BI2S28 - Work Based Project Skills and Strategies 01 Sep 2018 - 31 Aug 2026 | Version 3

Associated Module Information

Module Code: BI2S28
Module Title: Work Based Project Skills and Strategies
Faculty: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science
Faculty Group: Biological and Forensic Sciences
Faculty Sub Group: Biological Science
Module Leader: Michelle Cooper
Module Team: Martin Powell, Sasha Tyler
First Intended Intake: SEP 2011 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 5
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100346 - biology
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 3
Valid From 01 Sep 2018
Valid To 31 Aug 2026

Module Aims

To broaden and deepen students’ understanding of approaches to research appropriate to their work situation and subject of study.

 

Develop skills in critical and analytical thinking, and a professional approach to project planning and management

Content Summary

This module brings together the skills learned at level four in relation to work based projects and research and provides the students with the skills and knowledge need to undertake a larger scale work related project. It also acts as preparation for students who are considering progressing to a top up year by laying the foundations for the longer dissertation or project that is required at level six.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 20
Independent Study 120
Directed Study 60
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Produce a detailed project proposal for a work place or entrepreneurial research project demonstrating an understanding of the ability to select, review, analyse and critique relevant literature, and time management.
LO2 Undertake a research project within a workplace or community setting using relevant IT packages where applicable. Appraise the information gathered and formulate a coherent evaluation for a specified audience.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Report 1 A brief outline of a research project to include hypothesis and methodology 0 1000 15 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Project 1 A major written piece of work reporting the results of a substantial research project, providing a coherent argument about the topic addressed and aiming to incorporate an element of originality in the argument and/or evidence used to sustain it. Findings will be presented to an audience 0 4000 85 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Report 1 ✔ ✔
Project 1 ✔ ✔

Reading List

Core texts

GRAY, D. 2009. Doing Research in the Real World 2nd ed. London: Sage.

Online Harvard Referencing Guide:

http://lis.newport.ac.uk/library/publications.htm

Action Research

CRAIG, D. V.. 2009. Action Research Essentials, Chichester: John Wiley.

KOSHY, V. 2005. Action research for Improving Practice: a practical guide, London: Paul Chapman (electronic book available from library)

REASON, P.. 2008. The Sage handbook of Action research: participative inquiry and practice, London: Sage.

General
CRESWELL, J. 2009. Research design: qualitative and quantitative approaches. 3rd edn. London: Sage.

Literature Reviews

FINK, A. 2010. Conducting Research Literature Reviews: From Paper to the Internet. 3rd edn. London: Sage.

Qualitative Methods

KVALE, S. and BRINKMANN, S., 2009. InterViews: learning the craft of qualitative research interviewing. 2nd edn. Thousand Oaks: Sage.

LITOSSELITI, L., 2003. Using focus groups in research. London: Continuum.

SILVERMAN, D. 2004. Doing Qualitative Research: Theory, Method,

Practice (2nd ed) London: Sage.

SILVERMAN, D. 2006. Interpreting Qualitative Data (3rd ed) London: Sage.

WENGRAF, T., 2001. Qualitative research interviewing: biographic narrative and semi-structured methods. London: SAGE.

Quantitative methods

BRYMAN, A. and CRAMER, D. 2009. Quantitative Data Analysis with SPSS

14, 15 and 16. London: Routledge.