CM2S056W - Ymchwilio i Droseddu, Diogelwch a Chyfiawnder 01 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2031 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: CM2S056W
Module Title: Ymchwilio i Droseddu, Diogelwch a Chyfiawnder
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Policing and Criminology
Faculty Sub Group: Criminology
Module Leader: Joanna Roberts
Module Team: Daniel Welch, Helen Martin
First Intended Intake: SEP 2025 Final Year of Intake: 2031
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 5
Language: Welsh
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 100
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100486 - policing
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Sep 2025
Valid To 31 Aug 2031

Module Aims

Nod y modiwl yw hwyluso dealltwriaeth o rôl ymchwil a gwerthuso o fewn y Sector Cyfiawnder Troseddol, gan gyflwyno myfyrwyr i sail mewn dulliau ymchwil ffurfiol wrth baratoi ar gyfer eu prosiect ymchwil yn y flwyddyn olaf. 

Content Summary

Mae’r modiwl hwn yn galluogi myfyrwyr i baratoi, dadansoddi, dehongli a chyflwyno data meintiol ac ansoddol. Mae wedi’i gynllunio i alluogi myfyrwyr i feithrin sgiliau ymchwil priodol er mwyn deall sut i gynnal ymchwil gymdeithasol: 

  • Cefndir i’r defnydd o ymchwil a gwerthuso o fewn y Sector Cyfiawnder Troseddol. 

  • Ymchwil sy’n seiliedig ar dystiolaeth (y ddadl ‘beth sy’n gweithio’). 

  • Swyddogaeth a rôl ymchwil academaidd. 

  • Materion methodolegol cyffredinol y bydd angen i fyfyrwyr eu hystyried wrth gynllunio a chynnal eu traethodau hir: 

  • - Defnyddio rhagdybiaethau, cwestiynau ymchwil, nodau ac amcanion 

  • - Ymchwil Ansoddol a Meintiol 

  • - Data sylfaenol ac eilaidd 

  • - Materion dibynadwyedd a dilysrwydd 

  • - Y gwahaniaeth rhwng monitro a gwerthuso, a defnydd o adolygiadau systematig 

  • - Cyfyngiadau ymchwil 

  • - Materion moesegol 

  • - Datblygu llyfryddiaeth academaidd, gan gynnwys cyfeirnodi 

  • - Moeseg ymchwil ac asesiad risg 

  • - Sut i gynnal adolygiadau llenyddiaeth 

  • - Gwahanol fathau o ddulliau ymchwil a’u manteision ac anfanteision: 

  • -- Arolygon / holiaduron (wyneb yn wyneb, dros y ffôn, trwy’r post) 

  • -- Arsylwi; grwpiau ffocws, cyfweliadau 

  • -- Adolygiadau systematig 

  • - Canllawiau ar ddylunio arsylwi, grwpiau ffocws, cyfweliadau a holiaduron: e.e. beth sy’n gwneud holiadur da, gan gynnwys defnydd o raddfeydd 

  • - Samplu (fframweithiau samplu): Gwahanol ddulliau samplu 

  • - Dadansoddi data, technegau ystadegol defnyddiol: 

  • -- Cyflwyno data 

  • -- Casglu data 

  • -- Dehongli data 

  • -- Sut i lunio cynnig ymchwil 

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 24
Practical Classes and Workshops 24
Independent Study 84
Directed Study 68
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Identify the strengths and weaknesses of research methodologies and approaches.
LO2 Propose a criminal justice research proposal using appropriate research techniques, theories and procedures

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Critique 1 A critique of another’s Research Project 0 2000 50 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Research Plan / Proposal / Project/ Log 1 A written research proposal 0 2000 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Critique 1
Research Plan / Proposal / Project/ Log 1

Reading List

  • Bell, J. (2010). Doing your research project – a guide for first-time researchers in education and social science. 5th Edition. New York: McGraw Hill. 

  • Bors, D. (2018). Data Analysis for Social Sciences: Integrating Theory and Practice. London: SAGE Publications Ltd 

  • Bryman, A. et al (2021) Bryman’s social research methods Oxford: Oxford University Press 

  • Caulfied, L. and Hill,(2018) Criminological Research for Beginners: A Student’s Guide. Abingdon: Routledge 

  • Davies, P., Francis, P. and Jupp, V. (2018) Doing Criminological Research London: Sage 

  • Finch, E and Fafinski, S (2016). Criminology Skills. 2nd Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press 

  • Foster, L., Diamond, I. and Jefferies, J. (2015). Beginning statistics: an introduction for social scientists. 2nd Ed. London: SAGE Publications Ltd 

  • Gravelle, J. and Rogers, C. (2014). Researching the Police in the 21st Century: International Lessons from the Field. London: Palgrave Macmillan 

  • Jupp, V. (2006). The SAGE Dictionary of Social Research Methods. London: SAGE Publications Ltd 

  • Ritchie, J., Lewis, J., McNaughton Nicholls, C. and Ormston, R. (2014). Qualitative Research Practice: A Guide for Social Science Students and Researchers. 2nd ed. London: SAGE Publications Ltd 

  • Wincup, E. (2017). Criminological Research: Understanding Qualitative Research Methods. 2nd ed. London: SAGE Publications Ltd