The course will assist
students to show evidence of their ability to engage in independent
study by fulfilling the following criteria:
Grounding in current research
- the ability to:
make
precise links with existing known studies or other relevant literature
critically
summarise key debates in the chosen field
Methodological issues - the
ability to:
identify
an area worthy of investigation
analyse
the problems arising from the issue
offer a
critical commentary on the chosen methodology
the
ability to offer a critical commentary on their role as practitioner-
researcher or on other appropriate research roles
discuss
the origins of the issue;
the
ability to justify the strategies and techniques employed
Analysis - the ability to:
find ways
of teasing out findings
show an
understanding of the differing viewpoints of those involved
analyse
evidence from different sources and relate it to the findings
consider
alternative interpretations of events and evidence
develop
new analyses and insights from documentary sources (particularly in
library research)
Discussion and implications -
the ability to:
demonstrate how changes necessitated by the findings might be presented
to interested audiences particularly in practitioner research
synthesise
from the evidence and speculate upon the implications of the findings.
Presentation
in
addition students will be expected to present and submit dissertations
in accordance with accepted conventions of academic writing and in
accordance with the requirements set out in the University's published
Dissertation Guidelines
the
Dissertation must be of publishable quality in terms of written accuracy
