CM3D03W - Ymchwiliad Cyfiawnder Troseddol: Traethawd Hir 01 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2030 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: CM3D03W
Module Title: Ymchwiliad Cyfiawnder Troseddol: Traethawd Hir
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Policing and Criminology
Faculty Sub Group: Criminology
Module Leader: Jennifer Maher
Module Team: Helen Martin, Daniel Welch
First Intended Intake: SEP 2025 Final Year of Intake: 2029
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 40 Credit Level: 6
Language: Welsh
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh:
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100484 - criminology
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Sep 2025
Valid To 31 Aug 2030

Module Aims

Nod y modiwl hwn yw gwella dealltwriaeth myfyrwyr o’r prosesau sydd ynghlwm wrth gynllunio a chynnal astudiaeth ymchwil gwyddorau cymdeithasol o fewn maes cyfiawnder troseddol. Mae'n anelu at feithrin gallu myfyrwyr i asesu ymchwil yn feirniadol, gan gynnwys trafodaethau beirniadol am oblygiadau i bolisi ac arfer. Mae’r modiwl yn cynnig cyfle i fyfyrwyr gymhwyso eu gwybodaeth o ddulliau ymchwil a sgiliau ymchwil i’w prosiect ymchwil eu hunain.

Content Summary

Bydd y modiwl hwn yn cynnig cyfle i fyfyrwyr weithredu’r wybodaeth a’r sgiliau a gafwyd o’r modiwlau dulliau ymchwil Lefel 5. Mae’n adeiladu ar ystod eang o dechnegau ac arddulliau ymchwil, gan feithrin gallu’r myfyrwyr i gymryd rhan mewn ymchwil ystyrlon a chyfrannu at arferion seiliedig ar dystiolaeth a datblygu polisi yn y sector cyfiawnder troseddol. 
 
Cynnwys y Modiwl: 
 
Cyflwyniad i Ymchwil mewn Cyfiawnder Troseddol: 
- Ffurfio cwestiynau ymchwil neu ragdybiaethau 
- Datblygu nodau ac amcanion ymchwil 
 
Dadansoddi llenyddiaeth ymchwil mewn cyfiawnder troseddol: 
- Adnabod cryfderau a gwendidau astudiaethau blaenorol 
- Asesu goblygiadau’r ymchwil bresennol i bolisi ac arfer 
 
Cymhwyso Sgiliau Ymchwil: 
- Dyluniad ac arddull ymchwil 
- Dulliau ymchwil ansoddol a meintiol 
- Dyluniadau ymchwil arbrofol ac anarbrofol 
 
Dulliau Casglu Data: 
- Ymchwil a holiaduron 
- Cyfweliadau a grwpiau ffocws 
- Ymchwil arsylwadol 
- Dadansoddi cynnwys ac adolygiad dogfennau 
- Ffynonellau data eilaidd 
 
Ystyriaethau Moesegol mewn Ymchwil Cyfiawnder Troseddol: 
- Y broses adolygu foesegol 
- Cydsyniad gwybodus a chyfrinachedd 
- Materion moesegol mewn perthynas â phoblogaethau bregus 
 
Gwerthusiad Beirniadol o Ymchwil Bresennol 
- Dadansoddi a dehongli data 
- Technegau dadansoddi data meintiol ac ansoddol 
- Dulliau cymysg? 
- Cyflwyno canfyddiadau ymchwil 
- Myfyrio ar heriau a llwyddiannau'r ymchwil 
 
Dulliau Addysgu a Dysgu 
- Goruchwyliaeth Prosiect: 4 awr 
- Dosbarthiadau Ymarferol a Gweithdai: 10 awr 
- Astudio Annibynnol: 354 awr 
- Astudio Cyfeiriedig (gan gynnwys dysgu ar-lein): 32 awr 
- Cyfanswm: 400 awr

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Project Supervision 4
Practical Classes and Workshops 10
Independent Study 354
Directed Study (including online independent learning) 32
Total Hours Selected 400

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Cynllunio, dylunio, gweithredu ac adrodd yn annibynnol ar ymchwil a gynhelir o fewn maes Cyfiawnder Troseddol.
LO2 Arddangos sgiliau ymchwil uwch drwy ddadansoddi, dehongli a threfnu data / canfyddiadau ymchwil perthnasol gyda chymorth cyfyngedig gan oruchwyliwr.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Research Plan / Proposal / Project/ Log 1 A research project carried out by the student based on Primary Research / Secondary 0 10000 80 No 40
Synchronous Onsite Oral Assessment Oral Assessment (Internally assessed, Onsite) 1 A presentation as part of a “conference” event to allow a student to represent and reflect on their project 20 N/A 20 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Research Plan / Proposal / Project/ Log 1 ✔ ✔
Oral Assessment (Internally assessed, Onsite) 1 ✔ ✔

Reading List

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Bessen-Cassino,Y., Cassino, D (2023) Social Research Methods by example – Applications in a modern world. Routledge

Bryman, A. (2021) Social Research Methods (6th ed.) Oxford: Oxford University Press

Creswell, J. (2018). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches (5th ed.). London: Sage.

Crowther-Dowey, C., and Fussey, P. (2013). Researching Crime: Approaches, Methods and Application. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Denscombe, M. (2014). The Good Research Guide: For Small-Scale Social Research Projects. Maidenhead: Open University Press.

Gray, D. (2018). Doing Research in The Real World (4th ed.). London: Sage

Hayhoe, S. (2022) Principles and concepts of social research: A critical examination of methodology, methods, and analysis for emerging researchers. Routledge

Maxfield, M. G and Babbie E.R. (2016) Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology (4th ed.) London: Thomson Learning.

Morgan, D. L. (2014). Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods: a pragmatic approach. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications.

Robson, C. and McCartan, K. (2016) Real World Research: A Resource For Users of Social Research Methods in Applied Setting (4th ed.). Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.

Rogers, C., and Gravelle, J. (2014). Researching the Police In the 21st Century: International Lessons from The Field. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan