- Student Records
Programme & Unit Catalogues


HL50088: Dissertation - masters programme

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2012/3
Follow this link for further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department for Health
Follow this link for further information on credits Credits: 30
Follow this link for further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Follow this link for further information on period slots Period: Modular (no specific semester)
Follow this link for further information on unit assessment Assessment: DS90OR10
Follow this link for further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Supplementary assessment information not currently available (this will be added shortly)
Follow this link for further information on unit rules Requisites:
Follow this link for further information on unit content Description: Aims:
To enable students to conduct a piece of independent research and to present their findings as a dissertation.

Learning Outcomes:
After completion of the dissertation the student will be able to:
1. Design a piece of independent study (Knowledge and understanding, professional practical skill)
2. Follow the process for obtaining ethical approval for research work (professional practical skill)
3. Collect data using appropriate tools and methodologies (knowledge and understanding)
4. Critically analyse data and draw appropriate conclusions/recommendations from these data (intellectual skill)
5. Critically evaluate the literature associated with a given research topic (intellectual skill)
6. Present information in an appropriate format. (personal transferable skill).

Skills:
See above.

Content:
The student will undertake a piece of work which will entail the following stages:
* Project Design
* Ethics Committee Approval
* Instrument/experimental design and piloting
* Data Collection
* Data Analysis
* Preparation of Conclusions
* Presentation of completed dissertation.
Follow this link for further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

HL50088 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department for Health
  • THHL-ADM14 : MSc Research in Health Practice (Distance Learning)

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2012/13 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2013/14 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2012/13.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.