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HL30110: Research project

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2015/6
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department for Health
Further information on credits Credits: 24
Further information on unit levels Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Academic Year
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: CW 0%, OR 20%, OT 80%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Progress Report (CW 0% - Qualifying Mark: 1)
  • Final Report (OT 80% - Qualifying Mark: 1)
  • Viva Voce Examination (OR 20% - Qualifying Mark: 1)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites: Before taking this module you must take HL20107
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
To develop a research project proposal and collect data to support the proposal as part of a group, and to independently complete data analysis and interpretation and produce a final research project report.

Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this unit students should be able to:
* Plan and produce a research project proposal
* Discuss and agree the overall project design
* Plan and collect data
* Write an appropriate review of literature
* Produce a final research project report
* Defend their project work in a viva-voce examination

Skills:

* Knowledge and understanding (facilitated and assessed)
* Intellectual skills (facilitated and assessed)
* Professional practical skills (facilitated and assessed)
* Written communication (facilitated and assessed)
* Spoken communication (facilitated and assessed)
* Numeracy (facilitated and assessed)
* Data acquisition, handling, and analysis (facilitated and assessed)
* Information technology (facilitated and assessed)
* Problem solving (facilitated and assessed)
* Working independently and as part of a group (facilitated and assessed)

Content:

* Development of research ideas and writing a research proposal (students will prepare a research proposal for a group project in a chosen topic of study)
* Collection of group project data
* Individual presentation of research project in written format
* Production of a final report including an abstract, introduction and review, methods, results, discussion, references and appendices sections. The report should contain evidence of (a) Application of knowledge and skills acquired during the course and (b) Further study of current research positions in the field of the project. The student will defend the report and its conclusions at a 'viva-voce' examination. (Maximum project size 25 pages).
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

HL30110 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:

Department for Health
  • UHHL-AFB01 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (Year 3)
  • UHHL-ACB04 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Combined Professional Placement and Study Abroad (Year 4)
  • UHHL-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 4)
  • UHHL-AAB02 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Study year abroad (Year 4)

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2015/16 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2016/17 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2015/16.
* 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.