The research project is the largest piece of work that you will complete during your degree. There are two potential routes you can choose. One is the traditional research project and the other is an 8-12 week work based placement for the duration of the summer term.
Traditional project: An independent original research study/report supervised by an academic staff member. You may work individually or as part of a team on a larger research project; this will largely depend upon your supervisor. In both cases, the material you submit for your research project must be your own original work. Although your supervisor will provide you with guidance, YOU are responsible for the design, planning and implementation of your research project.
Work based placement: These are not guaranteed and will vary according to the research needs of the placement provider. Students are also able to identify their own work-based projects. These would need to be approved by the Academic Supervisor/Course Director and Faculty Placements Team before the placement can start. Projects could be used to generate creative solutions to work based issues, providing an opportunity to create new ways of thinking about certain areas of work or professional practice.
Aims
The aim of this module is to enable students to demonstrate that they can undertake a substantial piece of independent, practical research work, be it a traditional research paper format route or providing an employer report.
Learning Outcomes
To pass this module students will need to be able to:
1. Demonstrate training and experience in the formulation of research ideas and in designing a research project.
2. Demonstrate practical expertise in laboratory and / or in the field.
3. Demonstrate skills in the critical evaluation and interpretation of data.
4. Demonstrate the ability to write a report and development of a range of skills including information acquisition, self-learning, writing of a literature review, oral presentation of scientific results / critical reflection upon learning experiences work-based placement
5. Develop a career action plan.
Syllabus
In addition to the lectures/seminars in SE732:
1. Career action plan seminar led by employability centre – week 6
2. Work-based placement seminar led by Faculty Placement Team (FPT) covering Tier 4 immigration regulations related to working in sport – Week 16-17
3. Students will also attend a pre-placement briefing session with FPT and complete online (moodle) pre-placement training course – week 24-25.
4. Research project planning seminar (week 22-23). This seminar will include short presentations from academic staff about their research interests and potential projects.
5. Individual tutorials with supervisors (research and placement students) – bi-weekly
6. Student led group tutorials (research students only) – Week 34, 38, 42
- Module Supervisor: Luke Olsson