BU4S05 - Professional Skills 01 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2021 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | BU4S05 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Professional Skills | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Leadership and Public Services | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Leadership and Public Services | ||
| Module Leader: | Stuart Milligan | ||
| Module Team: | |||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2020 | Final Year of Intake: | 2025 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | |||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | |||
Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2020 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2021 |
Module Aims
To provide students with the required tools and knowledge to complete doctoral writing and research in their subject area.
Content Summary
- Writing skills for doctoral students
- Reading for meaning
- Sources for doctoral research
- Introduction to bibliographic management software
- NVivo for research
- Introduction to R Statistics software
- Presenting and public speaking
- Dissemination of work
- Developing your profile as a researcher
- Subject specific awareness of leading edge debates
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 20 |
| Seminar | 30 |
| Practical classes and workshops | 20 |
| Independent Study | 130 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | To demonstrate mastery of doctoral study skills |
| LO2 | To demonstrate an awareness of the leading edge of research in a chosen subject area |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Portfolio 5 | Conduct analysis in SAS | 0 | 1500 | 25 | No | 40 |
| Portfolio | Portfolio 4 | Conduct analysis in Nvivo | 0 | 1500 | 25 | No | 40 |
| Portfolio | Portfolio 3 | Write synthesis of literature | 0 | 1800 | 30 | No | 40 |
| Portfolio | Portfolio 2 | Interrogate bibliographic database using inclusion/ exclusion criteria | 0 | 600 | 10 | No | 40 |
| Portfolio | Portfolio 1 | Generate a key word matrix for your research question | 0 | 600 | 10 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Portfolio 5 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Portfolio 4 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Portfolio 3 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Portfolio 2 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Portfolio 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |