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Project Proposal - SPY00154M

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• Department: Social Policy and Social Work
• Module co-ordinator: Dr. Kevin Caraher
• Credit value: 15 credits
• Credit level: M
• Academic year of delivery: 2023-24
  • See module specification for other years: 2022-23 2024-25

Module summary

The module prepares students for their 30-credit Independent Study Project (ISP). It outlines the requirements for this project, covers key advice for its successful completion, and provides support in developing a precise and detailed plan, thanks to which students can start effectively into their study project in the following term.

Module will run

Occurrence	Teaching period
A	Online Teaching Period 1 2023-24
B	Online Teaching Period 2 2023-24
C	Online Teaching Period 3 2023-24
D	Online Teaching Period 4 2023-24
E	Online Teaching Period 5 2023-24
F	Online Teaching Period 6 2023-24

Module aims

The purpose of the Project Proposal is to prepare students for their 30-credit Independent Study Project (ISP), to ensure that students equip themselves with and develop specific academic skills such as designing and structuring a feasible project, scoping the initial literature search, and identifying a solid theoretical foundation as well as a suitable case study.

To achieve these objectives, the module will combine directed private studies in preparation of the student’s project proposal, opportunities for tutor-guided peer review by fellow students, and feedback on progress with fine-tuning the ISP topic.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of this module, students should be able to:

• reflect on the subject contents covered in previous modules, and to apply elements of this knowledge to the development of their ISP proposal.

• plan for an ISP and to manage and schedule appropriate stages of the research process.

• identify and delimit an appropriate research topic.

• present a defensible draft structure for an ISP.

• to select, review and critically engage with relevant (theoretical) literature and sources.

• to summarise the theoretical foundation for an ISP.

• to communicate the nature and scope of the ISP proposal to an audience of peers and staff.

Assessment

Task	Length	% of module mark
Essay/coursework Project Proposal	N/A	100

Special assessment rules

None

Reassessment

Task	Length	% of module mark
Essay/coursework Project Proposal	N/A	100

Module feedback

Feedback on summative assessments will be provided within 20 working days, consisting of written comments.

Indicative reading

N/A