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| Prerequisites for Module None apart from course entry requirements or equivalent. Corequisite Modules None. Precluded Modules None. Aims of Module To provide the student with an ability to identify and utilise appropriate strategies and techniques for the purpose of individual investigations and research in professional development and practice. Learning Outcomes for Module On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
Indicative Module Content Research in a professional context, in support of planning, decision-making and policy analysis; the impact of research. Research principles (eg validity, reliability, generalisability); qualitative and quantitative approaches and rationale (eg case studies; action research; surveys; experimental and quasi-experimental design;hermeneutics; critical approaches; historical research; ethnographic and cross-cultural approaches); and data collection techniques (eg questionnaire, observation and interview design). Data management, analysis, interpretation and presentation and preparation; the application of statistical techniques; coding, categorising and pattern seeking in qualitative data; tabulation and graphing). Research writing, publishing and dissemination. | Research management; planning and organising a research project; identifying researchable issues; use of literature and libraries and ICT; time and task management; costing research; organising fieldwork and contacts; consent, confidentiality and ethical issues. Indicative Student Workload
Mode of Delivery Lectures and talks, groupworks and seminars, practical exercises, tutorials and the preparation of a research proposal under supervision. For part-time distance learning students: the student is provided with a guided learning programme. The student is, accordingly, expected to take full responsibility for their own learning. Assessment Plan
The component takes the form of a fully developed research proposal which provides a rationale for the choice of research topic, discusses the choice of methodology, outlines the project schedule and discusses the significance of the chosen topic for the course as a whole. Indicative Bibliography
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