feedback will be provided on the dissertation within four weeks of submission.
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