Aims
To familiarise students with the standard practices of writing assignments and dissertations. To provide practice for students of conforming to these conventions. To raise students' awareness of unacceptable practices in assignment and dissertation writing (e.g. plagiarism, irrelevance, incorrect referencing, unsubstantiated argumentation).
Topics covered in the module
Assignment writing
* Using online databases to conduct literature searches
* Plagiarism
Dissertation Preparation
* Hot to write abstracts
* How to write literature reviews
* How to write methods chapters
* Designing questionnaires
* Conducting qualitative reviews
* Conducting observations
* Coding/ analyzing (qualitative) data
* Writing up your dissertation
Outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to demonstrate:
* An understanding of acceptable and unacceptable practices in assignment
and dissertation writing.
* A basic familiarity with some common research methodologies and
paradigms.
To familiarise students with the standard practices of writing assignments and dissertations. To provide practice for students of conforming to these conventions. To raise students' awareness of unacceptable practices in assignment and dissertation writing (e.g. plagiarism, irrelevance, incorrect referencing, unsubstantiated argumentation).
Topics covered in the module
Assignment writing
* Using online databases to conduct literature searches
* Plagiarism
Dissertation Preparation
* Hot to write abstracts
* How to write literature reviews
* How to write methods chapters
* Designing questionnaires
* Conducting qualitative reviews
* Conducting observations
* Coding/ analyzing (qualitative) data
* Writing up your dissertation
Outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to demonstrate:
* An understanding of acceptable and unacceptable practices in assignment
and dissertation writing.
* A basic familiarity with some common research methodologies and
paradigms.